Kevin West

Police using helicopters and dogs searched the woods of Southeast Texas on Tuesday for a Bible-carrying man who killed three people in a rampage across two counties, telling a witness ``I'm one of those people.''

Consumer confidence improved for the second consecutive month in January, lifted by increased optimism about jobs and the economy.

Twenty-one U.S. soldiers deployed to the war in Afghanistan were injured in two accidents, and one of them was evacuated to Europe for treatment.

A hearing has been scheduled for Thursday to determine if the Atlanta Humane Society filed an illegal lawsuit against a former employee who criticized the agency.

The attorney for a former Georgia bus driver facing criminal charges from a bus-train collision that killed three students says he will appeal a decision that the driver must stand trial.

Tom Brady or Drew Bledsoe? New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick promises he'll answer the Super Bowl's biggest question by announcing after practice Wednesday who will be the starting quarterback.

A series of explosions at an army weapons depot in Lagos left 600 dead, many of them women and children who drowned in a canal while trying to run away, Nigeria's president said Tuesday.

A new breast cancer awareness license plate could be available next year. Supporters hope it could raise a million dollars a year for prevention and screening for the cancer.

President Bush told congressional leaders "very strongly" Tuesday that he will not give congressional investigators the names of business executives with whom he discussed energy policy, House Speaker Dennis Hastert said.

Investors still stunned by the swift financial plunges by Enron Corp. and Kmart Corp. got more bad news as Global Crossing Ltd. filed for bankruptcy in one of the largest corporate failures ever.