Kevin West

Rain over the weekend provided firefighters a break from battling Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge fires, but fire information specialist Gil Knight says, ``We're just looking at this as a lull in the action.''

Home improvement retailer Lowe's Companies Inc. reported its net earnings climbed 54 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, bearing Wall Street expectations.

After two weeks of frustration, Team Kool Green placed all three of its cars into the Indianapolis 500 field as rain disrupted the last day of qualifying.

Denver running back Terrell Davis, who missed several Broncos games the last three seasons because of leg injuries, was scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday.

A nonspecific threat was made against the water supply of the Orlando area, home to major theme parks and tens of thousands of tourists each day, law enforcement officials said.

Tim McMillan strides across his tobacco field, stopping to point at a sickly plant marred by brownish splotches. The leaves are curled and their network of veins -- the ductwork that carries life-sustaining nutrients -- are brown instead of green.

Tim McMillan strides across his tobacco field, stopping to point at a sickly plant marred by brownish splotches. The leaves are curled and their network of veins -- the ductwork that carries life-sustaining nutrients -- are brown instead of green.

Nintendo of America announced Monday it will cut the price of its GameCube video game system by $50 to $149, the latest shot in the ongoing console war that includes Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox.

Ford Motor Co. plans to announce a new round of high-level management changes as soon as Monday as part of the automaker's turnaround effort, according to published reports.

Adelphia Communications Corp.'s vice president of finance has resigned, the cable-television company announced Sunday, days after two members of the founding family resigned.