Kevin West

Former University of Georgia basketball player Arlando Bennett has been charged with criminal attempt to commit rape.

Former CNN Washington correspondent Charles Bierbauer has been named dean of the University of South Carolina's new College of Mass Communications and Information Studies.

Authorities began investigating Wednesday what caused a scaffold to collapse inside a 200-foot shaft at a Cobb County sewage treatment plant under construction, killing two workers and injuring six others.

Unexpectedly strong results from Cisco Systems set off a spectacular rally across the stock market Wednesday as investors, desperate for good news after weeks of selling on lackluster earnings, finally got a reason to hunt for bargains.

A bomber detonated explosives at a bus stop near the northern port city of Haifa on Wednesday, critically wounding himself but causing no injuries to others.

Tuesday, the Rolling Stones dropped into New York City in a blimp to announce plans for a fall North American tour. But some fans' hopes may have been deflated when performance costs were announced.

The agency that oversees Florida's pension fund was authorized Tuesday to sue an investment manager to try and recoup losses from an ill-timed move into Enron's plunging stock.

The European Union agreed Tuesday to impose a new tax on products downloaded from the Internet.

Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday began the arduous process of absorbing Compaq Computer Corp. in the computer industry's biggest merger.

President Bush will nominate a Princeton economist and a top adviser to Alan Greenspan to vacant positions on the Federal Reserve Board.