Kevin West

The pressure is on the San Antonio Spurs. They know it, and so do the Los Angeles Lakers.

With Steve Nash at his best in the fourth quarter, the Dallas Mavericks surged past the Sacramento Kings 110-102 Monday night to even the Western Conference semifinals at 1-1.

Smoke from fires in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia spread hundreds of miles because of unusual winds from the east, casting a haze as far away as Montgomery, Ala., Monday.

A 23-year-old man was arrested Monday in Georgia on charges he killed a man whose body was found buried in the basement of a home, police said.

The scenario could not get more bizarre unless you sat down and scripted it on paper.

EarthLink, Incorporated president and board member Mike McQuary resigned Monday, citing personal reasons.

An extended layoff didn't hurt Juli Inkster.

Police say the killing of a 17-year-old girl in a drive-by shooting over the weekend may be gang related. Two people have been arrested.

Trying to boost tourism and lure business, Georgia is looking for a new way to sell itself to the nation -- and even the peach, sacred symbol of the state for decades, isn't safe.