Kevin West

A constitutional law professor says South Carolina Gov. Jim Hodges may have improved his chances of beating the federal government by suing the Department of Energy over plutonium shipments to the state.

Organizers of a foundation named for Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu hope to immerse students in the South African archbishop's philosophy of peace and reconciliation.

Colorado defenseman Rob Blake is sitting out game one of the Western Conference semifinals against San Jose with a leg injury.

Jermaine Dye hit his first home run since returning from a broken leg and Erik Hiljus struck out nine over five innings as the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 4-to-1.

Southwest Missouri's Rick Wilson doubled and scored twice in a 3-for-5 performance at the plate as the Bears beat Arkansas 10-7 on Wednesday.

Dave Burba tossed a four-hitter and Alex Rodriguez hit his tenth homer and drove in three runs as the Texas Rangers thumped Toronto 8-to-1.

An Atlanta company that has salvaged thousands of items from the Titanic said Wednesday it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that blocked the company from selling artifacts from the shipwreck.

Conservative groups are objecting to Fox's plans to air a prime-time special next week on the selection of a Playboy centerfold.

Hoping to eliminate the hours-long wait that some Georgia residents have endured to renew their driver's licenses, the state launched a new program Wednesday that will let drivers accomplish the task by mail.