Kevin West

U.N.-Iraq talks this week should not focus on demands for the return of weapons inspectors but should aim to resolve all issues, including U.S. threats against the country, Iraq's vice president said Monday.

An aggressive frugality campaign has resulted in closed plants and tough negotiations for nearly 3,000 unionized workers at Hershey, who went on strike Friday.

The Navy's next generation of warships will be designed by a Mississippi-based team that will include many of the nation's top defense contractors.

College graduates promised jobs at Arthur Andersen LLP are scrambling to find other employment.

General Motors Corp. signed a $1.2 billion deal Tuesday to acquire key components of South Korea's Daewoo Motor Company.

A congressional hearing will be held in Atlanta Tuesday on security in federal buildings.

An administrative law judge has recommended a six-month suspension for a fourth-grade teacher who posted questions from the controversial Gateway test on the Internet.

A lawyer who spent 20 years defending the poor in five middle Georgia counties has been relieved of his indigent defense contracts, court officials said Monday.

Against his lawyers' advice, a man accused of raping and killing four young Augusta-area women said he wants to plead guilty and get on with his punishment.

The jury in the trial of a Glynn County man accused of shooting his wife and burying her body in their front yard is expected to be seated Tuesday.