Kevin West

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been especially devastating to a Valdosta professor, who in the last three weeks has had his mother die, two nephews placed in an Israel jail and his sister's home occupied by Israel soldiers.

One person has been shot by a police officer in a southwest DeKalb County neighborhood Monday.

Judi Markell resigned as Florida's gymnastics coach Monday, ending her 10-year career with the Gators.

Pitching and defense that's been the Braves' mantra throughout their decade-long playoff run.

Part of a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was evacuated for two hours Monday for investigation of a possible security problem.

Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone, is replacing the top editor of the magazine and shifting its focus away from long features in favor of shorter, newsier stories on music and entertainment.

Five men were arrested Monday in the armed abduction of a teen-age couple celebrating five months together on South Beach that left the girlfriend dead and the boyfriend with stab wounds, authorities said.

Texas running back Cedric Benson, the Big 12 freshman of the year last season, was arrested on misdemeanor drug and alcohol possession charges.

Charter Communications Inc. reported Monday a narrower first-quarter net loss and said revenue and operating cash flow exceeded its expectations.

Kmart Corp. is turning to entertainment in its latest effort to lure customers.