Kevin West

About 400 Levi Strauss employees in Blue Ridge are expected to lose their jobs in cuts the jeans maker announced Monday.

A Cincinnati airport spokesman says a bag believed to contain a knife that made it through security has been found, but there was no knife in it.

The Apalachicola River, which cuts through the Panhandle on its way to the Gulf of Mexico where it feeds rich oyster beds, is on a national group's list of the most endangered rivers in the country.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has no plans to open its own "superstores" in Japan and will instead concentrate on working with its new local partner, a senior executive said Monday.

Atlanta-based Caraustar Industries says its board has decided to dismiss Arthur Andersen L.L.P. as the company's independent accountant.

While Pat Burrell, Marcus Giles and Daryle Ward hit walkoff home runs, Ken Griffey Jr. hobbled off toward an uncertain future.

IBM Corp. jolted Wall Street on Monday, warning investors that its first quarter earnings per share would come in well below analysts' expectations.

Customers of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan saved $3.4 million on their prescriptions under the company's generic drug promotion, the state's largest insurance provider said Monday.

Officials are investigating the cause of a fire at a well-known restaurant in southwest Atlanta.

A profit and revenue warning from IBM drove stocks sharply lower Monday as investors feared that a business turnaround would be further delayed.