Kevin West

Authorities in south Georgia do not want to comment on a suspect or a possible motive in the deaths of the Turner County tax assessor and his family.

John Walker Lindh's lawyers say the American-born Taliban fighter was held under horrific conditions after his capture in Afghanistan. The government counters that his food and medical care equaled that of U.S. soldiers.

Hard-line Protestants marched and Catholic militants commemorated their dead Monday as traditional Easter tensions flared in Northern Ireland, particularly in Belfast.

Unnerved by increasing violence in the Middle East, investors sent stock prices sharply lower Monday, ignoring economic reports showing a growing recovery from last year's recession.

A glance at Georgia's scenic byways, designated by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

The Suwannee River -- immortalized in Stephen Foster's 1851 song ``Old Folks at Home'' -- is considered one of the nation's most pristine and undeveloped rivers.

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board has decided against nominating Walter Hewlett, who has led the fight against HP's proposed purchase of Compaq Computer Corp., to another term on the board of directors.

Glenn Johnson often works in shabby surroundings old houses with sagging ceilings, rotted floors and other signs of neglect.

U.S. peanut consumption is at a record high, possibly because of better promotion, new products and increased awareness of the health benefits, the U.S. Agriculture Department says.

A 51-year-old Glennville man was fatally shot on Easter Sunday, police said.