Kevin West

A 13-year-old Camden County boy was killed when his 10-year-old friend apparently picked up a loaded hunting rifle from the victim's bedroom dresser and it accidentally fired, authorities said.

Some victims' relatives are angry that a Georgia company is selling a commemorative medallion made with steel from the World Trade Center.

Beazer Homes USA Inc. agreed to acquire homebuilder Crossmann Communities Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction the companies valued at about $603 million, including the assumption of debt.

Despite heavy losses in the aerospace industry caused by the Sept. 11 attacks, Boeing Co. plans to give bonuses to more than 80,000 employees for their work in 2001.

The fast-growing city of Richmond Hill, looking for more drinking water, wants to drill a well into the deepest level of a giant underground reservoir, known as the lower Floridan aquifer.

Even though the Fed opted to hold rates steady, it left the door open to further rate reductions if necessary.

Thousands of passengers were evacuated from San Francisco International Airport for more than two hours Wednesday after security guards detected explosives residue on the shoes of a man who disappeared into the crowd.

The Air Line Pilots Association is appealing the dismissal of a US Airways pilot who says he was fired for refusing to take off his hat at an airport security checkpoint.

Some relatives of Sept. 11 victims are angry that a Georgia company is selling commemorative medallions made with steel from the World Trade Center.

AT&T Corp. reported a smaller fourth quarter loss, as the telecommunications giant continued to struggle with tough competition in the long-distance telephone market, its mainstay.