Kevin West

Fulton County must pay almost $25 million for discriminating against eight white librarians, a federal jury ruled.

The drop in air travel after the Sept. 11 attacks hurt earnings of Northwest Airlines Corp., which reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $256 million Thursday, excluding a federal airline bailout grant and other nonrecurring items.

Citigroup said Thursday its earnings rose 37 percent in the fourth quarter, narrowly beating analysts' expectations, despite charges for bad loans to Argentina and the bankrupt Enron Corp.

General Electric Co. said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 10 percent, to $3.93 billion, despite a weak economy and the terrorist attacks.

Amid speculation Kmart Corp. could seek bankruptcy protection, the troubled retailer announced on Thursday some sweeping management changes and said it was continuing to review its finances.

A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Chiapas on Wednesday, rattling homes in Mexico's southernmost state and swaying buildings slightly in Mexico City. No injuries or damages were reported.

Aiming to target its audits better, the IRS plans to conduct a special random check of about 50,000 individual tax returns this year but will subject fewer people to the intense, face-to-face questioning that drew controversy in the past.

Peter Odighizuwa returned to his law school campus hoping to get another chance from his dean after flunking out for a second time. But he came armed with a pistol and, moments after being rejected, authorities say he started firing.

A Muslim woman and the American Civil Liberties Union are suing the Illinois National Guard and airport security officers following a strip search that they said amounted to discrimination.

An Egyptian student accused of lying about an aviation radio found in his hotel room across from the World Trade Center had charges dismissed after another hotel guest said the radio was his, officials said.