Kevin West

A sightseeing plane crashed in a remote mountain creek valley, and rescuers reached the two passengers Thursday after a search helicopter crash-landed. No one was killed.

The parents of a 15-year-old pilot who crashed a small plane into a Tampa skyscraper had attempted suicide as teen-agers, according to newspaper reports at the time.

An F-16 with the New Jersey Air National Guard crashed near a busy highway during a training mission Thursday morning, and the pilot ejected safely, officials said.

The Atlanta Falcons on Thursday signed four free agents, including two former Georgia Bulldogs.

The Minnesota Vikings have introduced Mike Tice as their new head coach. Tice had been the team's offensive line coach and replaces Dennis Green, who was forced out last week.

According to the school, the Atlanta Beat is expected to play its home games this upcoming season at Morris Brown Stadium.

The Minnesota Vikings called a news conference Thursday to announce their new coach, with interim coach Mike Tice the leading candidate.

The Atlanta Humane Society has filed a $75,000 defamation lawsuit against a woman who called its executive director ``Mr. Kill'' in an Internet chat room.

A Georgia insurance company will pay more than $45 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of charging blacks higher premiums for decades, a source close to the negotiations said Wednesday.

Seven top Taliban officials - including the former justice minister - surrendered to Afghan commanders but were freed by local officials, the government of Afghanistan said Wednesday, even though U.S. officials want Taliban leaders turned over.