Kevin West

Airline executives plan to meet today with government and airport officials to discuss ways to prevent future snow-related backups that kept some passengers waiting inside planes for up to ten hours.

Airline executives plan to meet today with government and airport officials to discuss ways to prevent future snow-related backups that kept some passengers waiting inside planes for up to ten hours.

A handful of celebrities turned out to wish the city's first female mayor, Shirley Franklin, congratulations Saturday night at a victory party at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Rain and warmer temperatures have driven the snowflakes from most of Georgia, which saw more snow this week than it has in nearly nine years. But in the north Georgia mountains, it's hard to tell whether the snow's coming or going.

With the recruiting season about to resume, Florida moved closer Sunday to an important deadline to hire a new coach, and Bob Stoops of Oklahoma was still the leading candidate.

Bridgestone Corp. of Japan has reached an agreement in principle with Ford Motor Co. to settle disputes over tires and normalize business ties, a newspaper said Sunday.

Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Monday will start selling the fastest models yet of their flagship processors, the electronic brains of personal computers.

Yves Saint Laurent, the fashion designer who popularized pantsuits for women and introduced the daring see-through blouse, on Monday announced his retirement from the world of haute couture.

About 1,500 soldiers will be sent to the U.S. Navy base in Cuba to prepare for the arrival of Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners. The biggest prize - Osama bin Laden - remains uncaptured.

Few flight schools have security measures in place that could have averted a Florida teenager who crashed a small plane into a skyscraper. Instructors say even with the heightened awareness after the September attacks.