Kevin West

The Florida coach who has brandished a reputation as one of the most outspoken, sometimes outrageous, sports figures in the country struck again this week.

Some investors had problems accessing their online brokerage accounts on Datek Online Financial Services' Web site Wednesday morning because of technical problems.

Prudential Securities Inc. downgraded Kmart Corp.'s stock from "hold" to "sell" on Wednesday, citing disappointing fourth quarter results and the company's "precarious" cash position.

The bodies of 10 firefighters and three civilians were pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center as excavation crews opened up the lobby of one of the collapsed towers, a firefighters union spokesman said Wednesday.

Manufacturing activity shrank for the 17th consecutive month in December, but not as much as analysts expected, raising the prospect that the struggling sector is poised for a rebound, an industry group reported Wednesday.

Daniel Weaver's 42-yard field goal with no time left barely cleared the crossbar, saving No. 14 South Carolina a huge embarrassment in a 31-28 victory over No. 22 Ohio State in the Outback Bowl on Tuesday.

A not guilty plea was entered for Zacarias Moussaoui, the first person indicted in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks, as he was arraigned Wednesday on charges that he conspired with Osama bin Laden and the hijackers to kill and maim thousands of victim

Negotiations for the surrender of Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar were under way in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Nine of the Sept. 11 terrorists lived and trained near here. The first building to be attacked by anthrax is here.

Billionaire media mogul Ted Turner wants the state's permission to release rare swift foxes on his 138,000-acre South Dakota ranch.