Kevin West

It's all over in the American League. When the playoffs open Tuesday, the Anaheim Angels will be at the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins will be at the Oakland Athletics.

A soldier who guarded suspected terrorists at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has disappeared, U.S. military officials said Thursday.

The unemployment rate for August fell slightly or held steady in every metro area in Georgia -- except Columbus.

Officials at the Southeast operations center for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in metro Atlanta are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Isidore to see where help is needed.

The government said Thursday an increase in syphilis infections among homosexual and bisexual men in New York and elsewhere indicates they may be letting their guard down against sexually transmitted diseases.

AirTran Holdings Incorporated said Thursday its AirTran Airways unit plans to launch a regional jet operation, AirTran JetConnect, on November 15.

The world's most famous shipwreck is up for grabs again.

Over a couple of gin and tonics, Critical Mass was born in September 1992 as a way for bicyclists to gain some respect from drivers on car-clogged streets.

The Savannah River Site has begun warning employees about possible layoffs starting October 1.

Decatur's highest-ranking female police officer, who charged she was fired because she's homosexual, will not get her job back.