Kevin West

Rescue workers made contact Saturday with some of the nine miners who have been trapped underground for three days via a telephone dropped through a pipe, according to rescue officials.

On the cobblestone riverfront where the first slaves arrived in Georgia, Savannah unveiled a bronze and granite monument to black Americans Saturday after a decade of delays and debate.

Two greyhound protection groups held memorial gatherings across the nation Saturday to draw attention to the shooting deaths of up to 3,000 of the racing dogs whose remains were found in nearby Lillian, Ala.

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recruited Dr. Julie Gerberding four years ago to lead its fight against hospital infections, she took the job only on one condition.

Five U.S. soldiers were wounded Saturday and two Afghan militia members were killed when they were attacked during a mission to hunt Taliban and al-Qaida fugitives in southeastern Afghanistan, an army spokesman said.

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recruited Doctor Julie Gerberding four years ago to lead its fight against hospital infections, she took the job only on one condition.

Three days after defeating Alabama Representative Earl Hilliard in a Democratic runoff, Artur Davis phoned another black candidate in Georgia who, like Davis, was opposed by virtually all blacks in Congress.

A 34-year-old member of the Georgia National Guard in Marietta is accused of molesting youths who joined military-style groups designed to encourage children to join the military one day.

A lake on the University of Georgia campus has been closed to swimmers because of a possibly dangerous algae bloom.

Police found 240 marijuana plants in a Ware County backyard and arrested the man who lived there.