Ken Stanford

Facing strong opposition, Florida Democrats on Monday abandoned plans to hold a do-over presidential primary with a mail-in vote and threw the delegate dispute into the lap of the national party.

Commuters to downtown Atlanta were being encouraged to stay home Monday as cleanup in the area continued after a tornado ripped a path of destruction through the city's core.

Industrial output fell in February by the biggest amount in four months, providing yet another gloomy assessment of the economy's health.

The National Weather has confirmed that a tornado caused the turbulent weather in northwest Georgia that left two people dead.

Thursday will be the 10th anniversary of a tornado that tore through north Georgia and killed 13 people in Hall and White counties in the pre-dawn hours of March 20, 1998.

Lake Lanier was up another three-quarters of a foot Monday morning from Friday, following heavy rains and a reduction in releases which began Friday.

Worry about the damage a growing credit crisis is inflicting on an ailing U.S. economy led the Federal Reserve to make a rare weekend move, lowering a key lending rate before Wall Street opened Monday.

JPMorgan Chase said Sunday it will acquire rival Bear Stearns for a bargain-basement $236.2 million - or $2 a share - a stunning collapse for one of the world's largest and most storied investment banks.

The Bush administration will "do what its takes" to stabilize chaotic markets and minimize the economic damage, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday after a tumultuous week capped by the government rescue of a teetering investment bank.

An art exhibit opening at the Quinlan next month will showcase the work of Gainesville artist Jim Chapman and honor his late wife, Marta, for her work with at-risk children.