Microsoft Corporation is close to releasing a major update for its Windows operating system, aiming to plug holes that have led to massive security problems for computer users everywhere.

Nancy Reagan supports Bush re-election despite his anti-stem cell research stand.

Muslim school in Virginia criticized for calling Judaism and Christianity false.

Salt Lake City police resume their search with cadaver dogs as they look for Lori Hacking in a city landfill.

Justice Department defends Pryor's appointment.

The husband of a Houston woman who drowned the couple's five children has filed for divorce.

Study: Thousands illegally bought weapons despite three-day waiting period.

Florida has started collecting $4 a month fee from the banking accounts of its 81,000 inmates, even if they have no money at all.

Weapons incinerator finishes liquid rockets; gelled rockets next.

Lots of Florida drivers are noticing lower prices at the pump.

A new poll indicates John Kerry has a lot of work to cut into President Bush's lead in Alabama at this stage of the campaign.

A court in Colorado has mistakenly released more evidence from the Kobe Bryant case.

Government says childhood immunization rates at record high levels.

Don't tell hundreds of Google workers that the dot-com bubble has burst.

A Wiregrass program aimed at providing job training for area girls is getting some funding help from the state.

A body was discovered Monday floating in the gulf off the shores of Panama City Beach.

It is no secret that Alabama is cracking down on the methamphetamine trade.

Authorities in Western Geneva County say it's one of the biggest drug busts they've ever made.

A Dothan daycare is shut down and the state Department of Human Resources suspended the owner's license.

Life insurance and fishing gear dominate Peterson case testimony today.

Jackson's lawyers ask for more time to prepare for 'breathtaking' case

Officials say an amusement park in south Georgia are promising to be better prepared for big crowds during hot weather.

State officials say the boarded-up governor's beach house on the Fort Morgan peninsula in Baldwin County has not been abandoned.

If you haven't done your back-to-school shopping yet, you may want to visit stores in Florida.

School starts across the Wiregrass in the next couple of weeks.