Fort Benning officials investigate suspicious note, package found at Ga. Army post

Suspicious note and package found at Fort Benning

Education for brightest students struggles without backing of federal government, report says

Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

UPS rates for ground, air express to increase in 2010; Fuel surcharge tables to be adjusted

UPS sets new rates for 2010

ATLANTA — UPS Inc., the world’s largest shipping carrier, is hiking 2010 rates for ground packages by an average of 4.9 percent.

Flowers Foods names Allen L. Shiver president, effective Jan. 1

Flowers Foods names Allen L. Shiver president

Flowers Foods names David V. Singer to board, effective Jan. 1

Flowers Foods names David V. Singer to board

Equifax names Samir Bhatia to lead new Indian affiliate company

Equifax names Bhatia to lead Indian affiliate

FAA says widespread delays, cancellations in US due to problem with flight plan system

FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays

FAA says computers working again; Controllers union says problems in Salt Lake City, too

FAA says flight computers working again

WASHINGTON — FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again.

FAA says widespread delays, cancellations in US due to flight plan system problem

FAA glitch causes widespread delays

ATLANTA — A problem with the FAA system that collects airlines’ flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide Thursday. It was the second time in 15 months that a glitch in the flight plan system caused delays.

FAA says widespread delays, cancellations in US due to flight plan computer problem.

FAA computer problem causes widespread delays

Better stock up now: Kellogg’s predicting national Eggo shortage until middle of 2010

Leggo my Eggo! Kellogg fights waffle shortage

Late-paying airline and hotel customers may face a new fee _ courtesy of credit card company

Another credit card fee is about to fly

ATLANTA — Another fee is coming in the new year for airline and hotel customers — this time from your credit card company.

Stink bug that’s new to US munches nuisance kudzu, but also threatens bean crops in South

Kudzu-munching bug also threatens US bean crops

AirTran Airways putting ads on bottom of seatback tray tables, giving passengers an eyeful

AirTran to put ads on seatback tray tables

Single mom who is US Army cook refuses Afghanistan deployment to take care of 10-month-old son

Soldier mom refuses deployment to care for baby

UPS expects to deliver roughly 22M packages on its busiest day this year _ pegged as Dec. 21

UPS pegs Dec. 21 as busiest day of 2009

ATLANTA — UPS Inc., the world’s largest shipping carrier, expects to deliver roughly 22 million small packages on its busiest day this year — projected to be Dec. 21.

Federal funding bill contains $5.5 million for Georgia land conservation

Georgia land conservation to get $5.5 million

Federal judge rejects Ga. terror convict’s request for a new trial; sentencing next month

Ga. judge rejects terror convict’s new trial bid

Delta suspends pilot accused of trying to strike officers with plane at small Ga. airport

Delta suspends GA pilot charged with plane assault

Va., other areas cope with floods as Ida’s remnants pelt Atlantic coast with rain, wind gusts

Ida’s torrents dump floods along Atlantic coast

US adult smoking rate rises for the first time in 15 years, nearly 21 pct, CDC says

US adult smoking rate rises slightly

ATLANTA — Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials’ hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent.

Coca-Cola to invest $5.8 billion in Brazil through 2014, 75 pct boost from current investment

Coca-Cola to invest $5.8B in Brazil through 2014

State labor officials: Jobless claims in Georgia rise in October, but lower from year ago

State officials: Ga. jobless claims rise in Oct.

Relentless rains prompt flood warnings from NC to Long Island as Ida remnants soak seaboard

Waning Ida’s downpours swamp Mid-Atlantic coast

Police: Pilot tried to strike officers with plane at small Ga. airport, charged with assault

Ga. officers: Pilot tried to hit them with plane

CDC says US swine flu deaths likely 4,000; larger estimate includes flu complications

CDC now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in US

ATLANTA — Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they’ve been using.

Alaska Air Group chief says company’s smaller size is a benefit

Alaska Air Group believes smaller is better

Georgia Power’s nuclear expansion to get another look by state’s regulators

Ga. regulators to look at nuke plant expansion

UPS vice president accused of raping a 21-year-old Indiana student kills self, police say

Police: UPS executive accused of rape kills self

Mom, stop the car, I have to go. Oops, the rest area is closed

No rest for the weary as rest areas close

NORLINA, N.C. — That old adage “No rest for the weary” could have been coined with Mark and Barbara Van Art in mind.