Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire from his troops during the Civil War.
A man who fled the U.S. after a 2007 double-slaying in Columbus, starting a manhunt that made him one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives, has pleaded guilty to murder charges the case just days before he was scheduled to stand trial.
There are smart ways to reduce the size of the nation's defense budget without cutting the overall size of the country's forces, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
Authorities in Augusta say they have charged one man and identified a second suspect in an attack on a couple who were beaten and robbed at the city's downtown riverfront.
