A local civil rights organization on Thursday expressed fear and concern over anonymous comments on media Web sites following the homicide of two white men Tuesday at a downtown nightclub.

A former professional basketball player suspected in a double homicide on Tuesday was a skilled athlete determined to exceed expectations, his former coaches said Wednesday.

NAWA, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she may be able to forgive her husband's much-publicized affair with an Argentine woman, but true reconciliation will take more time.