ROSWELL, Ga., July 25 (UPI) -- A Georgia man says he isn't sure what to do with the economic stimulus check sent to his late friend by the U.S. government more than a year after his death.

SUFFOLK, Va., April 28 (UPI) -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine declared a state of emergency Monday after tornadoes and severe storms pounded the state, leaving at least 200 people injured.

ATLANTA, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Atlanta court officials are reviewing procedures after learning a clerk's error led to a man languishing in prison an extra seven months.

OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A state judge Tuesday ruled the State of Washington's ban on same-sex marriages was an unconstitutional form of discrimination.

ATLANTA, May 28 (UPI) -- The prime suspect in the serial slayings of five Louisiana women was returned to Baton Rouge on Wednesday to face murder and aggravated rape charges.