Police are investigating the death of a man found shot near a park in northwest Atlanta. Authorities say the victim's body was found Wednesday afternoon in a wooded area along James Jackson Parkway near A.D Williams Park. Investigators say the victim who had a gunshot wound in his shoulder, is believed to be around 20-years old. Anyone with information on the case should call Atlanta Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.


Latest unemployment figures show metro Atlanta's jobless rate continues on a downward spiral. State labor officials say the jobless rate has dropped to 8 percent.  The rate is down from 8.2 percent in October and 8.9 percent a year ago. Officials say the cause of the decline is due to job growth and fewer layoffs.  


Nine people are dead following an intense snow storm that is pounding northern Pennsylvania, upstate New York and inland sections of New England. The Northeast is in for more heavy accumulations today from a powerful winter storm that is expected to drop one to two feet of snow in the affected region.


A spokesman for Former President George H.W. Bush says he is in intensive care in a Houston hospital. The 88-year-old was admitted to the intensive care unit following what a spokesman calls "a series of setbacks including a persistent fever." The elder Bush has been hospitalized since Nov. 23.

Former South African leader Nelson Mandela has been released from the hospital. South African government officials confirm the 94-year-old icon was discharged this week and is recovering at home. Mandela had been admitted to a Johannesburg hospital on December 8th with a lung infection and gallstones.

The African-American spiritual holiday known as Kwanzaa begins this week. The holiday runs now to January 1st, millions of people worldwide will observe the Pan-African tradition which was created in 1966. The holiday observes principles, practices, and symbols which are geared to the social and spiritual needs of African-Americans. The word Kwanzaa is Swahili for harvest's first fruits.