The Atlanta Falcons have released quarterback, D.J. Shockley from their practice squad and signed running back Antone Smith.

Richmond County students will get out of class early on Wednesday. Teachers will have stay for staff development and parent/teacher conferences. Release times will vary. Contact your school or you can call the Richmond County Board of Education office.

Before September 11th, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 was the symbol of terrorist savagery…270 died, many of them Americans. Thursday, a man convicted in the attack is on his way home to Libya, after serving just eight years of a life sentence. Officials in Scotland freed him on compassionate grounds, drawing a protest from the United States, and outrage from victims’ families. ABC News’ Linsey Davis has more in our look around the world.

John Smoltz has been released by the Boston Red Sox. The right-hander signed with the Red Sox last January after two decades with Atlanta, hoping he could recover from shoulder surgery. But he struggled. And after eight starts with the Red Sox, Smoltz was 2-5 with an 8.32 ERA.

The Boston Red Sox have cut struggling pitcher John Smoltz. Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein delivered the news to Smoltz on Friday. The 42-year-old righty was designated for assignment, meaning Boston has 10 days to trade or release him.

North Korea’s official news agency says leader Kim Jong Il has pardoned two American journalists and ordered their release.

Michael Vick has agreed to pay the Atlanta Falcons at least $6.5 million as part of his bankruptcy case, clearing the way for the team to release him before training camp. The settlement was reached ahead of Vick’s bankruptcy hearing in Virginia on Thursday. Vick arrived in Virginia Monday afternoon and is being held at Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk, Va.

Michael Vick has agreed to pay the Atlanta Falcons at least $6.5 million as part of his bankruptcy case, clearing the way for the team to release him before training camp. The settlement was reached ahead of Vick’s bankruptcy hearing in Virginia on Thursday. Vick arrived in Virginia Monday afternoon and is being held at Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk, Va.

Due to a downed power pole, and Georgia Power having to completely cut power to ARC, students will be released early, on Friday.

A government official says imprisoned NFL star Michael Vick has been approved for release to home confinement. Vick’s lawyers have said they expected him to be moved any day into a halfway house in Newport News, Va. But the official says there’s no bed space, so Vick could be released to his Hampton, Va. home as soon as May 21st.

A government official says imprisoned NFL star Michael Vick has been approved for release to home confinement. Vick’s lawyers have said they expected him to be moved any day into a halfway house in Newport News, Va. But the official says there’s no bed space, so Vick could be released to his Hampton, Va. home as soon as May 21st.

kidnappers of an American U.N. workers seized in Pakistan have threatened to kill him within 72 hours unless more than 100 prisoners are released.

South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. says it will release more water from Lake Murray, northwest of Columbia. The utility’s decision apparently leaves both those living on the lake and state officials worried about downstream areas unhappy.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ups water release from Thurmond Lake, despite drought conditions. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

An Aiken County teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a female student is out on bond. Aiken County investigators say 38-year-old Craig Kessler turned himself in Friday afternoon.