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Sounding upbeat and conciliatory, President Barack Obama met face-to-face with congressional leaders Friday for the first time since a Republican electoral takeover of the Senate upended the political landscape in Washington.

The U.S. stock market is ending the week with meager gains, sending major indexes further into record territory.

Enrollment this fall at Georgia's public colleges and universities has increased for the first time in two years.

Hall County Fire officials said a malfunction in a company fire suppression system in south Hall County Friday afternoon resulted in three workers being treated for respiratory irritation.

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law.

The state of Georgia is asking a federal judge to force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate the state's requests for additional water supply storage at Lake Allatoona.

More than 130 students from 22 U.S. colleges and universities gathered here Thursday for final preparation and training before beginning the Friday and Saturday competition to determine the best student mediators in the country.

Spreading labor strife at major West Coast seaports is exacerbating importers' problems getting products to market, threatening the on-time delivery of some holiday goods.

The Georgia Recreation and Park Association has once again named Gainesville Parks and Recreation the Agency of the Year.