Ken Stanford

Sales of bank-owned homes have plunged to a five-year low, the latest evidence that the nation's foreclosure woes are easing as the U.S. housing market recovery gains momentum.

Fears of terrorism have made it harder than ever for homeowners across the U.S. to find out what dangerous chemicals are hidden near their homes. Such was the case in West, Texas, until the local fertilizer plant blew up last month and demolished scores of homes.

President Barack Obama is prepared to nominate James Comey, a former Bush administration official with bipartisan credentials, as the next FBI director.

Infections in U.S. hospitals kill tens of thousands of people each year, and many institutions fight back by screening new patients to see if they carry a dangerous germ, and isolating those who do. But a big study suggests a far more effective approach: Decontaminating every patient in intensive care.

Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as investors cut their holdings of high-dividend stocks they favored at the beginning of the year.

Georgia Mountain Food Bank (GMFB) thanks the north Georgia legal community for participating in the 2013 Georgia Legal Food Frenzy.

Cheryl T. McDuffie, practice administrator of The Longstreet Clinic

Terry Kay, Southern writer and long-time member of the Byron Herbrt Reece Society

A suspected U.S. drone strike killed the No. 2 commander of the Pakistani Taliban on Wednesday, Pakistani intelligence officials said, although the militant group denied he was dead.