Ken Stanford

The U.S. government's auto safety watchdog is investigating whether General Motors acted quickly enough to recall 1.6 million older-model small cars in a case linked to 13 deaths.

The teachers and other pupils at Golden Isles Elementary School are calling Molli-Malone Wommack a hero.

The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits rose 14,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 348,000, though the broader trend in applications remained stable.

A leading Georgia economist expects solid job growth in Georgia during the rest of 2014, with help from the housing market and the state's manufacturing and technology industries.

The United States on Wednesday warned Russia against a military intervention in Ukraine, saying such a move would be a "grave mistake," as troops in western Russia were placed on high alert for massive new war games in the area, including near the Russian-Ukrainian border.