Ken Stanford

In an assertion of same-sex marriage rights, Attorney General Eric Holder is applying a landmark Supreme Court ruling to the Justice Department, announcing Saturday that same-sex spouses cannot be compelled to testify against each other, should be eligible to file for bankruptcy jointly and are entitled to the same rights and privileges as federal prison inmates in opposite-sex marriages.

Georgia is among six states receiving federal money for its work to improve its lowest-performing schools.

A career expo in Cumming aims to give job seekers a chance to talk to dozens of companies with jobs to fill.

After it failed last year, a measure that Georgia regulators say would prevent wildlife deaths during drought is making the rounds again in the Legislature. And again, environmental groups are concerned it is really meant to help alleviate a long-running water dispute with Florida in a way that could allow Atlanta to consume more water.

A wrinkle in the HealthCare.gov website that temporarily left some children without insurance coverage has been fixed, federal officials said Friday.

News organizations publishing leaked National Security Agency documents have inadvertently disclosed the names of at least six intelligence workers and other government secrets they never intended to give away, an Associated Press review has found.