Ken Stanford

The deadline is nearing for Georgians to sign up for the state's new system of paying taxes on motor vehicles.

It has been decades since parts of the Midwest experienced a deep freeze like the one expected to arrive Sunday, with potential record-low temperatures heightening fears of frostbite and hypothermia even in a region where residents are accustomed to bundling up.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul says he is filing suit against the Obama administration over the data-collection policies of the National Security Agency.

President Barack Obama is urging Congress to reinstate jobless benefits for more than a million Americans.

Record or near-record lows - along with some now - are expected in parts of Georgia early next week as a Arctic blast of cold air pushes into the state, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

The Obama administration on Friday announced a pair of executive actions aimed at strengthening federal background checks for gun purchasers, with a particular focus on limiting firearm access for those with mental health issues.

Homeowners and motorists dug out across the white-blanketed Northeast on Friday as extreme cold ushered in by the storm threatened fingers and toes but kept the snow powdery and mercifully easy to shovel.

For working people making modest wages and struggling with high medical bills from chronic disease, President Barack Obama's health care plan sounds like long-awaited relief. But the promise could go unfulfilled.

Democrat Jason Carter is set to report $1.3 million in contributions to his campaign for Georgia governor, a sizeable haul in just over seven weeks and in a state where Republicans control every statewide elected office.

Sometime this year, Florida will surpass New York in population, becoming the nation's third-most populous state, and sun-seeking seniors are not driving the growth.