Ken Stanford

Local officials in central Georgia say some counties in the state may want another transportation tax vote, even after most state voters rejected the idea last year.

Citing the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal judge ruled Friday that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records is legal, a valuable tool in the nation's arsenal to fight terrorism that "only works because it collects everything."

Threatening lawsuits and protests, opponents are gearing up to fight a decision by Okinawa's governor that could pave the way for a new U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island.

The government churns out tons of numbers, but here's one you won't see: 0.0002. That's the percentage of estimated online visitors to healthcare.gov who actually signed up for coverage the first day. Altogether, that's six people out of just over 3 million.

More than 1 million Americans - including 162,000 Georgians - are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as extended federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend.

Atlanta Gas Light has received regulatory approval to install new pipelines and other facilities to improve capacity and pressure in Hall, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett and other "high-growth" counties in Georgia. With this action, comes an increase in rates for AGL customers.

Target says customers' encrypted PIN data was removed during the massive data breach that occurred earlier this month.

Brace yourself for a possible repeat of last weekend's rainy weather starting Saturday.

The Georgia State Patrol promises to ramp up New Year's Eve patrols on the lookout for drunk drivers, and authorities are encouraging residents to plan ahead and avoid the dangers of impaired driving.

Big multimillion-dollar water projects, once a favorite target of good-government reformers who made them a poster child of political pork, are back in vogue as a rare force of concord in a dysfunctional Congress.