Ken Stanford

The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn't bad just for individuals. It's hurting the U.S. economy.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Tuesday that Supreme Court justices should work as long as they can and shouldn't manipulate their retirement so a like-minded president can appoint their successor.

The arrest and alleged strip search of an Indian diplomat in New York City escalated into a major diplomatic furor Tuesday as India's national security adviser called the woman's treatment "despicable and barbaric."

Georgia Democratic Party leaders are blasting a proposal by four Republican state representatives to introduce legislation next year to block state agencies from implementing any provision of the Affordable Care Act.

Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed 23 people to regional commissions around the state, including two each to Gainesville- and Athens-based groups.

The Georgia Department of Education has announced the names of the students selected as Georgia

U.S. consumer prices stayed flat in November, held down by falling gas prices. Inflation remains low across the broader economy, giving the Federal Reserve latitude to continue its extraordinary stimulus program.

Northside Hospital-Atlanta, Northside Hospital-Cherokee and Northside Hospital-Forsyth each have been named Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission (TJC), the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America.