Ken Stanford

9th District Congressman Doug Collins was among ten members of the Georgia House delegation voting for a budget plan that passed Thursday night.

Health officials say the flu season seems to be getting off to more normal start this year.

U.S. wholesale prices dropped in November for the third consecutive month, pushed down again by cheaper gasoline and lower home heating oil costs. But excluding volatile energy costs, inflation was mostly stable.

An American who vanished nearly seven years ago in Iran was working for the CIA on an unapproved intelligence-gathering mission that, when it came to light inside the government, produced one of the most serious scandals in the recent history of the CIA - but all in secret, an Associated Press investigation found.

Capt. Andre Niles with the Hall County Marshal's Office has been selected as Keep Georgia Beautiful's Code Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2013. Niles was honored at the 35th Anniversary Keep Georgia Beautiful Luncheon in Atlanta on Wednesday.

Battle-fatigued and suddenly bipartisan, the House voted Thursday night to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and head off future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure's defeat.

Many Americans are watching the annual holiday spending ritual from the sidelines this year. Money is still tight for some. Others are fed up with commercialism of the holidays. Still others are waiting for bigger bargains.

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as prospects for a budget deal and more signs of a U.S. recovery suggest that the Federal Reserve may wind down its support for the economy.

New details about the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet have renewed questions about whether a culture of strict deference to more-senior pilots can compromise air safety.