Ken Stanford

The long-simmering battle over teaching evolution in Texas boiled over at a late-night meeting, as the Board of Education extended preliminary approval of new science books for use in classrooms across the state but held up one biology text because of alleged factual errors.

The Drug Free Coalition of Hall County held its annual meeting and awards ceremony Thursday night, with awards presented for the Coalition Partner Organization of the Year and the first Mary Parks Youth Champion. The event was held at The Oaks at Lanier Charter Career Academy.

New Jersey is poised to allow adults in the state to click a mouse or swipe a screen for a chance to win money, making it only the third state to offer online gambling.

Georgia Democrats took another step Wednesday toward rebuilding the party ahead of next year's federal and state elections, hosting a big-ticket fundraiser with Michelle Nunn and Jason Carter.

Gainesville will be the site of one of four field hearings conducted between now and mid-December by the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Technology experts say healing what ails the Healthcare.gov website will be a tougher task than the Obama administration acknowledges.

Seven-nation talks on a deal meant to start a rollback of Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief were delayed Thursday as senior envoys from both sides wrestled with a draft they hoped would be acceptable to both Tehran and its six world powers negotiating with it.

Senate Democrats eased the way for swift approval of President Barack Obama's current and future nominees on Thursday, voting unilaterally to overturn decades of Senate precedent and undermine Republicans' ability to block final votes.

Bryant Quarter Road will close to thru traffic beginning Monday, Dec. 2 for at least two months, depending on weather conditions.