Ken Stanford

Investigators say foul play is not suspected in the death of a University of Georgia student whose body was found in a creek.

A South Korean plastic production company has announced plans to build its first U.S. facility in western Georgia.

Athens-Clarke County police they've found the body of a missing University of Georgia student in a creek.

Fifteen immigration activists were arrested Tuesday during a protest outside of a building that houses some offices of federal immigration authorities in Atlanta, federal authorities said.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed landmark legislation Tuesday banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21, making New York the first large city or state in the country to prohibit sales to young adults.

The intelligence community's top lawyer on Tuesday defended the surveillance violations by staff of the National Security Agency by comparing programs that collect mass amounts of information on Americans to problems with the troubled health care website.

George Zimmerman's girlfriend said he tried to choke her about a week ago during an altercation that wasn't initially reported to police, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday during his first court appearance on domestic violence-related charges.

Subtropical Storm Melissa has gained a little strength as it swirls over the central Atlantic.

Four top staffers have left Republican Rep. Phil Gingrey's campaign for Georgia's open U.S. Senate seat.