Ken Stanford

Nine people were recognized Wednesday by Featherbone Communiversity for their innovation and entrepreneurship and one of them, Philip Wilheit, Sr. named Entrepreneur of the Year.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed at another record high Wednesday.

The withdrawing U.S. military is destroying most of the equipment it is leaving behind in Afghanistan after 13 years of war, selling the scrap for millions of dollars to those willing to buy it.

The Senate adopted stronger protections for religious institutions in a historic gay rights bill that secured the conditional support of a key Republican who was the party's presidential nominee in 2008.

Hall County Juvenile Court Judge Mary Carden, who is retiring Dec. 6, will be honored at a reception on Nov. 22 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hall County Courthouse.

Labor unions are spending more than $1 million on new television ads criticizing House Republicans for refusing to back comprehensive immigration reform.

Swiss scientists have found evidence suggesting that Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned, adding new fuel to long-standing allegations about the Palestinian leader's death, a TV station reported Wednesday.