Ken Stanford

Faced with a flood of revelations about U.S. spying practices, the White House is considering ending its eavesdropping on friendly foreign leaders, a senior administration official said.

Trying to earn a second chance, the senior administration official closest to the implementation of the health care law's malfunctioning enrollment website will answer questions from Congress at the start of a pivotal week.

Republicans said Sunday they intend to press Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Obama administration's troubled launch of healthcare.gov, the online portal to buy insurance - even as the website suffered yet another setback.

Meteorologists may have found a way to predict some killer heat waves up to three weeks in advance. Now, the best they can do is about 10 days.

Authorities investigating a North Carolina State Fair ride that injured five people have concluded that someone tampered with it, and the ride's operator was being held Sunday on criminal charges.

Gov. Nathan Deal's administration is considering investing in a North Georgia reservoir that would send extra water downstream during droughts and boost the amount of water that flows into a lake at the center of a three-state dispute, officials said.

Agricultural experts from Georgia have inked a deal with the West African country of Gabon to help develop its tiny farming sector - a partnership that could lead to lucrative deals for state producers. Some of the state's poultry industry officials saw much potential in the country for their products.

State officials are expecting an increase in traffic on Georgia 400 once workers finish demolishing a toll plaza on the busy road.