Ken Stanford

Gov. Nathan Deal will be in Gainesville Friday to visit his barber. Whether he gets a haircut while in town - no one's saying. Chances are though, the governor, himself, will be wielding a pair of scissors - a big one.

Despite uncertainty in Washington and rising oil prices and interest rates, companies are upbeat on the prospects for economic growth in the next year, according to a quarterly survey of business eco

Almost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday.

The U.S. National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French telephone records in a 30-day period, according to a newspaper report that offered new details of the massive scope of a surveillance operation that has angered some of the country's closest allies. The French government on Monday summoned the U.S. ambassador for an explanation.

Leaders from both parties insisted Sunday a sequel to the government shutdown must be avoided although a plan to dodge it is still elusive.

Just days after the first round of global nuclear talks with Iran, a rift appears to be emerging between Israel and its closest ally, the United States.

"Obamacare" escaped unharmed from the government shutdown Republicans hoped would stop it, but just as quickly they have opened a new line of attack - one handed to them by the administration itself.