Ken Stanford

The stock market is surging as Washington moves closer to avoiding a default on the U.S. government's debt.

The University of North Georgia's (UNG's) Gainesville campus will host a screening Oct. 15 of an HBO documentary featuring Travis Williams of the Hall County Public Defender Office.

Stocks rose sharply in early trading Thursday on Wall Street following hopeful signs that a budget impasse in Washington may break soon.

The Norton Agency announces that Jake Martin has joined the firm as Special Projects Coordinator.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned Congress Thursday of "irrevocable damage" that an unprecedented federal default could cause, even as House Republicans explored a short-term debt limit increase to provide more time to resolve their budget battle with President Barack Obama.

The al-Shabab stronghold of Barawe, a coastal town in Somalia where U.S. Navy SEALs came ashore in a failed raid last weekend, is gripped by fear and tension as residents worry they'll be accused of spying and the insurgents ready for another attack.