Ken Stanford

Americans cut back on using their credit cards in August for a third straight month, a sign that consumers remain cautious about spending.

After emergency repairs over the weekend, consumers in different parts of the country Monday continued to report delays on healthcare.gov, as well as problems setting up security questions for their accounts.

The stock market closed at its lowest level in a month Monday as the federal government enters a second week of being partially shut down.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced Monday that Buford Dam Road, in its entirety, along federal property, will be closed all day Oct. 15 for the construction of three cross-walks.

The access road connecting the parking lot at the Hall County Government Center to McEver Road has opened.

Curbside leaf pickup began in Gainesville today and will continue until January.

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal of a Florida lawsuit making it easier for sick smokers or their survivors to pursue lawsuits against tobacco companies.

Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to raise the nation's debt limit without the type of unrelated conditions that Republicans have said they intend to demand, officials said Monday, as the White House signaled it would accept even a brief extension in borrowing authority to prevent an unprecedented default.

Investors kept their focus on Washington Monday, sending stocks lower with little hope for a deal to end the government shutdown.