Ken Stanford

NASA's newest robotic explorer rocketed into space late Friday in an unprecedented moonshot from Virginia that dazzled sky watchers along the East Coast.

Suggesting an uphill fight for President Barack Obama, House members staking out positions are either opposed to or leaning against his plan for a U.S. military strike against Syria by more than a 6-1 margin, a survey by The Associated Press shows. The Senate is more evenly divided ahead of its vote next week.

Michelle Obama said Friday that her anti-childhood obesity campaign is creating a "cultural shift" in how Americans live and eat, and is beginning to have a positive influence on children's health.

The founder of Crystal Farms and a pioneer in the poultry and egg industry in Georgia who was also instrumental in bringing a state college to Hall County has died.

The price of oil closed at a two-year high Friday on a combination of fear of escalating tension in the Middle East and hope for continued stimulus measures from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

A former mayor and city councilman in Flowery Branch has died.

Iranian-backed Shiite militias are threatening to retaliate against American interests inside Iraq if the United States goes ahead with strikes against the Tehran-allied government in neighboring Syria, according to Iraqi security officials and militants themselves.

Touting economic progress at the Group of 20 summit, President Barack Obama said the nation's economic powers no longer face the threat of a financial meltdown and can turn their attention to issues of tax evasion, job creation and climate change.

President Barack Obama acknowledged deep divisions at home and abroad on Friday over his call for military action in Syria - and conceded the possibility he'll fail to sway the American public.

After falling four years in a row, U.S. births may finally be leveling off.