Ken Stanford

Pfc. Bradley Manning took the stand Wednesday at his sentencing hearing in the WikiLeaks case and apologized for hurting his country, pleading with a military judge for a chance to go to college and become a productive citizen.

The stock market fell on Wednesday (the Dow down more than 100 points) as a poor earnings report from Macy's cast doubt on the outlook for consumer spending, a vital component of the U.S. economy.

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to scheming to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on TV's, restaurant dinners, an expensive watch and other costly personal items. His wife received a sentence of one year.

Riot police backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers and helicopters Wednesday swept away two encampments of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, setting off running street battles in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. At least 278 people were killed nationwide, many of them in the crackdown on the protest sites.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Saturday at Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church for Geoffrey Peter Sarazen, the grandson of golfing legend Gene Sarazen and former golf pro at Chateau Elan in Braselton.

Filming of the new Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore movie moved to Riverside Drive in Gainesville Wednesday.

Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday that Trident Seafoods, the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America, has selected Carroll County as the site of a new seafood processing facility.

Cornelia-based Community Bank & Trust (CB&T) announces that Jeff Bodiford has joined its Athens office as vice president and commercial lender.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials say an invasive insect that's killed millions of trees in 20 states has been found in Georgia.