Ken Stanford

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting South Dakota's 2013 corn crop to be 37 percent above last year's crop - good news for north Georgia

An Air Force unit that operates one-third of the nation's land-based nuclear missiles has failed a safety and security inspection, marking the second major setback this year for a force charged with the military's most sensitive mission, the general in charge of the nuclear air force told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that if Congress doesn't pass immigration overhaul legislation, President Barack Obama may act on his own to legalize the 11 million immigrants already in the U.S. illegally.

A Tennessee judge's decision to change a baby's first name from Messiah to Martin is drawing strong reactions from people who believe the judge overstepped her powers and those who think parents' creativity should have some limits.

The North Georgia Network (NGN), funded by a $42 million federal grant that built 1,100 miles of high-speed, fiber optic network across eight rural northeast Georgia counties, recently passed a milestone with the closing of the federal grant program.

U.S. retail sales edged up in July despite a drop in auto sales. A category of purchases that excludes the most volatile areas rose by the most in seven months, a sign that consumer spending could boost economic growth in coming months.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been violating federal law by delaying a decision on a proposed nuclear waste dump in Nevada, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.