Ken Stanford

The North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) Foundation recently received a $7,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support its literacy programs.

Health officials in Georgia are offering free HIV testing today.

President Barack Obama says he won't engage in wheeling, dealing and trading to get NSA leaker Edward Snowden extradited to the U.S.

High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other healthier items.

The U.S. economy may not be strong enough for the Federal Reserve to slow its bond purchases later this year.

The Georgia Lottery Corp. officially launched its 20th anniversary celebration during a special ceremony Wednesday in Athens. Gov. Nathan Deal and former Gov. Zell Miller were on hand to celebrate the milestone at the University of Georgia's Zell B. Miller Learning Center.

Leaders of progressive groups say they, too, faced long delays in getting the Internal Revenue Service to approve their applications for tax-exempt status but were not subjected to the same level of scrutiny that tea party groups complained about.

Texas marked a solemn moment in criminal justice Wednesday evening, executing its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.

9th District Congressman Doug Collins said Wednesday he is "disappointed" by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Far-reaching immigration legislation cruised toward passage in the Senate as House Republicans pushed ahead Wednesday on a different approach that cracks down on millions living in the United States illegally rather than offering them a chance at citizenship.