Ken Stanford

The Army's plan to shrink its forces by 80,000 soldiers would actually mean a slight increase in manpower at Fort Gordon in Augusta.

While summer plans for some of the younger generation may include flocking to the beach and famous tourist locations, thousands of others have decided to fly forward in another direction

The Arts Council is preparing to host Gainesville's annual Patriotic Pops Concert for the first time.

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 1.8 percent in the first three months of the year, significantly slower than first thought. The steep revision was mostly because consumers spent less, suggesting higher taxes are having a deeper impact on economic growth.

A clerk has shot and killed a robber whom police say was trying to steal money from a Villa Rica store.

Across the South, Republicans are working to take advantage of a new political landscape after a divided U.S. Supreme Court freed all or part of 15 states, many of them in the old Confederacy, from having to ask Washington's permission before changing election procedures in jurisdictions with histories of discrimination.

U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to salvage their surveillance of al-Qaida and other terrorists who are working frantically to change how they communicate after a National Security Agency contractor leaked details of two NSA spying programs. It's an electronic game of cat-and-mouse that could have deadly consequences if a plot is missed or a terrorist operative manages to drop out of sight.

Stocks are ending higher on Wall Street after several encouraging economic reports brought buyers back to the market.