Ken Stanford

For the second time this year, a fire at sea has aborted a cruise ship's voyage.

A handful of Democratic state lawmakers in Colorado face recall petition efforts in what looks to be the first wave of fallout over legislative votes to limit gun rights.

Reflecting on the personal toll of war, President Barack Obama on Monday implored a nation in which few volunteer for the armed forces to "always remember and to be worthy of the sacrifice" of its fallen heroes.

Some states are pushing back against a set of uniform benchmarks for reading, writing and math that have been fully adopted in most states and are being widely put in place this school year.

Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday a group of eight senators will look at setting rules on how leaks about government secrets are investigated.

Tony Kanaan is the Indy 500's hard-luck loser no more. He is its champion at last.

President Barack Obama on Sunday visited tornado-devastated Moore, Okla., consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that the government will be behind them "every step of the way."

The Lake Lanier Association's (LLA's) annual meeting will be held Wednesday, June 5, in Cumming - and its retiring longtime president will be singled out for special recognition.

The University of Georgia has halted construction of a new office suite for Michael Adams, who steps down as president this summer but will remain on the faculty, at the urging of the agency that governs the state's public colleges.

For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii never had a chance to win a relatively modest change to far-reaching immigration legislation. Instead, the hidden hand of the Gang of Eight reached out and rejected her attempt.