Ken Stanford

Georgia lawmakers will debate rules Thursday that could allow more mentally ill people to carry firearms, though hasty changes may blunt some of the impact.

Attorney General Eric Holder promised the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the Obama administration will share more information with Congress and the American people about national security policies, particularly the government's use of drone strikes.

A winter storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday, dumping more than a foot of snow in some places and knocking out power to nearly 200,000 homes and businesses but largely spared the nation's capital, where federal workers had been told to stay home.

Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, meeting for dinner with GOP senators Wednesday night and then visiting Capitol Hill next week for separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans.

Gainesville High School and Jefferson High led the way, by wide margins among Georgia entries in the USA TODAY contest to pick the best high school mascot in the country.

Aimlessly casting a line and hoping for a bite is history, thanks to Georgia

Council members in a northwest Georgia town have agreed to forgo saying the Lord's Prayer at their meetings, a reversal from a previous vote.

A north Georgia town is considering passing an ordinance to make gun ownership mandatory.

State lawmakers have reached agreement on a deal to fix one aspect of Georgia's new car tax law that drew complaints about car leasing.

A private survey shows U.S. businesses added a solid number of jobs in February, indicating higher taxes and looming government spending cuts have yet to slow hiring.