Ken Stanford

University of North Georgia (UNG) faculty members will be showcasing their artwork over the next month or so on the Gainesville and Oconee campuses.

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders slipped this month from the 6 1/2 year high it reached in January, with many builders reporting less traffic by prospective customers before the critical spring home-buying season.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says President Barack Obama and Democrats are "eight to 10 years ahead" of the Republican Party in understanding the rapidly changing face of the American electorate.

Office Depot Inc. said Wednesday it agreed to buy OfficeMax in an all-stock deal that would transform office supply retail sector.

Kansas City officials say one of two people who were missing after an explosion destroyed a restaurant has been found but the search continues for a woman who worked there.

Evidence of an unrelenting campaign of cyberstealing linked to the Chinese government is prompting the Obama administration to develop more aggressive responses to the theft of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets.

Bright and early at 7:30 Thursday, the Habitat High class from Hall County Schools will embark on quite possibly a state "first" in the form of a Green Technologies Training Program (GTTP) designed and led by Lanier Technical College.

A top executive of a Canadian company that has proposed an oil pipeline from western Canada to Texas says the project will have no measurable effect on global warming.

Staking out his ground ahead of a fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama lashed out against Republicans, saying they are unwilling to raise taxes to reduce deficits and warning that the jobs of essential government workers, from teachers to emergency responders, are on the line.

Georgia's poultry, aircraft and auto industries helped propel the state's exports to a record $35.8 billion last year.