Ken Stanford

Thousands of police officers throughout Southern California and Nevada hunted Thursday for a former Los Angeles officer who was angry over his firing and began a deadly shooting rampage that he warned in an online posting would target those on the force who wronged him, authorities said.

Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. People whose diets are heavy on them and sugary drinks like sweet tea and soda were more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study finds.

Records show that Georgia's state schools superintendent has been collecting a state car allowance worth more than $7,000 a year -- even though the state stopped offering the allowance to officials several years before he took office.

Activists or volunteers who lobby only occasionally at the Georgia Statehouse would get more explicit protections under an amended proposal from a leading Republican to tighten lobbying rules.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country cannot hold meaningful talks with the U.S. on Tehran's disputed nuclear program if Washington is threatening his country.

The northern tier of counties across Georgia - including Hall, Habersham, and most of the others in the northeast corner of the state - are now considered drought-free.

Major retailers are reporting strong sales in January as shoppers went back to the stores after the winter holidays to take advantage of clearance sales. Meanwhile, there was a decline in applications for unemployment insurance last week.

Braselton city employees will be collecting items for victims of last week's tornadoes in northwest Georgia through February 18.

Northside Hospital-Forsyth has added Single-Site (single-incision) surgery, using the da Vinci Surgical System, as part of its robotic surgery program.