Ken Stanford

His re-election in doubt, President Barack Obama acknowledged slow progress toward solving the nation's economic woes Thursday night but declared in a Democratic National Convention speech, "Our problems can be solved, our challenges can be met."

The state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Thursday approved the system

A Gainesville woman noted for her social work and civic involvement in northeast Georgia, Katherine Williams, has died.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is defending his decision not to discuss the Afghanistan war in his convention speech.

If a remnant of Hurricane Isaac becomes a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico - which forecasters say could happen - it would be a rare event.

The U.S. is ramping up its presence at Syria's Turkish border, sending more spies and diplomats to help advise the rebel forces in their mismatched fight against the better armed Syrian regime, and to watch for possible al-Qaida infiltration of rebel ranks.

Doug Keith of Siemens Industry, Inc., will speak at North Georgia College & State University (NGCSU) on Sept. 20 to highlight a critical component of successful business strategy

The U.S. health care system squanders $750 billion a year - roughly 30 cents of every medical dollar - through unneeded care, byzantine paperwork, fraud and other waste, the influential Institute of Medicine said Thursday in a report that ties directly into the presidential campaign.

Texas will soon open a stretch of highway with the highest speed limit in the country.