Ken Stanford

Orders to U.S. companies rose in July, reflecting a surge in demand for autos and commercial aircraft.

A New Jersey supermarket employee opened fire at the closed store early Friday, killing two co-workers and himself, a prosecutor said.

Barbara A. Schell of Athens, the associate dean of the College of Health & Science and director of School of Occupational Therapy at Brenau University, opened the 2012-13 academic year at the school by challenging students to invest themselves fully in college lives by, among other things, taking risks.

All branches of the Hall County Library System will be closed on weekends effective Saturday and hours the rest of the week are being cut, all because of continued budget problems, according to the system director.

Mitt Romney launched his fall campaign for the White House in a Republican National Convention finale Thursday night, declaring "what America needs is jobs, lots of jobs" and promising he has a plan to create 12 million of them.

Isaac soaked Louisiana for yet another day and pushed more water into neighborhoods all around the city, flooding homes and forcing last-minute evacuations and rescues. New Orleans itself was spared, thanks in large part to a levee system built after Katrina.