Ken Stanford

Elachee Nature Science Center is cooking up some new ways to feed children

The Jackson EMC Foundation, a charity funded by the donations of the cooperative

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 361,000, a level consistent with modest gains in hiring.

The U.S. trade deficit fell to its lowest level in 18 months in June, pushed down by a steep drop in oil imports and a small rise in exports.

The ancient Martian crater where the Curiosity rover landed looks strikingly similar to the Mojave Desert in California with its looming mountains and hanging haze, scientists say.

Running through September 23 the twin galleries at Sautee Nacoochee Community Association (SNCA) will offer the "Magnificent MudPottery Exhibit." It features 28 juried gallery potters, clay and ceramic artists and sculptors.

Driver's license offices have resumed services after a statewide computer outage delayed the issuing of licenses and identification cards.

Livestock farmers and ranchers seeing their feed costs rise because of the worst drought in a quarter-century are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency waive production requirements for corn-based ethanol.

Seeking to rally a crucial constituency, President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned women in swing-state Colorado that Republicans would seek to strip away health care benefits for them and cut funding for contraceptive services.

President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies aren't waiting for Republican Mitt Romney to reveal his vice presidential choice. They're already trying to scuff up those considered by political insiders to be most likely to join the GOP ticket.