Ken Stanford

After years of following the paper trail of $51 billion in U.S. taxpayer dollars provided to rebuild a broken Iraq, the U.S. government can say with certainty that too much was wasted. But it can't say how much.

His credibility under attack, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney insisted on Friday that he had "no role whatsoever in the management" of a private equity firm after early 1999, and demanded that President Barack Obama apologize for campaign aides who persist in alleging otherwise.

The space weather forecast for Earth looks a bit stormy this weekend, but scientists said not to worry.

President Barack Obama said Friday that Republican rival Mitt Romney "is going to have to answer those questions" about when he gave up control of the private equity firm Bain Capital.

JPMorgan Chase said Friday that its traders may have tried to conceal the losses from a soured bet that has embarrassed the bank and cost it almost $6 billion - far more than its CEO first suggested.

North Georgia authors Dr. Amber French and chef Kari Morris will introduce their new health and weight loss book at a prerelease signing party in Dahlonega Thursday, July 19 from 4:30-7:00 at Crown Mountain Women's Health.

Following Gov. Nathan Deal's lead, Georgia's community health commissioner says the agency is holding off on a wholesale overhaul of the state's Medicaid program because of uncertainty at the federal level.

Dennis Lockhart, president of the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, says the Fed should act to further stimulate growth if the economy doesn't improve by year's end.

Challenging his opponent on taxes and spending, President Barack Obama said Friday if Mitt Romney and Republican leaders are unwilling to let tax cuts lapse for the wealthiest Americans, they're "not serious" about reducing the deficit.

If your job is protecting the first lady's motorcade, mouthing off about the boss can lead to more than a citation in a personnel file.