Ken Stanford

Gainesville police officers went shopping with some needy youghsters Friday.

A Nebraska meatpacker recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef products distributed in 16 states - including Georgia - after a test confirmed the presence of E. coli, the Agriculture Department said Friday.

Opponents of Alabama's law on illegal immigration say federal authorities are conducting residential raids and arresting dozens of people in north Alabama, and two Freedom Riders from the Civil Rights era have returned to join the fight against the law.

Delta Air Lines Inc. is boosting its flying out of New York's LaGuardia airport, adding routes that target American Airlines and put it in a better position to compete against United.

Georgia is not among the winners of the U.S. Department of Education's grant competition for early learning programs.

With the arrival of the new year, a key section of Georgia's new law targeting illegal immigration will go into effect.

The North Georgia Network has crossed Clayton Mountain and the Appalachian Trail to complete the first leg of the 260-mile core ring that will bring a high-speed fiber optic network to several north Georgia counties.

Consumer prices stayed flat in November, the latest sign that inflation has cooled off. Energy costs dropped for the second straight month, which offset higher prices that Americans paid for food, clothes and medical services.

The final Republican presidential debate before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucus crystalized the strengths and weaknesses of the chief contenders as perhaps no other event thus far.

A panel charged with ensuring compliance with Georgia immigration laws discussed rules for its operation and plans to post them for public comment.