Ken Stanford

Two Georgia Republicans have introduced a bill in Congress to allow Americans to dip into their retirement accounts to pay their mortgage.

Top Georgia officials said Thursday they've filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking approval of the state's new political maps.

The 20th Annual Medical Center Open, which was held Thursday at Chicopee Woods Golf Course, raised $233,830 (a new record) for the Georgia Mountain Food Bank (GMFB).

The federal government is taking on a crucial new role in the nation's health care, designing a basic benefits package for millions of privately insured Americans. A framework for the Obama administration was released Thursday.

Some Hispanic parents are returning their children to Alabama's public schools after initially keeping them at home over fears about the state's tough new immigration law. Others are withdrawing their children in preparation for moving out of state.

Amid complaints from commuters that the cost of using the new High Occupancy Toll lanes on Interstate Highway 85 is too high, Gov. Nathan Deal said Thursday the rates are being dropped.

A Pakistani doctor accused of running a vaccination program for the CIA to help track down Osama bin Laden should be put on trial for high treason, a government commission said Thursday, a move likely to anger U.S. officials pushing for his release.

President Barack Obama defiantly challenged lawmakers Thursday to vote for his jobs plan or explain why not. "This is not a game," he declared.

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, a sign that the job market remains weak.

The funeral for a Hall County sheriff's deputy who was killed Wednesday night in a motorcycle accident on I-985 will be held Sunday.