Ken Stanford

Supreme and Appeals Court judges would receive a $12,000 raise under a bill headed to the Georgia state Senate.

U.S. stock indexes closed slightly lower Wednesday, stabilizing a day after a global sell-off prompted by worries about higher U.S. interest rates.

The police chief in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson resigned Wednesday in the wake of a scathing Justice Department report prompted by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer.

The Georgia House has passed a bill exempting state purchases of cars made in Georgia from competitive bidding.

America's top military officer says that while Iran's support in the fight against Islamic State militants is helpful, the U.S. remains concerned about what happens "after the drums stop beating" and IS is defeated.

The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.

The new Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, will open May 2, celebrating years of planning and development aimed at connecting visitors with both the natural word and cultural amenities.

Three of America's top national security officials on Wednesday defended President Barack Obama's proposal for new war powers to fight Islamic State militants amid Democratic worries that it could lead to a full-scale U.S. ground war in the Mideast and GOP concerns that it should not ties the hands of the commander in chief.

U.S. stock indexes opened higher, a day after a sell-off prompted by worries about higher U.S. interest rates and a stronger dollar.