Ken Stanford

Gov. Nathan Deal

The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Barack Obama's choice to run the Pentagon, handing Ash Carter the unenviable task of steering the military as the United States confronts Islamic State militants, conflict in Ukraine and other worldwide threats.

Prosecutors in Chicago say 32 people from the U.S. and Mexico face charges in a more than $100 million gold-for-cash scheme to launder Sinaloa drug cartel profits.

U.S. retail sales fell sharply last month as gas prices plummeted and auto sales slowed. But excluding those volatile categories, Americans stepped up their spending a bit.

The United States is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement, presenting "hard truths" that its citizens and police must confront, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help pet-food manufacturer Big Creek Foods hire about 20 workers for its facility in Gainesville later this month.

Guns would fall silent, heavy weapons would pull back from the front and Ukraine would trade a broad autonomy for the east to get back control of its Russian border by the end of 2015 under a peace deal hammered out Thursday in all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany.

High winds followed by a surge of cold air this weekend are in store for Georgia as multiple cold fronts move across the South.

Jim Wallis, CPA, has joined the Norton Agency