Ken Stanford

The federal government's failure to enforce the nation's child protection laws is a "national disgrace" that leaves abused children vulnerable to future harm, according to a three-year study by two child advocacy groups.

One of the world's largest meat processors plans to expand it Dooley County poultry plant, creating 500 jobs and investing $110 million over the next year.

Lt. Governor Casey Cagle has appointed Capt. Mark Arnold of the Hall County Fire Department to the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council.

Sherman Miller, Cal-Maine Foods, Jackson, Miss., has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY).

President Barack Obama defended the U.S. government's willingness to cooperate closely with Saudi Arabia on national security despite deep concerns over human rights abuses, as he led an array of current and former U .S. statesmen in paying respects following the death of King Abdullah.

A South Hall man has been named to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame Board of Directors.

A "potentially historic" storm could dump 2 to 3 feet of snow from northern New Jersey to Connecticut starting Monday, crippling a region that has largely been spared so far this winter, the National Weather Service said.

President Barack Obama is proposing to designate the vast majority of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a wilderness area, including its potentially oil-rich coastal plain, drawing an angry response from top state elected officials who see it as a land grab by the federal government.

From the prime minister to ordinary people, Japanese were shocked Sunday at a video purportedly showing one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed.