Ken Stanford

The United States and Cuba are trying to eliminate obstacles to normalized ties as the highest-level U.S. delegation to the communist island in more than three decades holds a second day of talks with Cuban officials.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew dismissed efforts in Congress to overhaul the nation's tax laws by lowering the top income tax rate paid by individuals, saying lawmakers should instead focus on simplifying taxes paid by businesses.

The House is moving toward a vote on a bill aimed at securing the U.S. border with Mexico, as majority Republicans seek to demonstrate that they can chart their own course on immigration - not just oppose President Barack Obama.

Two new senior leaders are now part of the administrative team at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), and it

A police video of officers confronting and then fatally shooting a black man in southern New Jersey has raised questions and stirred anger over another death at the hands of police.

A favorite staple of American diets - chicken breasts, legs and wings - could become safer to eat.

The Obama administration is moving closer to its goal of 9.1 million people signed up for private coverage under the president's health care law.

Several community- and faith-based organizations in Georgia, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hall County, are receiving laptop computers donated by UnitedHealthcare.