Ken Stanford

Twenty-nine Hall County School District students have been selected as Semifinalists for the Georgia Governor

9th District Congressman Doug Collins has introduced legislation to defund President Obama's executive order affecting 5 million or more immigrants.

The United States capped its best year for hiring in 15 years with a healthy gain in December, and the unemployment rate hit a six-year low. The numbers support expectations that the United States will strengthen further this year even as overseas economies stumble.

The U.S. government was not responsible for sustained electronic attacks that crippled North Korea's Internet infrastructure last month, just after President Barack Obama promised that his administration would respond to the hacker break-in at Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., two senior U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

J.C. Penney Co. said Thursday it will close about 40 stores this year and cut approximately 2,250 jobs, as it tries to improve its profitability.