Ken Stanford

Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Connor Shaw - a former standout at Flowery Branch High School and the University of South Carolina - will come off the practice squad and start the season finale on Sunday against Baltimore.

On the heels of a Christmas week rainy spell that left some parts of north Georgia with around two inches of rain, another two inches is possible between now and Monday.

Colorado emerged as the state with the second-highest percentage of regular marijuana users as it began legalizing the drug, according to a new national study.

Rejuvenating the economy figured prominently in the first Clinton's presidential campaign and could form the foundation of the next one's.

Missouri became the first state Friday to have an average statewide gas price fall below $2 per gallon since 2009, while Oklahoma's average was expected to drop below that threshold sometime over the weekend, according to AAA.

Georgia running back Todd Gurley has informed coach Mark Richt that he plans to enter the NFL draft.

One group of potential candidates for president probably won't be shuffling off to Iowa, New Hampshire or other early campaign spots in the new year. They'll be hunkered down in statehouses across the Midwest, pushing bills through their legislatures.

U.S. stocks posted modest gains Friday in quiet, post-holiday trading.

The U.S. economy flexed its old muscles in 2014.