Ken Stanford

Sternly warning the West it cannot defang the metaphorical Russian bear, a confident-looking President Vladimir Putin promised Thursday to shore up the plummeting ruble and revive the economy within two years.

AAA says the year-end holiday season should see the highest travel volume on record.

The staff of Hall County 911 Communications is used to acting as the unsung hero in emergency situations, but this year, they also played the part of Santa Claus for four local families in need.

Gainesville attorney John G. Breakfield of Breakfield & Associates has been appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to serve as a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission.

The Dow Jones industrial average had its biggest day in three years, soaring more than 400 points as the stock market extended a rally into a second day.

The detective work blaming North Korea for the Sony hacker break-in appears so far to be largely circumstantial, The Associated Press has learned.