Ken Stanford

More U.S. hospitals are giving patients the recommended treatments for common conditions, according to an annual report released Thursday by an independent accrediting group.

Forsyth County school officials have closed the deal on a site for the county's sixth high school and the school system has announced a plan to eliminate "snow days" in its calendars in favor making up the lost time online.

The Obama administration is considering a plan that would shield possibly around 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally from deportation as part of a broad set of executive actions that President Barack Obama could announce as early as next week, people familiar with the discussions say.

U.S. retail sales rose at a modest pace in October, evidence that recent job gains and lower gas prices are lifting consumer spending.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is ordering top-to-bottom changes in how the nation's nuclear arsenal is managed, vowing to invest billions of dollars more to fix what ails a force beset by leadership lapses, security flaws and sagging morale.

When Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton opens its doors on April 1, patients and visitors will be able to find respite in a chapel named in memory of a pillar of the local community

Stocks wavered between small gains and losses on Thursday to close little changed as traders weighed generally strong earnings reports against the falling fortunes of energy companies.