Ken Stanford

Customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York's Kennedy International Airport from three West African countries on Saturday in a stepped-up screening effort meant to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus.

labama has agreed not to enforce a provision of its controversial immigration law that required state officials to publish a list of people known to be unlawfully in the country.

The Development Authority of Banks County has completed phase one of the Hudson River Business Park (HRBP).

The Supreme Court says same-sex marriage can go ahead in Idaho.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced next week's road maintenance plans for northeast Georgia next week.

The Gainesville Planning Department staff is recommending approval of annexation and rezoning requests for a tract of land on the west side of town where a 219-lot subdivision is planned. The matter is on the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board's agenda for its Tuesday meeting.

Sears Holdings Corp. said Friday that a data breach at its Kmart stores that started last month may have compromised some customers' credit and debit cards.

Liberia's United Nations peacekeeping mission has placed 41 staff members, including 20 military personnel, under "close medical observation" after an international member of its medical team was diagnosed with Ebola this week - the second mission member to test positive for the deadly disease.