Ken Stanford

The government plans to begin taking the temperatures of travelers from West Africa arriving at five U.S. airports as part of a stepped-up response to the Ebola epidemic.

A company that makes after-market floor mats for General Motors full-size pickup trucks and SUVs is recalling more than 45,000 of them because they can interfere with the gas pedals.

A Gwinnett County company that makes after-market floor mats for General Motors full-size pickup trucks and SUVs is recalling more than 45,000 of them because they can interfere with the gas pedals.

Adults who have considered going back to college to complete their degrees will have a chance Oct. 13 to learn about resources provided by the University of North Georgia (UNG) to help them reach that goal, including an established network of support and online and evening classes.

Salford Inc, manufacturers of tillage, seeding and fertilizer application equipment has acquired BBI Spreaders, a Cornelia-based manufacturer of precision dry material applicators for the agriculture, construction, and golf industries.

Milder temperatures should cut heating bills this winter, as few expect a return of the deep freeze that chilled much of the nation last year.

New U.S.-led airstrikes near the Syrian border town of Kobani have helped Kurdish fighters push back the Islamic State group a day after it appeared on the verge of seizing the town, the fate of which has emerged as a key test of whether coalition air power can roll back the extremist group.

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Wednesday temporarily blocked an appeals court ruling that declared gay marriage legal in Idaho and Nevada.