Ken Stanford

In expanding its airstrikes into Syria against Islamic State extremists, the U.S. could find itself entangled in a morass of jihadis, rebel rivalries and religious hatred.

On both ends of the Capitol, the parties controlling Congress are happily showcasing futility.

President Barack Obama, who has postponed until after Election Day his plans that could shield millions of immigrants from deportation, is already on pace this year to deport the fewest number of immigrants since at least 2007.

Key Arab allies of the U.S. agreed Thursday to "do their share" to fight against the Islamic State group, promising to take action to stop the flow of fighters and funding to the militants and possibly to join military action.

Women's colleges are revisiting policies around enrolling transgender students as institutions of higher learning - single-sex, coed and those with religious affiliations - demonstrate varying degrees of acceptance for changing norms.

Elachee Nature Science Center's annual "Snake Day" celebration is Saturday.

More people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, though the trend in benefit applications in the past month remained low.

The Georgia Council of Chiropractic (GCC) has voted Dr. Drew Henderson of Murrayville as its 2014 Chiropractor of the Year.

With the solemn toll of a bell and a moment of silence, the nation paused Thursday to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the hallowed site just hours after President Barack Obama promised to root out and destroy a new group of terrorists threatening the U.S.