Ken Stanford

Thirteen Georgia cities were recently recognized for outstanding achievement in urban design, economic development, organizational projects and downtown promotions.

The funeral for Dr. Jack Lancaster, a former head of Extension Education at the University of Georgia College of Agriculture, will be held Saturday.

As President Barack Obama warns of stepped-up economic punishments against Russia for its military incursions inside Ukraine, U.S. sanctions have so far avoided one prominent financial institution: the $10 billion Russian Direct Investment Fund, which has partnered with brand-name American companies and whose advisers include top U.S. and European private equity executives.

Mexico's largest crackdown in decades on illegal migration has decreased the flow of Central Americans trying to reach the United States, and has dramatically cut the number of child migrants and families, according to officials and eyewitness accounts along the perilous route.

College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate their campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history.

Americans are more anxious about the economy now than they were right after the Great Recession ended despite stock market gains, falling unemployment and growth moving closer to full health.

There were no serious injuries in a rush-hour traffic accident Thursday morning at E.E. Butler Parkway and I-985.