Ken Stanford

Thousands of immigrant children fleeing poverty and violence in Central America to cross alone into the United States can live in American cities, attend public schools and possibly work here for years without consequences.

Sunni militants have seized another town in Iraq's western Anbar province, the fourth to fall in two days, officials said Sunday, in what is shaping up to be a major offensive in one of Iraq's most restive regions.

Authorities plan to quarantine a Henry County neighborhood after a rash of rabies cases.

President Barack Obama says child care, family leave and workplace flexibility aren't frills, they're basic needs.

President Barack Obama, who established his bona fides as a gay and lesbian rights champion when he endorsed same-sex marriage, has steadily extended his administration's advocacy to the smallest and least accepted band of the LGBT rainbow: transgender Americans.

Sunni insurgents led by an al-Qaida breakaway group expanded their offensive in a volatile western province on Saturday, capturing two strategic towns and the first border crossing with Syria to fall on the Iraqi side.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance (UI) in Georgia were down 29.2 percent in May, compared to a year ago.

Harris Blackwood of Gainesville has been named chairman of the Georgia Driver's Education Commission.

Two Norcross men face drug-related charges following their arrests in Hall County.