Ken Stanford

It's too early to say the tea party's over. But with a Senate majority in reach, the Republican Party and its allies are using campaign cash, positions of influence and other levers of power to defuse what they consider challenges by weak conservative candidates.

In a story May 8, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Education Department, incorrectly reported that 14 school districts were being investigated for possible violations under a Supreme Court ruling that children brought into the U.S. illegally are guaranteed the right to a public education. The Education Department said Friday that all but three of the complaints had been resolved.

President Barack Obama is showcasing Wal-Mart, often a target of labor groups and other Democratic constituencies, to promote advances in energy efficiency in his broader campaign to confront climate change.

The government says hospitals are becoming safer for patients due to a quality improvement partnership between industry and federal agencies.

A House committee voted Thursday to subpoena records relating to a waiting list at the Phoenix veterans hospital, and officials said Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki had ordered a nationwide audit of access to care that the agency provides.

Former Banks County Schools Superintendent Milton Patterson, who also spent some time as Chairman of the Banks County Board of Commissioners, died Thursday following an extended illness. He was 86.

The majority of Georgia residents (81%) plan on taking at least one leisure trip of 50 miles or more requiring overnight accommodations during the next three months.

The White House says President Barack Obama has no plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin when both leaders attend next month's events in France marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day.