Ken Stanford

The Gainesville Board of Education voted Monday night to lower graduation requirements for city school students to 23 credits from 24.

People with old Social Security debts are getting a reprieve - for now.

Wind gusts of up to 40 mph are possible across much of north and central Georgia, including the Gainesville area.

A congressional report released Monday predicts slightly smaller deficits both this year and over the coming decade, with lower spending on federal health care spending being the main reason.

A robotic submarine hunting for the missing Malaysian jet aborted its first mission after only six hours, surfacing with no new clues when it exceeded its maximum depth along the floor of the Indian Ocean, officials said Tuesday.