Ken Stanford

Far fewer immigrants arrested by California law enforcement are being turned over to federal authorities for deportation since a new state law went into effect in January.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning of the possibility of heavy rains and flooding overnight tonight and into Monday night in much of the state, including north Georgia.

Selling car crash reports to a private company has saved time and money according to state officials, but some drivers cite concerns over retrieval costs and privacy.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered a two-pronged warning to Asia Pacific nations Sunday, announcing that the U.S. will send two additional ballistic missile destroyers to Japan to counter the North Korean threat, and saying China must better respect its neighbors.

As a brutal winter yields to spring, the U.S. economy is showing renewed strength just as other major economies appear desperate for help.

At the prodding of business organizations, House Republicans quietly secured a recent change in President Barack Obama's health law to expand coverage choices, a striking, one-of-a-kind departure from dozens of high-decibel attempts to repeal or dismember it.

The Georgia Supreme Court Monday is scheduled to hear the case of eleven law enforcement officers, who were fired by Forsyth County Sheriff Duane Piper shortly after he took office last year.

Immigration advocates and supporters rallied Saturday in Atlanta and other cities across the country in a renewed effort to push President Barack Obama to put a freeze on deportations.

Lacking congressional backing to raise wages or end gender pay disparities, President Barack Obama is imposing his policies directly on federal contractors, following a long-established tradition of presidents exerting their powers on a fraction of the economy directly under their control.

The Southern Center for Human Rights is honoring two people - including Gainesville attorney Wyc Orr - for their contributions to the legal system.