B.J. Williams

The federal government said Monday it has no evidence that antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps and washes help prevent the spread of germs, and it is reviewing research suggesting they may pose health risks.

The bogus sign language interpreter at last week's Nelson Mandela memorial service was among a group of people who accosted two men found with a stolen television and burned them to death by setting fire to tires placed around their necks, one of the interpreter's cousins and three of his friends told The Associated Press Monday.

A judge has denied bond for a woman convicted of lying during the investigation of her husband's killing outside a suburban Atlanta preschool.

A spokesman for the State Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner's Office has confirmed the death of a two-year-old in a mobile home fire in Hart County Sunday.

A man was able to escape his burning home on Mountain View road unharmed early Monday morning.

Gwinnett County police say a pregnant woman and her unborn baby have died in a car crash.

Four Republican state representatives are set to outline legislation they'll propose during the 2014 session to block state agencies from implementing any provision of the Affordable Care Act.

Pump prices moved slightly lower last week on falling demand numbers. Gasoline consumption dropped for the fifth week in a row, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

For the third straight year, Truett-McConnell College athletes distributed Christmas stockings, filled with toys, candy, and a message of the Gospel, to children who visit the White County Food Pantry in Cleveland, Ga. December 10.

A reduction in basic training at Fort Benning will force the 197th Infantry Brigade to discontinue operations at the post.