B.J. Williams

Syria said Tuesday it has accepted Russia's proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent dismantling.

With opposition to military action growing among Americans and lawmakers, President Barack Obama is heading to Congress on Tuesday with fresh hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough that would allow Syria's government to avert U.S. missile strikes if it surrenders its chemical weapons arsenal.

An Indian court convicted four men Tuesday in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson says he plans to vote against authorizing a military strike in Syria.

It's been a quiet start to the school year in Hall County, according to Hall County school officials, and that's just the way Lt. Earl Roach likes it.

The Banks County Sheriff

Authorities have identified the woman killed in a three vehicle crash on Georgia 400 southbound Monday morning. The crash also injured one other.

Administrators at Lanier Technical College announced Monday they have reached a milestone at their Dawson County campus. They said the campus set an enrollment record of 213 students with this fall's enrollment period.

A green jacket owned by the golfer who won the inaugural Masters Tournament in Augusta in 1934 has sold at auction for nearly $700,000.

Acting on a tip they received last month, Towns County authorities found a marijuana grow operation near Hiawassee last week and arrested one suspect in the process.