Bryan Pirkle

The United States and its European allies are finalizing a package of sanctions on Russia's key economic sectors that could be levied as early as this week, though the penalties might be delayed because of positive signals from Russian President Vladimir Putin, administration officials and others close to the decision-making said Tuesday.

Vice President Joe Biden has consulted on Iraq with the leaders of Turkey and Bahrain, two countries with a major stake there.

The House moved toward passage of a $570 billion defense spending bill that imposes new restrictions on President Barack Obama's handling of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and his attempts to close the U.S. prison.

With Florida preparing Wednesday for the nation's third execution in less than 24 hours, some death penalty states particularly in the South appear unfazed by the recent furor over how the U.S. carries out lethal injections.

A Cumming man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on charges related to dragging a dog behind his vehicle while driving.

A businessman accused of swindling churchgoers in an investment scheme was arrested Tuesday on fraud charges, federal prosecutors in Atlanta said.

Three civil rights icons Rep. John Lewis, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. C.T. Vivian are urging the next generation to fight for their brand of social change.

The Defense Department is releasing the name of the fifth American soldier who died last Monday in what's been described as a friendly fire airstrike in Afghanistan.

Hall County firefighters battled a house fire in Gainesville Thursday evening that was apparently ignited by a lightning strike.

A conservative underdog's swift dispatch of Majority Leader Eric Cantor is feeding tea party dreams in Mississippi and beyond in the 2014 midterm elections.