Friday March 29th, 2024 11:05AM

Bryan Pirkle

Reporter
Bryan Pirkle
UN Experts: Taliban radicals against peace gain prominence
U.N. experts say radical splinter groups within the Taliban movement that are strongly opposed to any negotiation with Afghanistan's new government are gaining prominence.
8:37PM ( 9 years ago )
US-Cuba thaw could benefit farmers, energy and travel firms
Freighters once carried Cuban nickel and limestone to the port of New Orleans and North Dakota beans to Havana. Cuban families ate bowls of American rice, while U.S. tourists flocked to casinos and nightclubs in Havana.
9:08PM ( 9 years ago )
Congress votes to extend tax breaks through 2014
Banks, retailers, commuters and teachers will keep their temporary tax breaks for another year after Congress gave final approval Tuesday to a massive tax package affecting millions of businesses and individuals.
9:15PM ( 9 years ago )
N. Korea seeks UN meeting on CIA torture
North Korea is asking the United Nations Security Council to put the CIA's harsh treatment of terror suspects on its agenda for debate.
9:57PM ( 9 years ago )
2nd new parking deck opens in Cumming
The new Mason Street Parking Deck located near the Forsyth County Administration Building in Cumming is now open. It is the second of two new downtown parking decks to open in recent months - both part of the county
12:03PM ( 9 years ago )
HCSO investigation leads to three arrests
An investigation into an alleged armed robbery led to the arrests of three Gainesville men on Sunday.
9:59AM ( 9 years ago )
Baldwin store owner takes on Banks alcohol restrictions
A Baldwin store owner is taking issue with restrictions on package sales of alcohol in Banks County.
7:00AM ( 9 years ago )
House approves $1.1T bill financing government
Swapping crisis for compromise, the House narrowly approved $1.1 trillion in government-wide spending Thursday night after President Barack Obama and Republicans joined forces to override Democratic complaints that the bill would also ease bank regulations imposed after the economy's near-collapse in 2008.
10:49PM ( 9 years ago )
Man sentenced for sending firearms parts from Ga. to Russia
Federal prosecutors say a Russian man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for illegally exporting firearms parts to Russia.
9:08PM ( 9 years ago )
Corps: US falling behind on waterway levees, dams
The nation is falling behind on maintaining its aging levees, dams, ports and harbors and needs to get creative as it seeks ways to pay for the critical projects, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' commander general said Wednesday.
9:21PM ( 9 years ago )