WASHINGTON — A new Democratic Senate bill to tame the financial markets would give the government new powers to break up firms that threaten the economy, force the industry to pay for its failures ...
Court upholds malpractice law change ATLANTA – A sharply divided Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a key part of a sweeping 2005 law that made it more difficult for patients to win medical malpractice cases involving eme...
South Atlantic region gets new bureau chief ATLANTA – Michelle Williams, chief of bureau for The Associated Press in Arizona and New Mexico, has been appointed chief of bureau for the South Atlantic region. The appointment was annou...
Students rally against education funding cuts ATLANTA – A few hundred college students rallied on the steps of the Georgia Capitol on Monday to protest budget cuts they say could make college too expensive at a time when education is ...
Taliban arrest angers leader KABUL — The Afghan government was conducting secret talks with the Taliban’s No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai’...
Countdown toward health vote begins WASHINGTON — House Democrats triggered the countdown Monday for the climactic vote on President Barack Obama’s fiercely contested remake of the health care system, even though the legislation re...
Mini clip safer than heart-valve surgery ATLANTA — Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly...
Investigators can't replicate runaway Prius in California SAN DIEGO — Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government could not replicate the runaway speeding reported by a Prius owner who said his car’s accelerator stuck as he drove...
Pentagon gun came from police WASHINGTON — Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn. La...
Court dismisses anti-lying law complaint ATLANTA (AP) — An appeals court ordered a federal judge to dismiss a complaint that claimed a Miami-Dade County ordinance making it a crime punishable by fines and jail to lie during petition dr...
Our girls KNOXVILLE , Tenn. – Odette. Benita. Valancia. Atanie. Each Sunday morning, members of White Stone Church spread photos of the girls’ grinning, impish faces across a folding table befo...
Savannah square destroyed in 1950s reopens SAVANNAH – For more than 55 years, Savannah counted Ellis Square among its lost historic treasures. Of the city’s 22 public squares, Ellis Square was one of the first plotted in 1733...
Senators question charity CEO's $1M pay A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in fed...
Cox: Increase lottery ticket prices to help K-12 schools ATLANTA – State schools Superintendent Kathy Cox called Friday for lottery ticket prices to be raised to help pay for K-12 education in Georgia. Cox said during an appearance on CNN that...
4 sentenced in gun trafficking ATLANTA (AP) — Four people have been sentenced in federal court in Atlanta for their roles in a gun trafficking ring that operated in Georgia and California. U.S. Attorney Sally Yates on Friday ...
Elton John threat in YouTube video leads to arrest ATLANTA – A Georgia man who posted a video of himself on the Internet holding a sign that said “Elton John must die” has been arrested for making terroristic threats. Neal Hors...
Gov. Perdue pushes round of deep health care cuts ATLANTA – Georgia’s hospitals and health care providers were hammered as part of a new round of cuts proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday to deal with a gaping budget shortfall....
FBI looking into Yemen attack BUENA , N.J. (AP) — The FBI is investigating the case of an alleged al-Qaida member raised in New Jersey who is accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen. FBI spokesman Ri...
Ex-Christian Coalition head won't run for state Congress ATLANTA – Former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed announced Wednesday he will not run for Congress in Georgia, saying he can do more to push a conservative agenda through his work for a...
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Tenn. church rushes to aid, adopt Haitian girls after quake
