Ken Stanford

A committee looking at problems with Georgia's social studies curriculum after dramatic drops in test scores this year is expected to make recommendations in coming weeks.

It's been two years since 17-year-old Justeen Mancha says her south Georgia home was raided by federal agents seeking illegal immigrants. But she was still noticeably shaken on Thursday as she described the raid for a panel of union and immigrant-rights advocates.

New data from the Georgia Department of Education shows students improved in the vast majority of subjects on a state-mandated exam.

Before they head back to school next fall, students in Gainesville and Hall County will be invited to a Back To School Party where they will be treated to song and dance and a fashion show, and - a pep talk about staying in school.

State lawmakers from the 9th Congressional District vote today on a new member of the state DOT board.

Delta Air Lines Inc. flight attendants have again failed to get the necessary votes to form a union.

Federal health officials, citing a new study, say a dangerous intestinal superbug has been growing by more than 10,000 cases a year.

The U.S. is on a pace this year to set a new record for confirmed tornadoes in one year.

A New York City lawyer has sued Delta Air Lines Inc. for nearly $1 million, claiming the company's incompetent and rude employees made his 80-year-old mother's birthday trip to South America a stressful, costly horror.

Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months, although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years.