B.J. Williams

President Barack Obama is naming Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and a trusted adviser at the Obama White House, as the point man on the U.S. government's response to the Ebola crisis.

U.S. stocks opened higher Friday as investors weighed the latest corporate earnings news and data showing home construction picked up last month.

General Electric's third quarter profit rose 11 percent on strong performance from its aviation and oil and gas divisions.

World stock markets mostly rebounded Friday after a fall in U.S. unemployment applications and comments from a Federal Reserve official eased nerves about a stalling economic recovery.

Hurricane Gonzalo roared toward Bermuda as a powerful Category 4 storm early Friday amid warnings by forecasters that the British island territory would likely be hit with damaging winds and life-threatening storm surge in coming hours.

Facing renewed criticism about the U.S. response to Ebola, President Barack Obama is conceding that it may make sense to have a single person lead the administration's effort.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie offered his encouragement to Georgians working to re-elect incumbent Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday during a visit to the state and promised to be back.

Habersham County authorities said a 25-year-old man died Thursday after he accidentally shot himself Wednesday night as he was playing with a .38 revolver.

Georgia State University officials say they're using a multimillion dollar grant to increase the number of teachers working in high-need schools in rural and urban areas.

Gainesville Police confirmed Thursday afternoon that a morning plane crash killed one person and injured another on a street near the airport.