B.J. Williams

U.S. manufacturing output rose in May after in shrinking in April, led by greater production of autos, computers and furniture.

Dozens of extremists attacked a Kenyan coastal town for hours, killing those who weren't Muslim and those who didn't know the Somali language, officials and witnesses said Monday. At least 48 people were killed and two hotels were set on fire.

The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled against 11 law enforcement officers who were fired last year by Forsyth County Sheriff Duane Piper.

The Gilmer County Sheriff's Office continues to search for an Alzheimer's patient missing since Sunday night.

With Baghdad threatened by the advance of an al-Qaida-inspired insurgency, the State Department is reinforcing security at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq's capital - and sending some personnel out of town.

Residents of an Atlanta suburb are objecting to a proposed 400-foot tower that would be built to enhance emergency communications.

Gasoline prices in the southeast were on a streak of declines before the conflict in Iraq began. The average price for a gallon of gasoline fell 51 days straight in Florida, 44 days in Georgia, and 12 days in Tennessee. However, the streaks ended Saturday as the violence in Iraq caused oil prices to jump.

The Hall County Republican Party said in a published statement it is opposed to proposed tax increases by the Hall County Commission and the Flowery Branch City Council.

The man who was shot and killed outside the Forsyth County Courthouse in Cumming Friday morning during an apparent attempt to take over the courthouse had filed a civil rights complaint against the sheriff's department in 2013, according to court records.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has become a father.