Bryan Pirkle

So how do U.S. eighth-graders do in math and science when compared to their peers around the globe? Turns out it matters which state they live in, according to a study being released Thursday.

A bill that's passed the U.S. House includes a key provision for deepening the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah.

A cable and wire manufacturing company is planning to build a new plant in western Georgia.

Congress has passed legislation to reopen the partially-shuttered federal government and avert a potentially disastrous default on U.S. obligations, clearing the measure for President Barack Obama's promised signature.

A congressional study expected to be released later this month shows that two nuclear power plants in Georgia were issued 166 safety violations between 2000 and 2012.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will reopen for five days during the busy fall tourism season with the help of money from both Tennessee and North Carolina.

A man convicted of murder in a deadly suburban Atlanta home invasion robbery has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The City of Suwanee is launching a new youth leadership initiative to build up young leaders in the community and outside the classroom. The nine-month Suwanee Youth Leaders program will begin in January. Applications are available at suwanee.com; the application deadline is October 25.

Chicago Marathon runners hit the streets Sunday morning, nearly six months after the Boston Marathon bombings, with more police officers lining race routes and spectator areas.

A U.S. citizen detained in Egypt for violating curfew in August was found dead Sunday in his jail cell, the second foreigner to die in detention in recent weeks, security officials said.