State & National News

Georgia drivers see slight relief at the pump before New Year’s

Georgia drivers have seen a bit of relief at the pump ahead of what's expected to be record-high travel period on New Year's. The state's...

Georgia leaders fondly recall President Jimmy Carter as humble peanut farmer, great humanitarian

(Georgia Recorder) — Flags will be at half-staff across Georgia and the United States for the next month in honor of former President Jimmy...

Jimmy Carter remembered as a ‘true servant-leader’

Jimmy Carter gained notoriety as the 39th president of the United States, but his legacy lies in his work dedicated to improving people's lives...

BREAKING NOW Former President Jimmy Carters dies at 100

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling...

5 traffic fatalities reported in Georgia over Christmas

At least five people were killed on Georgia's roads during the long Christmas holiday, the State Patrol reports. Fatal wrecks were reported in Villa Rica,...

Janet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-January

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent...

Okefenokee Swamp moves closer to high-profile World Heritage designation

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a step closer to becoming a UNESCO's World Heritage site. The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced the...

Judge signals that contempt hearing for Rudy Giuliani over his assets might not go...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge is signaling that Rudy Giuliani’s contempt hearing next Friday might not end so well for the former...

Biden signs bipartisan bill to reduce government spending

President Joe Biden on Monday signed bipartisan legislation intended to slash wasteful government spending. The Eliminate Useless Reports Act, sponsored by U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff,...

An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump’s political coalition

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump's supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal...

US teacher jailed in Russia is formally designated as wrongfully detained

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more than four years ago has been designated by the U.S. government...

New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns

Artificial intelligence. Abortion. Guns. Marijuana. Minimum wages. Name a hot topic, and chances are good there's a new law about it taking effect in...