Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won't negotiate” with...
Zelenskyy to visit Washington this week seeking long-range weapons and a Trump meeting
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential...
Trump urges leaders to put ‘old feuds’ aside as he calls for a new...
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a...
Athens apartment fire destroys several units, no injuries reported
ATHENS, Ga. — Firefighters quickly brought a multi-family apartment fire under control Friday afternoon in Athens.
Crews were dispatched to the Serene at Northside complex...
Trump wants to push for Middle East peace. Netanyahu is still talking up Israel’s...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is declaring Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip over and has already barreled ahead toward far...
Palestinians celebrate as prisoners are released under ceasefire
BEITUNIA, West Bank (AP) — Cheers erupted among Palestinians on Monday as Israel released nearly 2,000 prisoners under a Gaza ceasefire agreement that saw...
Georgia lawmaker who died after long battle with cancer remembered as a champion for...
(Georgia Recorder) — Colleagues of state Rep. Mandi Ballinger say they’ll remember her as a woman with a heart for Georgia’s children, a mind...
Georgia Republicans say they fear local elections could help Democrats in statewide utilities race
(Georgia Recorder) — A unique off-year election for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, a body responsible for regulating utilities in the...
Hamas releases all 20 remaining living hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza on Monday, as part of a ceasefire pausing...
Trump arrives in Israel to tout ceasefire
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and...
Fugitive on the run for 3 years captured in Eastanollee
EASTANOLLEE, Ga. — A South Carolina man who had been evading law enforcement for three years was captured Thursday in Stephens County after deputies...
Half-million dollar federal grant to help outfit White County firefighters
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners recently approved a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to replace aging firefighting equipment. The...