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Woman charged in intern death speaks publically

2010-06-25T10:00:00-04:00

The woman charged with driving drunk and causing an accident that killed a governor's intern early Saturday spoke publicly in Atlanta Thursday to express her remorse over the death.

Secretary of state race seemingly wide open

2010-06-07T10:52:01-04:00

With an incumbent hand-picked by the governor facing a strong Republican challenger and Democrats fighting for name recognition in a crowded primary, the secretary of state's race is seemingly wide open.

4-day school weeks gaining in popularity across U.S.

2010-06-04T11:37:35-04:00

During the school year, Mondays in this rural Georgia community are for video games, trips to grandma's house and hanging out at the neighborhood community center.

Ga., other states to establish uniform standards for teaching

2010-06-02T12:13:51-04:00

For the first time, states have joined to establish what students should know by the time they graduate high school.

Scarce cash could change landscape in gov's race

2010-06-01T10:39:05-04:00

The lousy economy and a crowded field of candidates has made it tough for those running for governor in Georgia to raise money heading into the July 20 primary.

As spill grows, oil soaks delicate marshes, birds

2010-05-24T08:00:00-04:00

As officials approached to survey the damage the Gulf oil spill caused in coastal marshes, some brown pelicans couldn't fly away Sunday.

BP: Mile-long tube sucking oil away from Gulf well

2010-05-17T08:00:00-04:00

Oil company engineers on Sunday finally succeeded in keeping some of the oil gushing from a blown well out of the Gulf of Mexico, hooking up a mile-long tube to funnel the crude into a tanker ship after more than three weeks of failures.

FBI conducts searches in Times Square probe

2010-05-13T09:59:40-04:00

The FBI says agents have executed search warrants at several locations in the Northeast in connection with the failed Times Square car bombing.

New claims for unemployment insurance inch down

2010-05-13T09:58:27-04:00

New claims for unemployment benefits dipped for the fourth straight week, a sign the job market is improving at a slow but steady pace.

At least 96 dead in Libyan plane crash

2010-05-12T07:17:38-04:00

A Libyan Afriqiyah Airways plane crashed Wednesday on approach to Tripoli's airport, killing at least 96 people, the transport minister said. A 10-year-old Dutch boy was the only known survivor.