The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo.

Global shares were mostly higher on Friday as the week was winding down with the Israel-Iran ceasefire still in place and signs of progress on a China-U.S. trade deal.

A lifelike statue of Otis Redding "sittin' on the dock" has resurfaced in the soul-singing legend's hometown Macon, Georgia. Surrounded by cars and concrete - and some water.

Iran's top diplomat said the possibility of new negotiations with the United States on his country's nuclear program has been "complicated" by the American attack on three of the sites, which he ...

The abrupt closure of the 121-year-old hospital left a gap in the city’s health care system that has yet to be filled.

Mass shootings like what occurred at Apalachee High School near Winder are heartbreaking. Unfortunately, these incidents are all too common. Accessibility to firearms (i.e., handguns, assault weapons ...

Two lawsuits have been filed and a third is expected as some Georgia sheriffs wrangle with their county commissioners over budgets.

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Philadelphia Phillies. Atlanta is 22-15 in home games and 37-43 overall. Braves pitchers have a collective 3.72 ERA, ...

The woman suing Douglas County Sheriff Tim Pounds and several officers said she told jail staff, including Pounds himself, about her treatment but nothing was done ...

Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.

In parts of rural upstate New York, schools have more than 1,100 students for every mental health provider. In a far-flung region with little public transportation, those few school counselors often ...

This week, thousands of music lovers from across the U.K. and beyond will flock to a farm in the southwest of England for the legendary Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts. But just ...