Former White County fire chiefs life to be celebrated

May 18, 2013 1:09:00 PM - Access North GA

CUMMING - A former fixture in the fire service in both Forsyth and White counties will be remembered in a celebration of life service Saturday night in Cumming.

James H. "Jim" Avery, who was a pioneer in the Forsyth County fire service and more recently...

Rob Moore

This weekend's weather: showers and thunderstorms likely, highs near 80

May 18, 2013 12:47:00 PM - Rockmart Journal

The Fish Wrap

This weekend's forecast from the National Weather Service calls for showers and possibly a thunderstorm on Saturday mainly before 2 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. High near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of...

Darlington commencement ceremony pushed back to 10:30 a.m., still outside

May 18, 2013 12:41:00 PM - Rome News-Tribune

Floyd County Jail report, May 18, 8 am

May 18, 2013 12:41:00 PM - Rome News-Tribune

Today's forecast: rain likely, high 78

May 18, 2013 12:41:00 PM - Rome News-Tribune

A Tony Evening

May 18, 2013 12:36:00 PM - Kiss 104.1

Atlanta Yoga

May 18, 2013 12:36:00 PM - Kiss 104.1

SWAYZE'S SPRING BATTLE OF THE BANDS NIGHT 6 with A ROSE FOR EMILY, AS ANIMALS EAT MY INSIDES, BIRDSI

May 18, 2013 12:36:00 PM - Kiss 104.1

How Are You Celebrating Armed Forces Day?

May 18, 2013 12:35:00 PM - Loganville-Grayson Patch

For the last two years there has been a a 1-mile fun run at Meridian Park in Loganville to raise funds for the men and women serving overseas in the military. According to Sgt. Christopher Diaz, commander of South Gwinnett High School' s Jr. ROTC,...

Loganville-Grayson Patch

Mimi Faust before her ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ makeover

May 18, 2013 12:32:00 PM - RollingOut

 
Mimi Faust before “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta”
Before Mimi Faust was entertaining millions with her back and forth banter between herself and Joseline Hernandez, the self proclaimed “dance machine” was relatively quiet on the Atlanta scene. The owner...

Danielle Canada

Conn. governor, US senators to tour train crash site with Transportation Safety officials

May 18, 2013 12:08:00 PM - Washington Post

HARTFORD, Conn. Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloys office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticuts two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North Railroad crash that injured 70...

Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law

May 18, 2013 12:02:00 PM - Baltimore Sun

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist Taliban was toppled over a decade...

Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz

Enraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza border

May 18, 2013 11:22:00 AM - Baltimore Sun

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, witnesses said.

The protest began on Friday...

South Korea Says North Launches 3 Missiles Into Sea

May 18, 2013 10:58:00 AM - New York Times

South Korea said it remained “vigilant and prepared” after three missiles were fired into the sea Saturday.        

CHOE SANG-HUN

After week of scandal management, Obama says focus remains on jobs

May 18, 2013 10:39:00 AM - NBCNews.com

It hasn’t been a fun week in the West Wing, but President Barack Obama insisted Friday that his focus remains on job creation despite Washington’s tendency to get “distracted” by political battles.

“I know it can seem frustrating sometimes when it...

Refocusing attention on economy, Obama says Washington politics miss what Americans care about

May 18, 2013 10:29:00 AM - Washington Post

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ensuring...

Obama promotes jobs tour in weekly address

May 18, 2013 10:19:00 AM - CNN

(CNN) - President Barack Obama highlighted his recent jobs tour Saturday, emphasizing a need to focus on improving the economy rather than getting distracted by other issues in the nation’s capital.

“That’s why I like getting out of the Washington echo...

Outraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza crossing

May 18, 2013 10:02:00 AM - Baltimore Sun

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travelers, witnesses said.

The protest began on Friday...

France's Hollande signs gay marriage law

May 18, 2013 9:42:00 AM - Baltimore Sun

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.

France's official journal announced on Saturday the bill had become law after the...

On Golf: Rory McIlroy Is Said to Be Leaving Horizon Sports Management

May 18, 2013 9:24:00 AM - New York Times

Rory McIlroy, on the heels of several blockbuster endorsements, appears to be forming his own management company, in which his father, Gerry, will figure prominently.        

KAREN CROUSE