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Job fair for military spouses planned at Benning

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will be hosting a job fair at Fort Benning for spouses of active duty, National Guard, the Reserves and veterans. The "Hiring Our Heroes" job fair will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Benning Conference Center. U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop's office says ...

Fort Bliss to hold memorial for killed soldiers

Fort Bliss officials and soldiers will honor three soldiers killed last week by the blast from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. The soldiers to be honored Wednesday are William Joseph Gilbert and Mitchell Kirk Daehling, both 24-year-old specialists, and 21-year-old Pfc. Cody J. Towse. Also killed in the incident was ...

Ga. state lawmaker to be honored by White House

The White House is set to honor an openly gay Georgia state lawmaker as one of 10 Harvey Milk Champions of Change. White House officials say Democratic State Rep. Simone Bell is being recognized along with nine others Wednesday for their commitment to equality and public service. The event falls ...

Ga. Rep. Brooks to be arraigned on fraud charges

Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks is set to appear in court for arraignment on federal fraud charges. Brooks is scheduled to appear before federal Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman Wednesday. A 30-count federal indictment handed down last week charges him with mail fraud, wire fraud and filing false tax returns. The ...

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 1979 file photo, United States Surgeon General Dr. Julius B. Richmond, at the microphones, kicks off the third annual "Smokeout" rally sponsored by the American Cancer Society in Washington, D.C. as a part of the "Great American Smokeout Day." (AP Photo)

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

The American Cancer Society — one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups — is 100 years old this week. Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer was a lesser threat for most Americans. The biggest killers then were flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and stomach bugs. At ...

10 geography experts to compete in national finals

Ten young geography experts will field questions about history, cultures, landmarks and climates from "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek as they vie for the title of National Geographic Bee champion. The finals of the geography bee will be contested Wednesday morning in Washington and broadcast Thursday evening on the National Geographic ...

Members of the Missouri baseball team watch from the dugout rail in the sixth inning of a Southeastern Conference tournament college baseball game against Mississippi State at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Bulldogs outlast Missouri 2-1 in 17 innings

Mitch Slauter's two-out single scored Kyle Hann in the 17th inning, giving Mississippi State a 2-1 victory over Missouri Tuesday night in the opening round of the SEC baseball tournament. The game lasted more than 4½ hours and ended at 12:25 a.m. The 17 innings matched the longest game in ...

WV Lottery

These West Virginia lotteries were drawn Tuesday: Cash 25 06-07-08-09-11-15 (six, seven, eight, nine, eleven, fifteen) Daily 3 1-3-1 (one, three, one) Daily 4 4-0-3-1 (four, zero, three, one) Mega Millions 02-15-17-48-55, Mega Ball: 11 (two, fifteen, seventeen, forty-eight, fifty-five; Mega Ball: eleven) Estimated jackpot: $12 million Megaplier 4 (four) ...

GA Lottery

These Georgia lotteries were drawn Tuesday: Cash 3 Evening 7-0-5 (seven, zero, five) Cash 3 Midday 0-0-8 (zero, zero, eight) Cash 4 Evening 9-4-9-2 (nine, four, nine, two) Cash 4 Midday 8-4-0-7 (eight, four, zero, seven) Fantasy 5 02-12-15-32-33 (two, twelve, fifteen, thirty-two, thirty-three) Estimated jackpot: $100,000 Georgia FIVE Evening ...

Minnesota Twiins' Trevor Plouffe (24) holds his head after he was injured on a force play at second base with Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla (26) on a ground ball in the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in  in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Perkins blows lead, Twins lose to Braves 5-4

The Minnesota Twins were one out away from ending their longest losing streak of the season. Glen Perkins couldn't finish the job. Perkins surrendered a pinch-hit homer to Evan Gattis with two outs in the ninth to send the game to extra innings, and the Atlanta Braves pulled out a ...

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