This year’s winner of the 18th Oakwood Tire Cars For Christmas giveaway was a mother who will use the car to take her kids to school, commute to work and run errands. “Miss Linda was nominated by ...

Gardner-Webb wins 105-65 against Toccoa FallsBy The Associated PressThe Associated PressBOILING SPRINGS, N.C.Led by Curtis Williams III’s 20 points, the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs defeated the ...

Chicago man accused in train attack is also charged with attempted arson in City Hall fireAssociated PressThe Associated PressCHICAGO CHICAGO (AP) — A man accused of setting a woman on fire on a ...

Sliders from Ukraine and Russia will start consecutively at World Cup luge race at Lake PlacidBy TIM REYNOLDSAP Sports WriterThe Associated Press Ukrainian and Russian athletes are scheduled to start ...

Coast Guard drops references to swastikas and nooses being ‘potentially divisive’By SUSAN HAIGHAssociated PressThe Associated Press References in U.S. Coast Guard policy calling hate symbols ...

Trump’s blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil raises new questions about legalityBy BEN FINLEY, ERIC TUCKER, KEVIN FREKING and JOSHUA GOODMANAssociated PressThe Associated PressWASHINGTONPresident ...

Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discriminationAssociated PressThe Associated PressThe head of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has urged white men to report ...

Records show Ohio University football coach was fired for multiple violations of his contractAP Sports WriterThe Associated Press Brian Smith was fired as Ohio University’s head football coach for ...

The driver of a box truck led authorities on a chase on I-985 through Flowery Branch and Buford on Wednesday night, Dec. 17, before fleeing on foot. The Georgia State Patrol said at around 11:59 p.m., ...

Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88Associated PressThe Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a ...

Florida Supreme Court upholds death sentences by nonunanimous juriesAssociated Press/Report for AmericaThe Associated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Florida’s Supreme Court has upheld a state law allowing ...

NASCAR mourns the loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash in North CarolinaAP Auto Racing WriterThe Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Greg Biffle was picked by NASCAR as ...