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In a news release Sunday evening, the utility said the "the issue may have involved a fire which caused extensive damage in a Georgia Power underground electrical facility."

There were 23 executions this year, the center says. Over the past 25 years, only last year's total, 20, was lower.

Congressional Republicans released a final draft of their tax bill Friday.

A judge upgraded the second-degree murder charge against James Fields Jr. at a preliminary hearing on Thursday.

Rubio wants to increase the portion of the basic $2,000-per-child tax credit that would go to low-income families.

In making his closing argument for tax legislation expected to get a vote in Congress next week, President Trump announced that the changes would take effect early next year.

U.S. Sens. Tom Carper of Delaware and Bob Menendez of New Jersey, both Democrats, are also on the conference committee.

Sessions called anew Tuesday on Congress to strengthen immigration laws and said President Donald Trump's administration was taking steps to more strictly enforce law.

The group created to reform how the Democratic National Committee selects its presidential nominee announced plans to slash the number of superdelegates by more than half.

The federal anti-racketeering law has been used since the late 1970s to bring down mob bosses. Could it be used to prosecute Harvey Weinstein?

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opens Saturday in Jackson as a testament to the state's complicated, often dark, racial and political history.

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee, where he's expected to face a grilling about the Russia investigation.

The move, pushed by the National Rifle Association, comes just weeks after mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas.

This self-cannibalizing situation came about because of last-minute negotiations to get the votes of holdout senators.

Philadelphia city officials are among local leaders nationwide anticipating the outcome of the Masterpiec ...