Elementary school students in Athens launched a weather balloon that reached an altitude of nearly 97,000 feet and traveled nearly 100 miles to Sparta.

A sixth-grade teacher in Phenix City says she's thankful to be cleared of child abuse charges, and it came after a lot of praying.

Heavy rains in the Atlanta area have caused flooded roads and a mud slide.

President Barack Obama is telling graduates of Morehouse College to take the power of their example _ as black men graduating from college _ and use it to improve people's lives.

A University of Georgia marine scientist will explore the edges of the Gulf Stream with the university's first robotic submersible.

Authorities say two young children and their father were taken to a hospital for treatment after being attacked by dogs in metro Atlanta.

When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities _ a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.

The rain is pouring near downtown Atlanta, but that hasn't deterred hundreds of spectators who await President Barack Obama at Morehouse College.

The four Georgia Republicans running for U.S. Senate said Saturday they are united in opposing a comprehensive immigration reform bill, because it doesn't do enough for border security.

The military is helping move a Gulfstream jet once flown by actor John Travolta to its new home at an aviation museum in middle Georgia.

City officials in Savannah are throwing a bicycle block party in hopes of coaxing more kids into playing outdoors.

President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.

These Georgia lotteries were drawn Saturday:

The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:

There will be road closures and tight security around Atlanta University Center with President Barack Obama visiting for Morehouse College commencement and a Democratic Party fundraiser.

President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.

It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said early Sunday.

These Florida lotteries were drawn Saturday:

These Georgia lotteries were drawn Saturday:

The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were: