Members of a Catholic church where three people were stabbed during Mass a week ago launched an effort on Sunday to raise money for victims hurt in the attack.
The Post-9/11 GI Bill was designed to help veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan pay for an education.
But in Augusta, it’s the for-profit private schools that are raking in taxpayer dollars, charging a tuition that in some cases is five times higher than the area’s larger public universities and colleges.
On average, an education at an online school costs $6,800 per semester, a total that soars in comparison to the full-time workload of 12 credit hours students can get at Georgia Regents University ($2,360) and Augusta Technical College ($1,200), records show.
Cristie Kerr watched her short winning par putt fall on the second hole of a playoff against Suzann Pettersen, hugged her caddie, a few players who stayed around to watch and had one more hug she had waited a long time to give.
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords received the 2013 Profile in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Library on Sunday in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her fearless public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.
A limousine taking nine women to a bachelorette party erupted in flames, killing five of the passengers, including the bride-to-be, authorities and the mother of one of the survivors said Sunday.
Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours _ an unprecedented escalation of Israeli involvement in the Syrian civil war.
The uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev arrived in Massachusetts on Sunday to arrange for his burial, saying he understands that "no one wants to associate their names with such evil events."
Five weeks ago, the head of the Arab League capped a summit in Qatar with an impassioned appeal to strengthen the rebel fighters trying to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad. On Sunday, he denounced Israeli's airstrike into Assad's territory as a dangerous threat to regional stability.
An Augusta man attempting to flee police after shoplifting $350 worth of steak from a grocery store was arrested Friday after he ran over stop sticks, blew his tires and surrendered to officials in the front yard of a relative’s house, according to an incident report from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
Juan A. Singley, 46, faces a felony charge of fleeing to elude arrest and two misdemeanor counts of shoplifting and driving while license revoked.
