10+ hour, 34+ min ago  (861+ words) SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y. " Wyndham Clark keeps leaving his mark on Shinnecock Hills, completing the lowest first round in a U. S. Open on this course Friday morning and setting a 36-hole standard in the early afternoon to build a four-shot lead over the early…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (499+ words) COLUMBIA, S. C. " President Donald Trump changed his tune Friday heading into South Carolina's runoff next week, saying either Republican contender for governor " not just Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, whom he endorsed before the primary earlier this month " would be a good…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (265+ words) ATLANTA " Republican state lawmakers are pushing to place property tax relief measures on local ballots across Georgia this November. Under a law passed earlier this year, communities can hold referendums asking voters to approve a one-cent sales tax increase to…...

3+ hour ago  (142+ words) ATLANTA " Atlanta police are asking for the public's help identifying two women accused of drugging a man and stealing high-end watches from his home. Investigators have released surveillance video showing the two women at an apartment building on East Paces…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago  (304+ words) SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA " Community members and elected leaders are celebrating after the Department of Homeland Security canceled plans to build a large immigration detention facility in Social Circle. U. S. Sen. Raphael Warnock called the decision a victory for the community and…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (965+ words) LOS ANGELES " James Burrows, who helped create volumes of laughter as director of more than a thousand episodes of such classic television comedies as "Cheers," "Taxi," "Friends" and "Will and Grace," died Friday. He was 85. His family confirmed his death…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (131+ words) CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA " A Cherokee County man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child molestation charges. According to the Cherokee County District Attorney's Office, 39-year-old Jarrod Luster pleaded guilty to two counts of child molestation. Prosecutors say Luster admitted…...

4+ hour ago  (94+ words) ATLANTA " A man who spent 20 years in prison has been exonerated in a murder case with the help of Fulton County District Attorney investigators and the Georgia Innocence Project. Marquez Powell maintained his innocence after being convicted of murder in…...

7+ hour, 3+ min ago  (270+ words) (WASHINGTON) -- The cost to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has ballooned to more than $14. 65 million -- exceeding the original estimated cost of the no-bid contract by more than $4 million, according to federal contract data. In addition to the repainting by…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago  (312+ words) The FBI said it is offering a reward of up to $25, 000 for information leading to the arrest of Oscar Sanchez-Munoz. (FBI) (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) -- The FBI said it's offering a reward of up to $25, 000 for information leading to the arrest…...