Georgia Sen. Fran Millar, Republican of Dunwoody, has vowed to fight a plan to allow voting on Sunday because precincts will be “dominated by African American shoppers and… several large African American mega churches,” and he “would prefer more educated voters.” Millar made the comments Tuesday morning on Facebook in response to news that Dekalb County would offer Sunday, Oct. …

This year is shaping up to be one of the weirder ones in America’s weather history. That’s because we now seem to be living in two geographically separate nations: one scalded by unbearable heat, the other bitten by waves of unusual cold. In a typical year, the US has either mostly warm or mostly cool temperature extremes (meaning values at …

In a televised speech Wednesday night, President Obama announced plans to ramp up airstrikes, send additional service members to Iraq, and provide more humanitarian aid in an effort to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the terrorist group ISIS. Obama outlined the four-part plan in a 13-minute speech, claiming that although he has the authority on his own, Congress should support his …

<div class=”video-container”></div>   A new app for the iPad aims to recreate the nostalgic sense of typing on a manual typewriter, but ramped up to meet the demands of digital-age word processing. The brainchild of Oscar-winning actor and collector of vintage typewriters Tom Hanks, the app, perhaps aptly called Hanx Writer, replicates the aural and visual sensations of old-fashioned typing. …

<div class=”video-container”></div>   At a networking event, we often introduce ourselves with just our first name. Instead, try using your full name so people can remember it easier. We’ve talked about how hard it is to remember people’s names, but The Muse has a nice tip to make it easier for others: Why It’s So Hard to Remember People’s Names …

<div class=”video-container”></div>   Whether it’s lice, bedbugs, or tapeworm, parasites come in all shapes and sizes, and pretty much all of them make me want to douse myself in Raid and jump out my fourth story window. But now, scientists have provided an in-depth analysis of an even smaller type of tenant of the human body: a mite that resides …

<div class=”video-container”>   A Penn State student is gaining an Internet reputation as a “squirrel whisperer” for befriending, feeding and dressing up a furry little friend she has named “Sneezy.” Junior Mary Krupa tells WJAC-TV (http://bit.ly/1B9IvPf ) that she’s able to dress up the squirrel in party hats, or get Sneezy to hold doll-sized props, simply by feeding the animal. …