As data paints a clearer picture of the impact that state policies such as abortion bans and Medicaid expansion can have on maternal health, leaders in some states are rushing to limit their review committee’s work.

President-elect Jimmy Carter smiled as he addressed a cheering crowd. It was around 4 a.m. on Nov. 3, 1976. The former governor of Georgia — who passed away on Dec. 29 at age 100 and was laid to rest in his hometown on Thursday — had secured a narrow victory against his

A 14-year-old is accused of bringing a gun to Apalachee High School, months after a mass shooting left four people dead, Georgia authorities said. The student was arrested just after 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the school in Winder, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Some areas of the U.S. may see temperatures as low as -20 or -30 degrees early next week as arctic air from Siberia rolls in.

Sen. Moore was banned from entering House chambers after making controversial comments about late House Speaker David Ralston.

A teenager wanted in a felony shooting case was turned in by his parents who drove him to the police department, according to investigators in south Georgia. The suspect, 19-year-old Phillip Andrew McDonald, is accused of firing shots into the walls of a home, striking one person, the Valdosta Police Department said in a Jan. 7 news release.

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.

The overall average breast cancer incidence rate in the U.S. was 131.8 per 100,000 and the overall average breast cancer mortality rate was 19.3 per 100,000. Among women in the U.S., breast cancer accounts for 32% of all cancer cases and 14% of all cancer deaths, the report found.

Eastern Washington Eagles (6-11, 2-2 Big Sky) at Idaho Vandals (7-10, 2-2 Big Sky) Moscow; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jack Payne and Idaho host Nic McClain and Eastern Washington in Big Sky play Saturday.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

Several state governors have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.

Explore the must-see landmarks in South Carolina and soak up the southern charm and natural beauty of this coastal state.