Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons
Georgia prisons are “deliberately indifferent” to unchecked deadly violence, widespread drug use, extortion and sexual abuse at state lockups, the U.S. Justice Department said ...
Harris will tour Helene devastation in Georgia, North Carolina as storm scrambles campaign schedule
Vice President Kamala Harris will tour damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Georgia and North Carolina as the deadly storm roils the political calendar just over a month from ...
After playing Weird Barbie, Kate McKinnon’s new children’s book also celebrates being uniquely you
If you find it odd that Kate McKinnon chose her first book to be for middle-grade kids, the former “Saturday Night Live” star says, think again. “I find sketch comedy and middle school to be very ...
The Latest: Residents line up for food and water in storm-battered North Carolina mountains
Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for cellphone signals and slogged buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after ...
Who is the wealthiest person in your state? New Forbes 400 list released
There are 67 women who found themselves among the Forbes 400 this year, up from 60 in 2023. The wealthiest among them is, again, Alice Walton, the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton. Her ...
This year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ fellows include more writers, artists and storytellers
The 2024 class of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows includes more writers, artists and storytellers than in years past, though the so-called “genius grants” ...
Marketing plans are key for small businesses ahead of a tough holiday shopping season
The holidays are the busiest time of year for many small retailers and other businesses. But the holidays this year could be particularly challenging. Although inflation has ...
A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert
Residents east of Atlanta were again warned Tuesday to take shelter where they are if shifting winds push the still-billowing chemical cloud from a chlorine factory fire over their ...
US sanctions extremist West Bank settler group for violence against Palestinians
The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth, a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli -occupied West Bank who ...
The Latest: VP candidates Vance and Walz meet in last scheduled debate for 2024 tickets
Barring a late addition to the schedule, Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz could be ...
NASA’s Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto’s largest moon
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto’s largest moon. It detected for the first ...
Overnight fire reported on Macon Road
An overnight structure fire was reported in the 6000 block of Macon Road. The fire happened at an abandoned building that was at a total loss. A unit was called out to the ...