Georgia

News from the state of Georgia

3 romance novels by Stacey Abrams to be reissued

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NEW YORK — Nothing like a prominent life in public service to help your other career as a romance novelist. ...

House GOP leader renews criticism over All-Star game shift

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MARIETTA, Ga. — The top-ranking House Republican on Tuesday renewed his party's attack on Major League Baseball for pulling the All-Star Game out of...

Meredith to sell TV station division to Gray Television

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Magazine publisher and multimedia company Meredith Corp. said Monday it will sell its Local Media Group consisting of 17 television...

Judge asked to halt dredges during sea turtle nesting season

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — A conservation group filed suit asking a judge to stop a federal agency from dredging a Georgia harbor during the nesting...

Asian Americans see generational split on confronting racism

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ATLANTA — The fatal shootings of eight people — six of them women of Asian descent — at Georgia massage businesses in March propelled...

Atlanta news crew spots Arizona murder suspect, films arrest

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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — A local television news crew spotted an Arizona murder suspect near the Atlanta airport and flagged police, resulting in the...

Georgia man on way to prison escapes at convenience store

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ATLANTA — Authorities were searching Friday morning for an inmate who escaped from custody while being taken to a state prison and residents in...

US officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states

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NEW YORK — It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus...

Wu-Tang Clan imposter gets prison for cheating hotels, limos

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Georgia man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for using stolen credit cards to live...

As virus engulfs India, diaspora watches with despair

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LOS ANGELES — Bad news, knowing no time zones, arrives in a jarring burst of messages, calls and posts informing millions of members of...