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May 8, 2019 at 5:48 am

Georgia politician considers resigning amid racial strife

ATLANTA (AP) — A councilman in a mostly white north Georgia town who drew nationwide scorn for his comments on interracial marriage says he's considering...

April 22, 2019 at 12:57 pm

Carl Bell, who oversaw AP bureaus in 3 cities, dies at 95

ATLANTA (AP) — Carl Bell, a journalist known for defending the free press who served as chief of three Associated Press bureaus, has died. He...

April 17, 2019 at 10:25 pm

Drones, supercomputers and sonar deployed against floods VIEW

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An arsenal of new technology is being put to the test fighting floods this year as rivers inundate towns and farm...

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April 5, 2019 at 2:56 am

3 people killed, 2 officers hurt in standoff at Georgia home VIEW

ATLANTA (AP) — A standoff that began when two Georgia police officers were shot and wounded has ended with a 16-year-old boy and his pregnant...

April 4, 2019 at 10:17 am

2 Georgia officers shot; police deal with hostage situation VIEW

ATLANTA (AP) — A gunman suspected of shooting two Georgia police officers remain barricaded in a home Thursday with a teenager who was considered a...

March 29, 2019 at 7:45 am

Police standoff on an Atlanta-area freeway halts traffic

ATLANTA (AP) — A police standoff brought traffic to a standstill Friday on an Atlanta-area freeway as officers confronted a motorist who they believed was...

March 18, 2019 at 11:34 am

Court: Alabama can’t keep its lethal injection method secret

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court sided with news media organizations Monday in ruling that Alabama can't keep its lethal injection protocol secret from...

March 11, 2019 at 3:51 pm

Phony Uber driver with unconscious woman in car arrested

An Alabama man is charged with kidnapping by pretending to be an Uber driver to pick up a university student who was found unconscious in...

March 8, 2019 at 5:21 am

Forecasters heighten risk of storms and twisters in South

Forecasters are upgrading the likelihood that severe storms and strong tornadoes could strike parts of the South less than a week after a twister killed...

Carol Dean, right, cries while embraced by Megan Anderson and her 18-month-old daughter Madilyn, as Dean sifts through the debris of the home she shared with her husband, David Wayne Dean, who died when a tornado destroyed the house in Beauregard, Ala., Monday, March 4, 2019. “He was my wedding gift,” said Dean of her husband whom she married three years ago. “He was one in a million. He’d send me flowers to work just to let me know he loved me. He’s send me some of the biggest strawberries in the world. I’m not going to be the same.” (AP Photo/David Goldman) ALDG114 ALDG114

March 4, 2019 at 3:50 am

23 dead, dozens missing in tornado-blasted Alabama community VIEW

BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Rescue crews using dogs and drones searched for victims amid splintered lumber and twisted metal Monday after the deadliest U.S. tornado...