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September 18, 2021 at 6:40 am

Nonprofit started by Sean Penn aids Georgia vaccine drive

A disaster relief organization founded by actor Sean Penn is boosting Georgia’s drive to inoculate people against the coronavirus

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September 11, 2021 at 4:49 am

A tale of two clinics: lines in Kenya, few takers in Atlanta

Plans for COVID-19 booster shots in some Western countries are highlighting vast disparities in access to vaccines around the world.

Nurses work together to turn a patient over in the ICU at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. Patients must be turned and repositioned a minimum of every two hours. (Kristyna Wentz-Graff/Pool Photo via AP) OROPB513 OROPB513

August 27, 2021 at 10:06 am

EXPLAINER: What happens when an ICU reaches capacity?

Nearly 80% of the country's ICU beds were in use this week, about 30% of them by someone with COVID-19. Here's how the ICU is...

A Dallas County Health and Human Services nurse completes paperwork after administering a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a county run vaccination site in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero) TXMO104 TXMO104

August 26, 2021 at 10:39 am

Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids

Kentucky and Texas have joined a growing list of states that have surpassed their record for hospitalized coronavirus patients. Intensive care units around the nation...

August 6, 2021 at 10:00 pm

COVID survivor: ‘Have to start my life all over again’ VIEW

COVID survivors and other victims of the disease are speaking out about the need for vaccination and masks

July 26, 2021 at 2:14 pm

Black leaders rally to preserve cemetery next to skate park VIEW

NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Black community leaders are calling on officials in a city south of Atlanta to preserve a cemetery for African Americans that...

July 21, 2021 at 10:31 pm

Attorneys spar over trial of men accused in Arbery slaying

ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys in the upcoming murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery clashed Thursday in court over limits on testimony...

July 20, 2021 at 4:07 pm

Media blasts effort to bar press from part of Arbery trial

ATLANTA (AP) — Barring reporters from court for one part of jury selection in the upcoming murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud...

July 10, 2021 at 5:29 am

Georgia pushes back on reevaluation of health plan

ATLANTA (AP) — The Biden administration's decision to reevaluate Georgia's plan to overhaul how state residents buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act came...

June 30, 2021 at 12:09 pm

Atlanta mayor: 2 officers ambushed, 1 wounded; suspect dead VIEW

ATLANTA (AP) — Two police officers responding to reports of gunfire in one of Atlanta's most famous neighborhoods were ambushed Wednesday, leaving one of them...