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August 12, 2020 at 8:41 am

Georgia city votes to remove pavilion where slaves were sold

Officials in a small city in rural Georgia have voted to remove a rare, 18th century pavilion where slaves were once sold, though the decision...

August 11, 2020 at 7:15 am

Georgia city confronts future of site where slaves were sold

ATLANTA (AP) — Amid a renewed push to remove Confederate monuments following the death of George Floyd, a rural Georgia city is confronting the fate...

August 8, 2020 at 7:03 am

Virus causing financial pain even for people still working VIEW

ATLANTA (AP) — Getting her job back should have been a relief for Leesa Huddleston. A kitchen worker at an Indiana casino, Huddleston returned in...

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The flag-draped casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., carried by a joint services military honor guard, arrives to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, Monday, July 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) DCMC103 DCMC103

July 28, 2020 at 10:15 pm

Civil rights icon Lewis lauded as hero at Georgia Capitol VIEW

ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis was lauded as a warrior and a hero during a ceremony Wednesday at the Georgia Capitol, where the civil rights...

July 20, 2020 at 4:33 pm

Officer in Rayshard Brooks’ slaying wants prosecutor removed

ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys for the former Atlanta police officer charged with felony murder in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks sought to remove the...

July 17, 2020 at 1:00 pm

Arbery slaying defendant facing separate state investigation

ATLANTA (AP) — One of the white men charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery while he was running in a neighborhood near...

July 15, 2020 at 8:55 am

Police charge suspect in slaying of 8-year-old Atlanta girl VIEW

ATLANTA (AP) — A teen suspect has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in the shooting that killed an 8-year-old Atlanta girl near...

June 25, 2020 at 10:07 pm

Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didn’t hide his past VIEW

ATLANTA (AP) — Rayshard Brooks didn’t hide his history. About five months before he was killed by Atlanta police in a Wendy’s parking lot —...

June 13, 2020 at 2:55 pm

Georgia nursing staff back with family after virus lockdown VIEW

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — Nadia Williams shrieked with surprise and emotion Saturday as she embraced her mother for the first time since agreeing nearly...

June 12, 2020 at 10:11 am

‘Overwhelming’: Georgia poll worker describes voting chaos

ATLANTA (AP) — First-time poll worker Kirubel Behailu thought he'd become more familiar with Georgia's new voting machines at a quiet election site during Tuesday's...