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FILE – Attorney General of Virginia Jason S. Miyares briefs reporters at Carilion Clinic, March 21, 2022, in Roanoke, Va., after meeting with hospital leaders to discuss fighting the opioid epidemic. Florida, Georgia, Texas and Virginia all started new law enforcement units to investigate voter fraud in this yearâ€™s elections based on former President Donald Trumpâ€™s lies about the 2020 presidential contest. So far, those units seem to have produced more headlines than actual cases. (Scott P. Yates/The Roanoke Times via AP, File) VAROA201 VAROA201

November 26, 2022 at 5:12 am

New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms

State-level law enforcement units are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems.

November 23, 2022 at 9:02 am

Georgia high court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks

The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.

November 22, 2022 at 1:44 pm

3 jail guards in Georgia charged in beating of detainee

Sheriff's officials say three jail guards in Georgia have been charged with battery and violating their oath of office in the beating of a Black...

November 19, 2022 at 7:59 am

Officials: Georgia audit confirms secretary of state winner

A hand count of random batches of votes in Georgia’s election for secretary of state has confirmed Republican Brad Raffensperger’s victory.

November 18, 2022 at 12:38 pm

Georgia asks court to immediately reinstate abortion ban

Georgia officials have asked a court to immediately block a judge’s ruling striking down the state’s abortion ban.

November 17, 2022 at 1:22 pm

Georgia abortion providers wary after court strikes down ban

Abortion providers in Georgia resumed performing the procedure beyond six weeks of pregnancy after a judge threw out the state’s abortion ban.

FILE – A small group, including Stephanie Batchelor, left, sits on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol protesting the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 26, 2022. A judge overturned Georgiaâ€™s ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File) NYSS203 NYSS203

November 15, 2022 at 10:09 am

Judge overturns Georgia’s ban on abortion around 6 weeks

Georgia’s ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy has been overturned by a county superior court judge. It had been in effect...

A sign announces the memorial service for slain rapper Takeoff at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. He was a member of the hip-hop trio Migos. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala) GAST101 GAST101

November 10, 2022 at 10:02 pm

Fans praise slain rapper Takeoff at Atlanta memorial

Fans celebrated the musical legacy of slain rapper Takeoff at a memorial service in Atlanta that drew Justin Bieber, Drake and other big names in...

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November 7, 2022 at 12:51 pm

No indictment in death of handcuffed woman who fell from car

Authorities say a district attorney will not seek an indictment against sheriff's deputies in the death of a handcuffed Georgia woman who fell from a...

October 30, 2022 at 11:23 am

Black church tradition survives Georgia’s voting changes VIEW

Black church leaders in Georgia have organized rallies in a push to get their congregants to vote — part of a longstanding tradition known as...