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College student killed by 'armed intruder' on campus

A suspect has been detained, Kennesaw State University said.

GOP rep confirms she’s ‘happily’ in relationship with fellow lawmaker after swirling romance rumors

Rep. Beth Van Duyne acknowledged Friday that she is "happily engaged in a relationship" with fellow Republican legislator Rich McCormick after the Georgia congressman filed for divorce earlier this month...

Ex-diversity boss at Facebook, Nike who orchestrated fake events to steal $5M gets five years, must pay back hefty sum

Barbara Furlow-Smiles, 38, set up fake business deals, invoices and events -- including a Juneteenth celebration -- to line her own pockets."

Republican rep files for divorce as rumors swirl about relationship with colleague

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) filed for divorce earlier this month and is rumored to be romantically involved with House GOP colleague Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas).

Jimmy Carter 'enjoying peanut butter ice cream' in hospice care, ally says

Former President Jimmy Carter hasn't seen any "significant change" in his health, despite his grandson warning that the 99-year-old's life was "coming to the end," according to the Carter Center CEO.

Alabama middle school assistant principal arrested for decade-old triple murder

The victims had all been "lured" to a home and forced inside at gunpoint, where they were tortured, killed and stuffed inside the 2010 Dodge Charger, officials said.

Jimmy Carter's grandson gives ominous update on 99-year-old former president's health

"People ask me how you're doing. And I say 'I don't know.' And he said, 'Well, I don't know myself.'"

Instacart driver says she attempted food delivery to prison for 'death row inmate feast'

A delivery driver is attracting attention online after she claimed in a TikTok video that a food order she picked up was requested to be delivered to a prison for...

More Trump co-defendants move to disqualify Fani Willis from overseeing Georgia election tampering case

Several co-defendants of former President Donald Trump filed notices that they are appealing the rejected bid to boot Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election tampering case.

Home prices come into focus as key swing-state issue in 2024 election

“Homeownership has for many years been an important part of the American dream, and if people feel like that’s slipping out of reach, we’re going to see that reflected in...

Armed suspect killed, 3 officers wounded in Atlanta street altercation: police

Three Atlanta police officers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after an altercation that left a suspect dead Saturday evening, authorities said.

Georgia man charged with murdering law student, setting fire to apartment in 23-year-old cold case denied bond

A 48-year-old Georgia man charged with murdering 23-year-old first-year law student Tara Louise Baker and setting fire to her apartment 23 years ago has been denied bond in Athens. 

Mom mauled to death by pack of 'aggressive dogs' that targeted her kids — days before Mother's Day

The dogs descended on the family Thursday as they waited at a bus stop behind the Brooks County Middle School.

Migrant suspect in UGA nursing student's murder accused of 'peeping' in campus housing on same day he savagely killed her: startling indictment

The Venezuelan migrant accused in the shocking murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been indicted on charges for allegedly peeping at a University of Georgia staff member on...

Fani Willis refuses to testify in Georgia Senate probe on taxpayer money: ‘I will not appear to anything that is unlawful’

The Georgia Senate is investigating allegations of misconduct against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Drunk middle school teaching assistant arrested after student drank her vodka thinking it was Mountain Dew: police

Alexandra “Nicole” Lambert, a Morgan County Middle School teaching assistant, was arrested and canned after a student drank her bottle of vodka thinking it was Mountain Dew.

Graduate's mother ID'd as person who plunged to her death from stands at Ohio State University commencement

Police are still investigating the tragedy, but believe it was "not accidental." Foul play, however, is not suspected.

Squatters return to Georgia House candidate's $450K home after arrest: 'Worst criminal activity I've ever seen'

Georgia State House candidate Mel Keyton says he's in the middle of an ongoing chaotic saga as squatters took over his $450K Atlanta-area home, even coming back after being arrested and...

Former Georgia lieutenant gov tells fellow Republicans to back Biden over Trump

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan urged his fellow Republicans to vote against the party's presumptive presidential standard bearer Donald Trump and back President Biden instead.

Nathan Wade makes absurd claim about the moment he and Fani Willis ended their love affair

"You don't plan to fall in love ... The minute we had that sobering moment, we discontinued it," Wade claimed on ABC.