Today: September 15, 2024
Today: September 15, 2024

Georgia

Crime|Political

Georgia investigates alleged plot to kill ruling party founder

Georgia's state security service said on Wednesday it was investigating a plot to assassinate former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, the honorary chairman of the governing

Georgia investigates alleged plot to kill ruling party founder
Arts|Education

In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes

Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods now says the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies

In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
Crime|Political

Judge won't block Georgia prosecutor disciplinary body that Democrats fear is aimed at Fani Willis

A Georgia judge has denied a preliminary request to block a commission created to discipline and remove prosecutors

Judge won't block Georgia prosecutor disciplinary body that Democrats fear is aimed at Fani Willis
Crime|Health

Man dies at 27 from heat exposure at a Georgia prison, lawsuit says

Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano, an inmate at Telfair State Prison in Georgia, died of heart and lung failure after officers left him in an outdoor cell in the summer heat for five hours without water or ice, despite instructions from a warden to limit the amount of time inmates spend outdoors, a lawsuit filed by his family says

Man dies at 27 from heat exposure at a Georgia prison, lawsuit says
News|Political

A Georgia state senator indicted with Trump won't be suspended from office while the case is ongoing

A Georgia state senator won’t be suspended from office after he was one of 18 others indicted along with former President Donald Trump

A Georgia state senator indicted with Trump won't be suspended from office while the case is ongoing
News|Sports

AP Top 25: No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015. Georgia remains No. 1

No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in eight years and Georgia remains No. 1

AP Top 25: No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015. Georgia remains No. 1
News|Political

Lawyers say 3 Republicans who falsely said Trump won Georgia were 'contingent' electors, not fake

Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate falsely claiming that then-President Donald Trump won the state are arguing that their clients were not fake electors but rather a “contingent” slate in case the 2020 election results were tossed out

Lawyers say 3 Republicans who falsely said Trump won Georgia were 'contingent' electors, not fake
News|Political

Trump won't try to move Georgia case to federal court after judge rejected similar bid by Meadows

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he will not seek to get his Georgia election interference case transferred to federal court

Trump won't try to move Georgia case to federal court after judge rejected similar bid by Meadows
News|Political

Georgia Republicans suspend state senator who wants to impeach DA for indicting Trump

Georgia’s Republican Senate Caucus is suspending a GOP state senator after an uproar over his plan to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for indicting former President Donald Trump

Georgia Republicans suspend state senator who wants to impeach DA for indicting Trump
Political

Trump ally Scott Hall agrees to plea deal in Georgia elections case

Donald Trump ally and former Republican poll watcher Scott Hall on Friday pleaded guilty to conspiring to interfere with Georgia's elections as part of the former U.S.

Trump ally Scott Hall agrees to plea deal in Georgia elections case
Sports

Beck-to-Bowers combo rallies No. 1 Georgia to 27-20 win over Auburn

With Georgia’s No. 1 ranking and lengthy winning streak on the line, Brock Bowers caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Carson Beck in the final minutes of a 27-20 win over Auburn

Beck-to-Bowers combo rallies No. 1 Georgia to 27-20 win over Auburn
News|Political

Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of the troubled Fulton County jail in Atlanta

A Georgia state Senate committee says it will start its own investigation of jail conditions in the state’s most populous county

Georgia state Senate to start its own inquiry of the troubled Fulton County jail in Atlanta
Sports

No. 1 Georgia, No. 20 Kentucky face off for SEC East lead. No. 11 Alabama, Texas A&M clash out West

SEC East Division control – for now -- is up for grabs as top-ranked Georgia hosts No. 20 Kentucky in a prime-time showdown between two of the conference’s three unbeaten teams

No. 1 Georgia, No. 20 Kentucky face off for SEC East lead. No. 11 Alabama, Texas A&M clash out West
Business|Health|News

Georgia will be first state with medical marijuana in pharmacies

Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies

Georgia will be first state with medical marijuana in pharmacies
Business|Economy|News

Georgia wants to study deepening Savannah's harbor again on heels of $973 million dredging project

The chief executive over Georgia's seaports says larger cargo ships will need deeper water and a taller bridge to reach the Port of Savannah in the near future

Georgia wants to study deepening Savannah's harbor again on heels of $973 million dredging project
News

Four men held in central Georgia jail escaped and a search is underway, sheriff says

A central Georgia sheriff said four men detained in the county jail escaped through a damaged window and a cut fence

Four men held in central Georgia jail escaped and a search is underway, sheriff says
News|Political

Father and other family members are convicted in New Mexico kidnapping and terrorism case

Jurors have delivered split verdicts in a case that stemmed from the search for a 3-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia

Father and other family members are convicted in New Mexico kidnapping and terrorism case
News|Political

Sidney Powell pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump's loss in Georgia and agrees to cooperate

A former federal prosecutor says Sidney Powell’s guilty plea in the case over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia is a “significant win” for the district attorney prosecuting the former president and others

Sidney Powell pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump's loss in Georgia and agrees to cooperate
News

Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty, could testify in Georgia case

A former lawyer for Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded guilty to aiding the former U.S. president's efforts to overturn his election defeat in the state of Georgia, agreeing to

Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty, could testify in Georgia case
News

Another Trump lawyer reaches plea deal with Georgia prosecutors

A second lawyer who represented Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign, Kenneth Chesebro, pleaded guilty on Friday to illegal efforts to reverse the former U.S. president’s defeat in

Another Trump lawyer reaches plea deal with Georgia prosecutors
Business|Health|News|Political

Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement has enrolled only 1,343 residents in 3 months

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s new health plan for low-income adults has enrolled only 1,343 people through the end of September about three months after launching

Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement has enrolled only 1,343 residents in 3 months
News|Political

Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden's election win in Georgia

A December 2020 meeting of Republican electors in Georgia is a central part of the case against Donald Trump and 18 other people accused of conspiring to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 electoral win in the state

Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden's election win in Georgia
News|Political

Georgia prosecutors are picking up cooperators in the Trump 2020 election case. Will it matter?

Plea deals with Georgia prosecutors in the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump ensure the cooperation of three witnesses who could presumably offer insider accounts of the desperate scheming to help him remain in office

Georgia prosecutors are picking up cooperators in the Trump 2020 election case. Will it matter?
Business|Environment|News

Hyundai is rapidly building its first US electric vehicle plant, with production on track for 2025

Construction of Hyundai's first U.S. plant dedicated to making electric vehicles is moving quickly

Hyundai is rapidly building its first US electric vehicle plant, with production on track for 2025
News|Political

Legitimacy of mass voter challenge on trial in political battleground Georgia

A former Georgia voter has testified that he felt overwhelmed and discouraged when he learned that his eligibility to cast a ballot in the state had been challenged ahead of a critical election for two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia

Legitimacy of mass voter challenge on trial in political battleground Georgia

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