Education May 21 A majority of U.S. states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools Florida was the first state to pass a law regulating the use of cellphones in schools in 2023. Just two years later, more than half of all states have laws in place, with more likely to act soon.
Nation May 15 Brain-dead woman must carry fetus to birth because of Georgia's abortion ban, hospital tells family A hospital is using a breathing tube and other measures to keep a brain-dead Georgia woman's body functioning because she is pregnant.
Politics Jan 04 WATCH: Funeral service for Jimmy Carter held at Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta Jimmy Carter's extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the pinnacle of American political power and decades as a global…
Nation Oct 04 A week after Helene cut water supplies, thousands in North Carolina struggle to find enough Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to western North Carolina, a shiny stainless steel tanker truck in downtown Asheville attracted residents carrying 5-gallon containers, milk jugs and buckets to fill with what has become a desperately scare resource — drinking…
Nation Oct 04 North Carolina sheriff says rescuers 'will not rest' as search for Helene's victims drags into second week The search for victims of Hurricane Helene has dragged into its second week.
Nation Oct 03 Helene's death toll hits 200 and may keep rising as crews enter most remote areas hit by storm Officials in Georgia and North Carolina added to their states’ grim tallies, padding an overall count that has already made Helene the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Nation Oct 02 North Carolina residents support each other in old-fashioned ways after Helene cuts power, phones Isolated and without electricity or phone service since Hurricane Helene inflicted devastation across the Southeast nearly a week ago, residents in the mountains of western North Carolina are relying on old-fashioned ways of communicating.
Politics Oct 02 Residents in the Carolinas and Georgia still facing long water and power outages from Helene President Joe Biden will survey the devastation in the two states Wednesday as floodwaters recede and reveal more death and destruction.
Politics Sep 30 Georgia judge strikes down state ban on abortions past 6 weeks into pregnancy Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order that the law violates Georgia's Constitution, finding that “liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman…
Politics Sep 30 WATCH: Trump makes false claims about the federal response to Hurricane Helene Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia.