Nation Sep 05 Teen charged with killing 4 people at Georgia high school investigated for prior online threats in 2023 Officials said that boy opened fire at his high school outside Atlanta on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding nine.
Nation Sep 04 4 killed and 9 others wounded in shooting at Georgia high school Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said two school resource officers encountered the shooter within minutes after a report of shots fired went out. The suspect, a student at the school, immediately surrendered and was taken into custody.
Politics Jun 24 Biden and Trump fight for voters in one affluent Atlanta suburb ahead of Thursday debate Georgia became the epicenter of Trump’s efforts to overturn Biden’s election. Now the two will meet there Thursday for their first general election debate in their rematch.
Politics Mar 12 Georgia restricted transgender care for youth in 2023. Now Republicans are seeking an outright ban A year ago, Georgia lawmakers said they were striking a balance when they banned most gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18, but let doctors continue prescribing medicines to block puberty. Now Sen. Ben Watson is seeking an outright ban.
Politics Feb 28 How the killing of a Georgia nursing student became a powder keg in U.S. immigration politics Many studies have found immigrants are less drawn to violent crime than native-born citizens.
Politics Feb 22 Georgia Republicans seek to stop automatic voter registration in state The Senate Ethics Committee on Thursday voted to advance a bill that would require people to opt in to voter registration when they receive or renew a driver's license.
Politics Jan 29 Georgia House votes to revive prosecutor oversight panel as Democrats warn it would target Fani Willis Georgia House members have passed a bill that would revive a commission with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors. But Democrats warned that Monday's vote was aimed at disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' prosecution of Trump.
Politics Jan 26 Georgia Senate creates special committee with subpoena power to investigate DA prosecuting Trump Republican senators say the panel is needed to determine whether the Democratic district attorney misspent state tax money in her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others.
Politics Jan 23 Could Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Trump? Accusations that Willis had an affair with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Trump and others for interfering in Georgia's 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case.
Politics Dec 28 Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional districts that will favor Republicans U.S. District Judge Steve Jones on Thursday rejected claims that the new maps didn't cure illegal vote dilution and should be rejected.