Nation May 29 This soldier gave his life in the Korean War. Decades later, he’s finally being laid to rest An American soldier awarded the Medal of Honor after he went missing in battle during the Korean War is being buried on Memorial Day near his hometown in Georgia.
Nation Aug 08 Father and son who chased and shot Ahmaud Arbery gets life sentence for federal hate crime The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased the 25-year-old Black man through a Georgia neighborhood were sentenced Monday to life in prison.
Politics May 24 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wins Georgia primary U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defeated five challengers Tuesday in a GOP primary race that tested how her conservative Georgia constituents judged her turbulent freshman term.
Nation Apr 01 Georgia to pay $4.8 million in state trooper’s killing of Black man The state of Georgia has agreed to pay a $4.8 million legal settlement in the killing of a Black man who was shot by a state trooper trying to pull him over for a broken tail light.
Health Mar 29 Americans are easing up on masks and other COVID safeguards according to AP-NORC poll Americans are letting their guard down as new COVID-19 infections plummet to their lowest level since July. But experts warn a new wave of cases is coming.
Politics Mar 02 U.S. troops rush to Europe amid war in Ukraine U.S. soldiers are deploying to Europe amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some with barely a week's notice to ensure bills would be paid and make arrangements for relatives to take care of their children and pets.
Nation Feb 22 All 3 defendants found guilty of federal hate crimes in Arbery killing The verdict — handed down one day before the second anniversary of Arbery’s death on Feb. 23, 2020 — was symbolic, coming just months after all three defendants were convicted of murder in a Georgia state court and sentenced to…
Nation Feb 21 Already convicted of murder, jury to consider whether Arbery killers guilty of hate crimes A jury in Georgia will hear dueling arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys on whether the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery was a federal hate crime.
Nation Feb 17 Cop told hate crime defendants no evidence of Arbery stealing A police officer testified at the hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.
Nation Feb 16 FBI expert says defendants in Ahmaud Arbery killing used repeated racial slurs over text An FBI intelligence analyst is going through dozens of text messages and social media posts in which two of the three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery repeatedly used racial slurs.