Nation Oct 18 Suspect admits he murdered Natalee Holloway in 2005, pleads guilty to extorting her mom Joran van der Sloot's confession comes as part of a plea deal with prosecutors on extortion charges. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to extort money from Holloway's mother in exchange for revealing the location of her daughter's body.
Politics Sep 05 Georgia can resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth, judge says Judge Sarah Geraghty on Tuesday put her previous order blocking the ban on hold. Attorneys for Georgia had asked her to vacate the preliminary injunction because an appeals court allowed enforcement of a similar Alabama law.
Politics Aug 21 Judge blocks Georgia ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender children The law allows doctors to prescribe puberty-blocking medications, and it allows minors who are already receiving hormone therapy to continue. But it bans any new patients under 18 from starting hormone therapy.
Politics Nov 26 State GOP-backed ‘election integrity’ units find few voter fraud cases after midterms State-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems.
Nation Nov 23 Georgia Supreme Court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the state's ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.
Politics Nov 15 Judge overturns Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban The ruling says the ban violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent at the time it became law. The ban had been in effect since July.
Nation Sep 01 Major Atlanta hospital announces closure, drawing mayor’s ire One of Atlanta's largest hospitals says it plans to shut down in two months after experiencing more than $100 million in losses over the past year.
Nation Aug 23 Atlanta officers won’t face charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting The shooting happened against the backdrop of heightened tensions and protests nationwide in wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis less than three weeks earlier.
Politics May 24 U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock wins Georgia Democratic primary U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has won Georgia's Democratic primary as he seeks to hold on to his seat in the upcoming midterm elections. Warnock defeated beauty industry professional Tamara Johnson-Shealey.
Politics Jan 05 Georgia governor announces push to loosen handgun rules Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he'll push for a new state law that would loosen the state's handgun requirements.