Sep 07 South Korea reaches deal with U.S. to return home 300 workers detained in Hyundai plant raid By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 05 Federal authorities detain 475 people during immigration raid in Georgia, official says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles, according to a Homeland Security official. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Vance highlights Trump's 'big bill' in Georgia remarks By Associated Press Trump's sweeping new law that was dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” was referred to by Vance throughout his remarks as the “working families tax cut.”… Continue reading
Aug 10 CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine was harmful; union says misinformation put staff at risk By Susan Haigh, Associated Press A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer. Continue reading
Aug 09 Authorities identify suspect who opened fire at CDC in Atlanta, killing one police officer By Jeff Amy, Associated Press The shooter opened fire at the CDC headquarters from across the street, striking windows across the sprawling campus, mortally wounding the officer and littering the sidewalk outside a CVS pharmacy with bullet casings. Continue reading
Aug 08 Suspect killed after shooting reported at Emory University near entrance to CDC, police say By Jeff Amy, Associated Press The incident took place near the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where the federal agency's employees say bullets struck the windows of several CDC buildings. Continue reading
Aug 06 5 soldiers shot at Army's Fort Stewart in Georgia, suspect in custody By Russ Bynum, Mike Catalini, Associated Press A sergeant shot five soldiers Wednesday at one the country’s largest Army bases before he was quickly tackled by other Fort Stewart troops, forcing a brief lockdown, officials said. Continue reading
Jun 17 Baby delivered prematurely from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia By Associated Press April Newkirk says her daughter would be taken off of life support Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 4:41 Georgia teen says ICE detention was 'life-altering' and 'like a prison' By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Taylor Bowie The Trump administration is continuing its crackdown on immigration through enforcement raids, arrests and deportations. That has included some teenagers being taken into custody by immigration officials. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a Georgia teenager fighting deportation after ICE… Continue watching
May 15 Brain-dead woman must carry fetus to birth because of Georgia's abortion ban, hospital tells family By Jeff Amy, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press A hospital is using a breathing tube and other measures to keep a brain-dead Georgia woman's body functioning because she is pregnant. Continue reading