Atlanta

In Georgia election probe, Donald Trump hires Atlanta attorney famous for defending rappers

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Drew Findling's clients have included Cardi B, Migos and Gucci Mane, as well as comedian Katt Williams. His firm said in a statement Thursday that it is representing the former president along with two other attorneys.

Trump election probe special grand jury selected in Atlanta

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

A special grand jury was selected Monday for the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.

How violence against Asian Americans has grown and how to stop it, according to activists

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

One year after the Atlanta spa shootings which killed eight people, including six Asian American women, Asian American communities continue to be on edge.

Donald Glover’s ‘Atlanta’ to end with season 4

By Associated Press

There won’t be a long wait for the fourth season of FX’s “Atlanta,” but it will be its last. The Emmy-winning series created by Donald Glover begins its third season in March.

Atlanta spa-shooting suspect pleads not guilty in 4 killings

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

A man already sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting four people at a massage business outside Atlanta pleaded not guilty to shooting four others on the same day at two spas inside the city.

In surprise, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won’t seek a second term

By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms confirmed Friday that she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city's second Black woman executive.

Firing of Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks reversed

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Based on the city's failure to comply with some provisions of its code and on witness testimony, the Atlanta Civil Service Board says it concluded Rolfe wasn't given due process before he was fired.

MLB moving All-Star Game in response to voting restrictions

By Ronald Blum, Associated Press

Major League Baseball has moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights.

Atlanta shooting victim’s husband says police detained him for hours

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

A man who survived the shooting that killed his wife at a Georgia massage business last week said police held him in handcuffs for four hours after the attack.

Asian American churches call for actions beyond prayer

By Luis Andres Henao, Mariam Fam, Jessie Wardarski, Associated Press

Asian American Christian leaders say their congregations are saddened and outraged after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage businesses.