Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter was honored Tuesday at a tribute service in Atlanta, attended by all living first ladies and three presidents, including her husband, 99-year-old former President Jimmy Carter, who entered hospice care in February. The service consisted of classical music and many of her favorite hymns and Bible passages. Guests included […]
The man charged with killing eight people in a series of shootings at massage parlors in the southeastern U.S. state of Georgia is expected to be arraigned Thursday. Prosecutors Wednesday charged Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, Georgia, with eight counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault. He was arrested after the Atlanta-area shootings late […]
Protesters gather Monday at the state capitol in the southern U.S. state of Georgia, demanding criminal justice reforms and measures to address election problems. The demonstrations were planned before an Atlanta police officer on Friday shot dead Rayshard Brooks outside a fast food restaurant. Brooks was shot after he apparently grabbed one of the officer’s Tasers […]
A disastrous primary election day in the southeastern U.S. state of Georgia Tuesday overshadowed a handful of key races to choose general election candidates for the November general election. The chaos was a combination of a new set of computerized voting machines that either malfunctioned or failed to arrive on time at polling stations, […]