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House GOP leader renews criticism over All-Star Game shift

By Jeff Amy May. 04, 2021 03:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2020 file photo, Rochelle Walensky, speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The U.S. is scrambling to expand DNA mapping of coronavirus samples to identify potentially deadlier mutations starting to spread around the country.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

CDC study: Teachers key to COVID-19 infections in 1 district

By Jeff Amy Feb. 22, 2021 11:17 AM EST

A vaccination sticker is shown at the Paulding County Health Department on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Dallas, Ga. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Gov. Kemp frustrated by tight supplies of vaccine in Georgia

By Jeff Martin Feb. 03, 2021 02:13 PM EST

Georgia lawmaker again seeks to tighten hands-free phone law

Feb. 02, 2021 01:02 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state House member says drivers should not be able to avoid penalties by telling judges they have purchased hands-free devices for...

Demonstrators raise large puppet representing Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro as a killer in front of Brazil's health agency, before agency directors meet to assess the emergency use of China's Sinovac Biotech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, at the Anvisa agency's headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Biden vows rapid steps to battle virus after inauguration

Jan. 17, 2021 12:08 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 5, 2020, file photo, members of the Georgia National Guard work to clean and disinfect hallways and common areas at Provident Village assisted living and memory care home, in Smyrna, Ga. Despite having no coronavirus cases among residents or staff, the home welcomed the extra help from the guard. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

2020: Pandemic, politics, and passing of a civil rights icon

By Jeff Martin Dec. 28, 2020 07:22 AM EST

Handyman Louis Peters, 64, stands outside a polling place in Marietta, Ga, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, the first day of Georgia's early voting period. Peters said he thinks a coronavirus stimulus package is long overdue. (AP Photo/Jeff Martin)

Democratic push on COVID-19 aid welcomed by some in Georgia

By Jeff Amy And Jeff Martin Dec. 16, 2020 01:06 AM EST

Walker County election officials Joy Chrnalogar and Krista Richardson raise a sign to indicate a ballot in need of review during the first day of recounts for the 2020 election at the Walker County Civic Center on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Rock Spring, Ga. (Troy Stolt/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

Masked workers start presidential hand tally in Georgia

By Kate Brumback Nov. 13, 2020 12:30 AM EST

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., stands with Georgia Republican candidate for Senate Kelly Loeffler, right, and Bonnie Perdue, wife of Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., after a campaign rally Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Republicans press Democratic caricatures in Georgia races

By Bill Barrow Nov. 11, 2020 04:27 PM EST

Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., meets with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, not pictured, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Georgia's Loeffler in Senate runoff; Perdue's race uncalled

By Ben Nadler And Russ Bynum Nov. 03, 2020 01:33 AM EST

People walk along a sidewalk in New Orleans as the outer eye wall of Hurricane Zeta passed by the city, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Zeta barrels across Southeast after battering weary coast

By Rebecca Santana And Kevin Mcgill Oct. 29, 2020 01:43 AM EDT

Georgia State Representative and Democratic candidate of District 44, Connie Di Cicco, walks with a campaign sign across the street on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. Calling themselves sign ninjas, a group of people, including Di Cicco, routinely gather to trade and assemble campaign signs around their districts for local elections in Georgia and then venture out in the dark to install them along main thoroughfares. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Sign ninjas busy at night as Election Day fast approaches

By Angie Wang Oct. 23, 2020 12:39 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2020, file photo, Denise and Bill Hasbune, of Stone Mountain, Ga., fill out a pre-registration form while waiting in line to vote at the DeKalb County elections office in Decatur, Ga. Black people are going to the polls by the thousands and waiting in lines for hours to vote early in Georgia. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

History, mistrust spurring Black early voters in Georgia

By Russ Bynum, Kate Brumback And Jeff Martin Oct. 14, 2020 04:07 PM EDT

Perdue, Loeffler negative for COVID-19 after Trump visit

Oct. 03, 2020 01:08 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Both of Georgia’s U.S. senators say they’ve tested negative for COVID-19 after coming into contact with President Donald Trump when he visited...

According to the 2018 VoteCast survey, more than half of Black women Democrats call themselves moderate or conservative, compared to about 4 in 10 among the rest of the party.

'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight

By Claire Galofaro And Kat Stafford Sep. 17, 2020 09:38 AM EDT

2 big Georgia fall fairs canceled because of COVID-19 fears

Aug. 13, 2020 03:29 PM EDT
PERRY, Ga. (AP) — Two large fall fairs in Georgia have been canceled because of fears about COVID-19 transmission. On Wednesday,...

Chinita Allen, talks to a room full of people on Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Kennesaw, Ga. Allen used to avoid talking about race. A soccer mom and former teacher, she had spent most of her life avoiding rocking the boat. Until Trump won. Now she's the president of Cobb Democratic Women and leading the charge to try to turn the county totally blue. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight

By Claire Galofaro And Kat Stafford Aug. 03, 2020 05:43 AM EDT

Charisse Davis poses for a portrait on Friday, July 24, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. Davis was recently elected the only Black woman on the Cobb County School Board. "We've been watching from the sidelines and allowing other people to take their turns, and take these positions of power," Davis said. "Now here we are to essentially fix it." (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight

By Claire Galofaro And Kat Stafford Aug. 03, 2020 02:01 AM EDT

Georgia, Minnesota players win national prep honors

By Beth Harris Jul. 24, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
Football player Arik Gilbert and basketball player Paige Bueckers have been named national high school athletes of the year. Gilbert of...

Atlanta area school district delays start date for virus

Jul. 04, 2020 10:14 AM EDT
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Another metro Atlanta school district is pushing back the start of the school year because of the coronavirus. The...