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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference on voting rights at the Department of Justice in Washington, Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Justice Department suing Georgia over state's new voting law

By Michael Balsamo And Christina A. Cassidy Jun. 25, 2021 02:22 PM EDT

Producer Lin-Manuel Miranda, right, and wife Vanessa Nadal attend the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival opening night premiere of "In The Heights" at the United Palace theater on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Curtain rises on the Tribeca Festival, and on New York, too

By Jake Coyle Jun. 09, 2021 03:02 PM EDT

Clark Atlanta graduation ceremonies feature Abrams, Sellers

May. 08, 2021 02:30 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Clark Atlanta University is set to hold a unique dual commencement ceremony honoring the classes of 2020 and 2021 and they are bringing out some...

FILE - Cardboard cutouts of fans in the otherwise empty seats face the field during the sixth inning of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays in Atlanta, in this Thursday, July 30, 2020, file photo. Georgia’s new voting law _ which critics claim severely limits access to the ballot box, especially for people of color _ has prompted calls from as high as the White House to consider moving the midsummer classic out of Atlanta. The game is set for July 13 at Truist Park, the Braves’ 41,000-seat stadium in suburban Cobb County.(AP Photo/John Amis, File)
MLB All-Star Game yanked from Georgia over voting law

By Ronald Blum Apr. 02, 2021 03:43 PM EDT

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, March 19, 2021. Biden is en route to Georgia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
'Speak out:' Biden, Harris decry racism during Atlanta visit

By Jonathan Lemire, Jeff Amy And Zeke Miller Mar. 20, 2021 12:21 AM EDT

President Joe Biden talks with Vice President Kamala Harris after they arrived Friday, March 19, 2021, at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden, Harris offer solace, denounce racism in Atlanta visit

By Jonathan Lemire, Jeff Amy And Zeke Miller Mar. 19, 2021 12:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York. Abrams, whose voting rights work helped make Georgia into a swing state, exhorted Congress on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, to reject “outright lies" that have historically restricted access to the ballot as Democrats began their push for a sweeping overhaul of election and ethics laws. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Biden to meet with Stacey Abrams on trip to Georgia

By Jonathan Lemire And Bill Barrow Mar. 18, 2021 05:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom takes questions from the media during a visit to a mobile vaccination site at Ramona Gardens Recreation Center in Los Angeles. Newsom and his Democratic allies launched a campaign committee Monday, March 15 to stop a proposed recall election that could oust him from office. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
California governor launches campaign against likely recall

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne Mar. 15, 2021 04:04 PM EDT

329 candidates for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Mar. 01, 2021 11:27 AM EST
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Monday that there are 329 candidates — 234 individuals and 95 organizations — that were nominated...

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2020 file photo, former candidate for Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams speaks during a rally for then Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., in Duluth, Ga. Belarusian opposition figures, Hong Kong-pro-democracy activists, the global Black Lives Matter movement, a jailed Russian opposition leader and two former White House senior advisers are among this year's nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
EXPLAINER: How Nobel Peace Prize nominations come about

By Jan M. Olsen Feb. 02, 2021 05:13 AM EST

Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff, right, gesture toward a crowd during a campaign rally on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
New Georgia senators carry John Lewis' influence with them

By Ben Nadler Jan. 24, 2021 08:30 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 09:09 AM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 12 The Miami Herald on ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp takes the stage during a Republican election-night watch party, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Georgia's GOP governor under fire after US Senate losses

By Jeff Amy And Russ Bynum Jan. 09, 2021 08:25 AM EST

A family listens to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speak at a drive-in rally during a campaign stop for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Black leaders cheer Georgia success, push for more progress

By Kat Stafford And Aaron Morrison Jan. 07, 2021 06:09 PM EST

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Jan. 01, 2021 09:25 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, holding their son Archie, meet with Anglican Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu, and his wife Leah in Cape Town, South Africa. The Duchess of Sussex has settled a claim against Splash News and Picture Agency, with the agency agreeing not to take any photos of her, her husband the Duke of Sussex or their son Archie, should it come out of administration, the High Court has heard. Meghan brought privacy and data protection claims against Splash in March this year over “long lens” photographs taken of her and her son in a Canadian park in January. (Henk Kruger/African News Agency via AP, Pool, File)
Meghan and Harry end their eventful 2020 with first podcast

By Andrew Dalton Dec. 29, 2020 04:10 PM EST

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., left, stands with Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., and Ivanka Trump, Assistant to the President, during a campaign rally, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Milton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffs

By Ben Nadler Dec. 24, 2020 09:43 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Sen. Kelly Loeffler speaks at a campaign rally in Cumming, Ga. Loeffler’s tight embrace of President Donald Trump and the far right while fighting to hold on to her U.S. Senate seat is not exactly what allies of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp envisioned when he appointed her to the position in 2019. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Loeffler's wealth, Trump loyalty face scrutiny in Georgia

By Sudhin Thanawala Dec. 21, 2020 11:45 AM EST

U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., speaks at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in New Orleans, La., where he announced he's leaving Congress to work as an adviser to President-elect Joe Biden. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Biden adviser Cedric Richmond tests positive for coronavirus

By Aamer Madhani Dec. 17, 2020 06:46 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in rally for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden tells Georgia he needs a Democratic Senate to govern

By Bill Barrow And Aamer Madhani Dec. 15, 2020 11:44 AM EST