Georgia lawmakers consider collecting DNA from immigrants charged with minor crimes
A proposal in Georgia could allow DNA to be collected from immigrants taken into custody for minor offenses.
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A proposal in Georgia could allow DNA to be collected from immigrants taken into custody for minor offenses.
A federal judge is weighing a demand by Georgia's Fulton County that the FBI return 2020 election ballots and records that were seized from an Atlanta-area warehouse.
Heading into the weekend, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay the tens of thousands of TSA officers who have been working without pay for over a month during a partial government shutdown.
Long security lines at airports are driving people crazy as Congress and President Donald Trump try to work out a budget stalemate.
The federal government has not yet replaced the bullet-pocked windows that serve as a grim reminder of an attack at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than seven months ago.
Population estimates released by U.S. Census Bureau show growth rates slowed sharply in metro areas in 2025, as immigration dropped and hurricanes pushed people out of some Gulf Coast counties.
Nearly 12% of all TSA officers who were scheduled to work on Sunday called out — the most since the start of the partial government shutdown.
A Georgia appeals court says Fulton County doesn't have to seat two Republican picks to its election board.
Airline passengers are saying that Transportation Security Administration workers need to get paid.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America to full operations, putting hundreds of journalists who have been on administrative leave for a year back to work.
A Georgia effort to dump voting machines that Donald Trump hates may get derailed by fear of a chaotic last-minute shift in election methods.
The Kennedy Center's board of directors has voted to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations.
A legal fight over millions of dollars in attorney fees tied to the dismissed Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump is now headed to the Georgia Court of Appeals.
After delays, former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade testified in front of a special Senate subcommittee about his part of District Attorney Fani Willis's investigation of President Trump.
After hitting a peak of $4.4 billion in 2022, spending on film and TV production in Georgia has tumbled as total productions dropped from 412 in 2022 to 245 last year.
President Trump and members of his administration are claiming that former President Jimmy Carter was against the use of mail-in and absentee ballots, but statements from the late president tell a different story.
Fani Willis delivered a fiery defense of her office and her prosecution of President Trump Monday, speaking at an International Women's Day gathering at the Georgia State Capitol.
A Fulton County judge rejected the District Attorney's attempt to block payment to Donald Trump under a new Georgia law, marking a setback for prosecutors.
Georgia Republicans are pushing for more restrictions on local prosecutors, saying their investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proves the moves are needed.
Battery company SK laid off nearly 1,000 workers at a manufacturing plant in northeast of Atlanta on Friday amid changing consumer demand for EVs.
There's no sign that President Trump is ready to get involved in Georgia's Republican Senate primary, which could mean an expensive and bitter runoff.
The timing of Trump's Truth Social post announcing Kristi Noem's removal as DHS secretary took DHS officials and the secretary herself by surprise.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
Experts say the proposal builds on SB 202, the controversial law passed after President Donald Trump's 2020 election claims.
Federal energy officials say they will loan a record $26.5 billion federal loan to Georgia Power and Alabama Power to expand electricity supply.
The girl told investigators that she had tried to walk to school after missing the bus and was persuaded by the man to let him give her a ride, deputies say.
Atlanta and MARTA have ended a yearslong dispute over transit tax money with a $52 million settlement.
Mosquitos trapped at three Fulton County parks and one medical center have tested positive for West Nile virus.
Georgia lawmakers will consider stronger oversight of automated license plate readers after reports that officers across the state used the technology for personal reasons.
Adah George left her home in Stone Mountain more than a week ago, saying that she was going to Stone Mountain with a friend. That was the last time she was seen, police say.