Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off
NEW YORK — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the...
General ‘shocked’ by AP report on AWOL guns, considers fix
Shocked by an Associated Press investigation into the loss and theft of military guns, the Pentagon's top general signaled Thursday that he will consider...
Students pulled from car, stunned by Atlanta police sue
ATLANTA — Two students pulled from their car and hit with stun guns by Atlanta police while they were stuck in traffic caused by...
Reports detail tense moments with Georgia election monitors
ATLANTA — As a pair of election workers sat at a table counting ballots during an audit of Georgia's presidential election in November, no...
Southern Baptists’ new leader: long career as bridge builder
As ideological divisions wracked the Southern Baptist Convention this year ahead of a pivotal national meeting, one of the leading candidates for its presidency,...
Southern Baptists vote to debate sex abuse investigation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to have a floor debate on a proposed investigation into...
Dems, GOP edging away from fight over Reps. Greene, Omar
WASHINGTON — House Democrats and Republicans backed away Wednesday from a tit-for-tat battle over punishing firebrand lawmakers from the other party, setting aside for...
Observer: Georgia county’s elections messy, not fraudulent
ATLANTA — Election processes in Georgia's most populous county were badly managed, sloppy and chaotic, but there was no evidence of fraud, according to...
US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes
Pulling a pistol from his waistband, the young man spun his human shield toward police.
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Military stumped by stolen box of armor-piercing grenades
The green, metal box was stuffed inside a bright pink pillowcase and stashed in the bushes behind Christopher Zachery’s house. He hauled it out...
