Georgia

No bond: Woman accused of taking twins, shooting their mom

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia woman was denied bond Wednesday and remained in custody, accused of shooting a woman and kidnapping the woman's infant...

Pipeline hack sends people scrambling for fuel in the South

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CLEMMONS, N.C. — A run on gas following a computer hack of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline had North Carolina tow-truck driver Jonathan King...

US cities see surge in deadly street racing amid pandemic

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Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle...

Judge weighing relevance of Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health

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BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Georgia judge will continue hearing legal motions Thursday in the murder case of three men facing a fall trial in...

Amazon seeks to hire 75,000; offers $100 to vaccinated hires

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NEW YORK — Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people in a tight job market and is offering bonuses to attract workers, including $100...

Democrats search for a strategy to combat GOP voting laws

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A small group of civil rights leaders gathered at Vice President Kamala Harris’ ceremonial office last week, discussing how to combat a wave of...

Colleges form alliance to support student-designed learning

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At a convention on the future of learning in 2019, a handful of voices stood out to Philomena Mantella. ...

Lawsuit says police caused asphyxiation death of naked man

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ATLANTA — Police officers who encountered a naked man walking down a Georgia street repeatedly fired their stun guns at him and pinned him...

2018 audit found ‘glaring deficiencies’ at pipeline company

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BOSTON — An outside audit three years ago of the pipeline company hit by a cyberattack threatening fuel supplies in the eastern United States...

US Interior secretary approves Cherokee Nation Constitution

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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland approved a new constitution for the Cherokee Nation on Wednesday, ensuring citizenship for descendants of its Freedmen, the Black...