ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s order accusing the Smithsonian Institution of not reflecting American history notes correctly that the country’s Founding Fathers declared that “all men are created equal.” But it doesn’t mention that the founders enshrined slavery into the U.S. Constitution and declared enslaved persons as three-fifths of a person for the purpose…
ATLANTA (AP) — More states are moving to ban or restrict cellphones in school, a trend that continues to win bipartisan support in legislatures. Senators in Georgia voted 54-2 on Tuesday to give final approval to a bill that would bans students in grades K-8 from using phones or other personal electronic devices during the…
Eight alleged members and associates of Atlanta’s “GoodFellas” gang have been charged with violent crimes including attempted murder and attempted carjacking, according to an indictment that was unsealed in the Northern District of Georgia on Thursday. The Department of Justice referred to the group as a “violent gang” that recruits members from Atlanta neighborhoods and…
The body of an Atlanta teacher and coach who vanished last month while boating on Georgia’s Lake Oconee has been recovered from waters not far from where his fiancée was found dead shortly after their outing, a sheriff told news outlets Sunday. Sheriff Howard Sills of Putnam County told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Gary Jones’…
Celebrities attending Tiger Woods TGL golf matches at SoFi Center While most fans attending TGL golf matches since January are ordinary people, there has been no lack of big-named celebrities at SoFi Center. TGL, a televised golf league featuring PGA Tour players, recently wrapped up its first regular season and will begin playoffs on March…
Atlanta, Georgia — Inside El Progreso Supermarket in Atlanta, Georgia, the price of a gallon of milk can at times be what brings in or drives customers away. Luz Hernandez opened her first grocery store in 2014, one of four she owns across the Atlanta metropolitan area. She says high food prices are the No….
article The King Center and FOX 5 Atlanta present Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service on Jan. 20, 2024. ATLANTA – As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday, and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington on Tuesday for state funeral rites that featured the kind of bipartisan praise and ceremonial pomp the Georgia Democrat rarely enjoyed at his political peak. The military honor guards, a procession down Pennsylvania…
A veteran Hong Kong Olympian is poised to add another chapter to his sporting CV when he makes a belated Ironman World Championship debut in Hawaii on Saturday. Michael Tse, formerly the strength and conditioning head coach at Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI), rowed for the city in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He is a…
Shortly after taking the stage 91 minutes late for his Atlanta rally this week, Donald Trump did what he can’t help doing — go off on a tangent. This was clearly going to be a night at the improv. He marveled at length about how Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket booster was snatched from the skies…