Lightning, hailstorm forces hundreds of canceled flights in Atlanta

Lightning, hailstorm forces hundreds of canceled flights in Atlanta

Lightning, hailstorm forces hundreds of canceled flights in Atlanta – CBS News Watch CBS News Lightning flashed over the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as an intense thunderstorm hammered the area and triggered hundreds of flight cancellations nationwide. Dave Malkoff has the story. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events,…

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Skydiver dies after her parachute hit another jumper's gear while approaching airport in Georgia

Skydiver dies after her parachute hit another jumper’s gear while approaching airport in Georgia

An experienced skydiver died Saturday after her main parachute collided with another jumper’s gear, and her emergency chute failed to deploy, authorities said. Jasmine Black, 48, had completed more than 160 jumps prior to her final one over the weekend, said Upson County Sheriff Dan Kilgore. A preliminary investigation suggested that her parachute struck the…

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Historians rip Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian'

Historians rip Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’

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…

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More states move to ban cellphones in schools

More states move to ban cellphones in schools

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…

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8 alleged "GoodFellas" gang members, associates charged with violent crimes, including attempted murder

8 alleged “GoodFellas” gang members, associates charged with violent crimes, including attempted murder

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…

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Teacher's body discovered a month after fiancée found dead near his boat on Georgia lake, sheriff says

Teacher’s body discovered a month after fiancée found dead near his boat on Georgia lake, sheriff says

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’…

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