http://www.ajc.com/news/top-stories-81963.html en-us Copyright 2012 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:37:41 GMT 2012-02-10T01:37:41Z en-us Copyright 2012 http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/police-2-of-3-1341744.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Atlanta Police Chief George Turner said investigators know who some of suspects are who were videotaped attacking a 20-year-old gay man outside a a southwest Atlanta neighborhood store. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:28:57 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/police-2-of-3-1341744.html Marcus K. Garner 2012-02-10T01:28:57Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/passage-of-transportation-referendum-1341543.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 "Hotlanta" has fizzled and it will take a bold plan like the Transportation Investment Act to help the region recover, a nationally known urban planner told a Thursday gathering of metro Atlanta leaders. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:23:05 GMT tjoyner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/passage-of-transportation-referendum-1341543.html Tammy Joyner 2012-02-10T01:23:05Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/suspect-in-attempted-wal-1338449.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The man charged with trying to kidnap a 7-year-old girl from a west Georgia Wal-Mart was convicted of killing his uncle in 2004 in DeKalb County, according to documents obtained Thursday. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:14:05 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/suspect-in-attempted-wal-1338449.html Alexis Stevens 2012-02-10T00:14:05Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/forsyth/construction-worker-45-killed-1340843.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A man operating heavy machinery in a Forsyth County development died Thursday morning after hitting a tree, a fire department captain said. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:07:08 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/forsyth/construction-worker-45-killed-1340843.html Alexis Stevens 2012-02-10T00:07:08Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/alleged-peeping-tom-caught-1341481.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A produce company employee at the State Farmers Market in Forest Park has been charged with peeping at women in a bathroom, Channel 2 Action News reported . Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:36:44 GMT akbrooks@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/alleged-peeping-tom-caught-1341481.html Angel K. Brooks 2012-02-09T23:36:44Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/women-at-war-pentagon-1339500.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 WASHINGTON - New orders from the Pentagon: The military on Thursday formally opened thousands of jobs to women in units that are closer to the front lines than ever before, reflecting what's already been going on as female American soldiers fight and die next to their male comrades. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:31:10 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/women-at-war-pentagon-1339500.html LOLITA C. BALDOR 2012-02-09T23:31:10Z 03/10/2012 APXchange http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/25b-settlement-reached-over-1339061.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 WASHINGTON - A landmark $25 billion settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders was hailed by government officials Thursday as long-overdue relief for victims of foreclosure abuses. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:21:29 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/25b-settlement-reached-over-1339061.html DEREK KRAVITZ 2012-02-09T23:21:29Z 03/09/2012 APXchange http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-running-out-of-1341258.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The window is rapidly closing for DeKalb County to make tough service or personnel cuts before a midyear budget review this summer. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:54:15 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-running-out-of-1341258.html April Hunt 2012-02-09T22:54:15Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/woman-accused-of-stealing-1341400.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A Roswell woman faces several counts of identity fraud after she allegedly opened phony bank accounts in others' names. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:41:16 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/woman-accused-of-stealing-1341400.html Alexis Stevens 2012-02-09T22:41:16Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/plant-vogtle-nuclear-expansion-1340522.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 It’s official: Georgia will be the site of the nation’s first new nuclear reactors in more than 30 years. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:39:29 GMT kswartz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/plant-vogtle-nuclear-expansion-1340522.html Kristi E. Swartz 2012-02-09T22:39:29Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/quarterly-loss-hits-3-1340279.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 WASHINGTON - Teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service's quarterly loss ballooned to $3.3 billion amid declining mail volume and the soaring costs of health benefits for future retirees. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:36:11 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/quarterly-loss-hits-3-1340279.html HOPE YEN 2012-02-09T21:36:11Z 03/10/2012 APXchange http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/suffering-deepens-in-bombarded-1339402.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 BEIRUT - Between blasts of rockets and mortar fire, Syrians used loudspeakers to call for blood donations and medical supplies Thursday in the stricken city of Homs, where a weeklong government offensive has created a deepening humanitarian crisis. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:11:05 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/suffering-deepens-in-bombarded-1339402.html ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY 2012-02-09T21:11:05Z 03/10/2012 APXchange http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/police-search-for-parents-1340973.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Authorities are looking for the mother of a toddler left Thursday with Stone Mountain police. DeKalb County police were called in to help find the 18-month-old boy's parents and facilitated getting the child to state Department of Family and Child Services officials, police authorities said. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:04:14 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/police-search-for-parents-1340973.html Marcus K. Garner 2012-02-09T21:04:14Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/fema-sends-berkeley-lake-1340721.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Berkeley Lake officials announced this week that they received a $723,000 check from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair their flood-battered dam. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:31:25 GMT janderson@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/fema-sends-berkeley-lake-1340721.html Joel Anderson 2012-02-09T18:31:25Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/gwinnett-deputy-accused-of-1340383.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 A Gwinnett County sheriff's deputy was in jail without bond Thursday after allegedly having sex with an inmate. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:36:56 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/gwinnett-deputy-accused-of-1340383.html Mike Morris 2012-02-09T17:36:56Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/charter-school-amendment-to-1340343.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The state House of Representatives will let a proposed charter school constitutional amendment rest until at least next week. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:24:26 GMT cquinn@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/charter-school-amendment-to-1340343.html Christopher Quinn 2012-02-09T17:24:26Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/athens-man-charged-with-1340379.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 An Athens man remained in jail Thursday, charged with raping an 11-year-old girl at his home. Athens-Clarke County police arrested Elbert Roman Tate, 33,  Tuesday on charges of rape, child molestation, aggravated sexual battery and sexual battery, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:08:20 GMT jprovano@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/athens-man-charged-with-1340379.html Joel Provano 2012-02-09T17:08:20Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/one-detained-after-reports-1340387.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 One person was in custody late Thursday morning following reports of shots being fired in a parking deck across from Grady Memorial Hospital. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:42:32 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/one-detained-after-reports-1340387.html Mike Morris 2012-02-09T16:42:32Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/more-aps-educators-barred-1340344.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Five educators accused of cheating in Atlanta Public Schools have lost the license to work in a classroom, a state ethics committee decided Thursday. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:15:27 GMT jsarrio@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/more-aps-educators-barred-1340344.html Jaime Sarrio 2012-02-09T16:15:27Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/senate-urges-expansion-of-1340156.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Congress was urged Thursday to expand the nation's federal guest-worker program under a resolution passed unanimously by the state Senate. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:59:18 GMT ktorres@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/senate-urges-expansion-of-1340156.html Kristina Torres 2012-02-09T15:59:18Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-to-receive-waiver-1340127.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Georgia is expected today to be released from requirements of a landmark federal education law that some say put too much pressure on students and teachers and contributed to test cheating in Atlanta and other places. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:56:52 GMT nbadertscher@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-to-receive-waiver-1340127.html Nancy Badertscher 2012-02-09T15:56:52Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/georgia-gop-to-partner-1340290.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 The Republican parties of Georgia and Ohio announced Thursday they will team up for the March 1 presidential debate in Atlanta. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:47:34 GMT asheinin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/georgia-gop-to-partner-1340290.html Aaron Gould Sheinin 2012-02-09T15:47:34Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/georgia-senate-oks-foreclosure-1340148.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Homeowners would have to be notified of foreclosure sales of their property under a bill passed Thursday by the Senate. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:32:19 GMT ktorres@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/georgia-senate-oks-foreclosure-1340148.html Kristina Torres 2012-02-09T15:32:19Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/apd-in-the-hiring-1340149.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 Crime doesn’t pay, but the Atlanta Police Department does. As part of its goal to have a 2,000-member sworn force, the APD will hold a career fair on Monday. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:25:59 GMT esuggs@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/apd-in-the-hiring-1340149.html Ernie Suggs 2012-02-09T15:25:59Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/tassimo-coffee-makers-recalled-1339949.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963 WASHINGTON - Home-brewed coffee lovers, take note: More than a million popular coffee makers are being recalled after dozens of reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto people. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:16:28 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/tassimo-coffee-makers-recalled-1339949.html JENNIFER C. KERR 2012-02-09T15:16:28Z 03/10/2012 APXchange