Forever Stained

The Conasauga River fuels the water-hungry carpet industry and provides drinking water to thousands of people. The river's waters flow past Dalton and several other downstream communities and are contaminated with stain-blocker chemicals. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

AJC INVESTIGATION

Inside America’s carpet capital: an empire and its toxic legacy

How covering the world in carpet came with a cost no one wants to pay.

One of the country’s fastest-growing AI startups moves HQ to Midtown

Backed by $200M in investor funds, Tractian triples its Atlanta office space in move to Coda at Georgia Tech.

Chemical and materials giant cutting jobs at Georgia mining facilities

Gwinnett County officer, 25, shot to death responding to call

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DOJ in Fulton

A police officer kept guard in front of crime scene tape as the FBI conducted a raid on the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City last week. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

5 questions about the FBI’s seizure of Fulton County election documents

The U.S. Justice Department has been tight-lipped about the purpose of the raid. Fulton County officials fear a state takeover of their elections.

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As FBI rekindles 2020 fight, Raffensperger urges Georgians to look forward

ANDREW MORSE

Ignore FBI raid noise and focus on the real story: Free and fair elections

More rumors than details emerge about FBI seizure of troves of 2020 records

Politics

Dozens of skaters from several different groups gathered during a rally called "Skaters Against ICE and War" along the Atlanta Beltline on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Skaters turn out to protest ICE on Atlanta Beltline

Group uses roller skates, Rollerblades and skateboards during an Atlanta demonstration in the cold weather Sunday.

Raffensperger ramps up First Liberty probe as lawmakers seek to curb powers

Third Georgia House Democrat charged with unemployment fraud

Burns unveils plan to eliminate property taxes on Georgia homes

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Decorated Olympian

Elana Meyers Taylor holds up her hand, displaying a message to her sons Nico and Noah, during the two-woman bobsled race at the 2025 World Championships in Lake Placid, New York. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Motherhood fuels U.S. bobsled legend Elana Meyers Taylor’s fifth Olympic run

This could be the final Games for the 41-year-old from Douglasville, the most decorated Black Winter Olympian in history, balancing elite sport with caring for her children.

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