Atlanta Business News

Long Lines at Atlanta Airport March 23 2026

Is Atlanta’s international terminal a security line shortcut? Not so simple.

The Atlanta airport's international terminal checkpoint has sometimes been seen as a shortcut around domestic security lines. But recent woes have shown it is complicated.

Emory’s new Winship center takes a different approach to cancer treatment
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Change law to give more Georgia cancer patients access to world-class care

Georgia's Certificate of Need laws are blocking health centers from expanding services across the state. When it comes to cancer, those restrictions should end.

Pat Wilson

‘It’s how we compete’: Georgia business recruiters plead to keep tax breaks

Tension over economic development incentives has risen in recent years, especially as affordability dominates political discourse.

Georgia Media and Entertainment News

Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry Studios sells stake in BET+. Here’s what that means for fans.

Starting in June, BET+ will shut down and its programming will be folded into Paramount+. Perry will continue to produce programming for BET Media Group.

Atlanta News First

Atlanta TV stations have been dropped from Dish TV. Here’s why.

The dispute is over retransmission fees TV station owners seek from cable and satellite operators, a major source of revenue for companies like Gray Media.

A crowd watches as Imagine Dragons performs on their Mercury Tour in 2022 at Lakewood Amphitheatre. The venue maintains a long-term lease with Live Nation. (Robb Cohen for the AJC 2022)

What the Live Nation antitrust settlement means for Georgia concertgoers

Live Nation, which is the most dominant entity in Atlanta’s live events industry, reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit.

Airport News

Shorter Lines at Atlanta Airport March 24 2026

At world’s busiest airport, travelers whipsawed by crowd chaos, uncertainty

At about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, employees estimated standard wait times were about 2 1/2 hours. Some travelers breezed through checkpoints today with no wait at all.

Shorter Lines at Atlanta Airport March 24 2026
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What we’re seeing from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

The AJC is on the ground at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with the latest on what's happening.

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport long lines

‘They can’t do anything’: ICE largely standing around at the Atlanta airport

The White House deployed ICE officers to help unpaid TSA workers, but they aren’t trained to actually help with security screening.

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'This is insane': Travelers react to shutdown chaos at ATL airport

Tybee Island erosion,

Go pound sand? Eroding federal beach repair funds worry Georgia vacation mecca.

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport long lines

Spending the night in an Atlanta airport TSA line

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport long lines

Long lines, hourslong waits worsen at Atlanta airport as shutdown drags on

APTOPIX LaGuardia Crash

Delta is the largest carrier at LaGuardia. How the crash disrupted flights.

Electronic Transaction Association

Two major financial tech groups are merging. What that means for Georgia.

January housing market

Iran war blurs the outlook for metro Atlanta’s spring housing market

Leslie Zinn her+story
AJC HER+STORY

She inherited the family business. And her mother’s juice obsession.

Saturday and weekend airport wait times

How long are security lines at Atlanta airport? ‘There’s no telling,’ staff says

Ed McBrayer

Ed McBrayer, co-founder of PATH who helped shape Atlanta, dies at 81

Food distribution

Food pantry extending relief to TSA workers this weekend