Pandemic effect on domestic violence

25-33%: Increase in domestic violence cases globally in 2020

$5 million: Amount requested from the Georgia budget office to help victims’ services programs and shelters.

$5.9 million: Incoming cash Georgia domestic violence shelters lost from March 2020 to October 2021

$5.8 million: New operating costs domestic violence shelters saw from March 2020 to October 2021

(Source: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, and the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.)

A Braves fan took a ball to the face. The team may be liable, judges say.

The Atlanta Braves and former right fielder Jorge Soler face a lawsuit by a fan hit in the eye with a ball during a World Series game at Truist Park in 2021.

Joro spiders multiply across Georgia, spinning their pesky webs

The invasive species has multiplied rapidly in Atlanta in the last three years, research shows.

Ford settles billion-dollar Georgia lawsuits over fatal wrecks

Ford Motor Co. has settled two Georgia lawsuits that elicited record-setting jury verdicts of $1.7 billion and $2.5 billion, ending more than a decade of litigation.