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Imagine motherhood without the shame

From social media criticism to everyday expectations, "mom shame" has become woven into modern parenting culture. It's time to give mothers more grace and less judgment.

A winding road, a bottle of wine and a crash that keeps punishing Oak Grove

Ananya Rao of Lakeside High School was not driving when she was badly injured and a friend was killed in Atlanta. But her parents might go to prison in an unusual legal case.

Some DeKalb leaders want to double distance required between data centers, homes

DeKalb County commissioners are considering several changes to guidelines regulating data centers.

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Watson, one of Joyce Hsu’s cats, eats food she prepared at her home in Brooklyn, Aug. 18, 2025. (Gavin Doran/The New York Times)

Why pets are good for your mind and body

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority spent $612,000 on tickets to World Cup matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which the agency owns. With prices starting at $596,000, the agency debated if it cost too much to book a suite in its own facility, before deciding to split the cost. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Even Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s owner had World Cup ticket sticker shock

District attorneys (from left) Sonya Allen, Tasha Mosley, Sherry Boston and Fani Willis, representing Cobb, Clayton, DeKalb and Fulton counties, respectively, announce a lawsuit against the state's new elections law on June 3, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

DAs seek to block Georgia law making local offices nonpartisan

Gas prices in Atlanta and Cobb

As Georgia’s gas tax pause ends, here’s what motorists can expect to pay

Rep. Williams hosts small business summit in Atlanta

World Cup could be a sales boon. Atlanta entrepreneurs are learning how.

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Coca-Cola is exploring IPO for largest Indian bottler

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Cobb County Police’s service contract with Mableton expires amid dispute

Cheyenne Bryant promotes her book, “Live Your Promise,” during an interview on the Black Enterprise YouTube channel. (YouTube screenshot)
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With degrees in doubt, Dr. Cheyenne Bryant’s credentials need more clarity