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Charter clears final regulatory hurdle in merger deal with Cox Communications

Pilots allege Delta didn’t pay for short-term military leave in lawsuit

30 years ago, Sanford Stadium helped launch a soccer boom. Now it’s back.

Communism, Shariah and executions: Georgia GOP push politics of the past.

Warner Robins High School Shooting Suspect Denzelle D. Willis Jr., 14

‘Courageous’ teacher, deputy saved student shot in leg at Georgia high school

AJC Super 11 players reveal their nonfootball hidden talents

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Stephenson RB in striking distance of DeKalb record set by Tech standout

Thousands of Georgians heading back to offices Monday, but many aren’t

Atlanta’s Equifax to pay $100M after miscalculating credit scores

The settlement is “by far the largest class-action settlement ever achieved under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” and provides compensation for around 4 million people.

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Where Georgia high school football teams rank in major national preseason polls

Reigning national champ Buford comes into 2026 ranked No. 1 in two national polls and are the highest-rated Georgia team in all but two prominent national rankings.

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The 45 GHSA football teams that moved down in class averaged 3.1 wins

Forty-five Georgia high school football teams are playing down in classification from the previous cycle.

What is Flock Safety and why are its cameras everywhere?

Atlanta paid former city clerk nearly $1 million. Where did the work go?

Let Me Put U On: "ATLiens" made being different cool

Atlanta has the most surveillance cameras per capita in the U.S.

Erick Erickson: Farmers in South Georgia 'can get him on the phone'

The forces that turned Atlanta into a surveillance hub

Let Me Put U On: The Decatur trivia night that turned strangers into family

Residents mapped nearly 500 cameras in one Atlanta neighborhood

FDA advisers back unproven peptides despite safety warnings

Inside DeKalb County's $21 million Real Time Crime Center

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The 45 GHSA football teams that moved down in class averaged 3.1 wins

Forty-five Georgia high school football teams are playing down in classification from the previous cycle.

What parents need to know about Trump’s proposed changes to childhood vaccines

Georgia doctors are raising concerns about President Trump’s proposed changes to the childhood vaccine schedule and what it could mean for families.

Georgia Democrats talk property taxes as they eye a possible House takeover

Democrats have largely opposed Republican-backed tax cuts. Now, they're seeking feedback from the public on what a Democratic majority could accomplish.

Your in-flight life is getting higher tech. And we’re ‘only at the beginning.’

Your digital life on terra firma has almost been replicated in the sky.

Students leave Warner Robins High School as Houston County Sheriff's vehicles remain on the scene after a shooting on campus left one injured at the Middle Georgia school on Aug. 12, 2026, officials said. Police have a suspect in custody. (Joe Kovac/AJC)

Suspect in custody after shooting at Warner Robins High School, officials say

A 14-year-old is in custody and an injured student was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting at Warner Robins High School.

Donald Trump’s visit spotlights GOP’s last major foothold in Cobb County

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Trump tries to broker truce between Jackson, Jones after bitter GOP primary

Donald Trump is hoping to help mend a rift between the two Republican rivals who clashed during the GOP primary for governor. But two lawsuits are complicating things.

Pete Buttigieg endorses Keisha Lance Bottoms, with an eye toward 2028

The former U.S. transportation secretary is deepening his ties to Georgia Democrats ahead of a potential 2028 run for president.

43 football teams that have moved up in class, including two 2025 champs

We list all 43 teams playing in a higher class. The list accounts for the GHSA’s renaming of the classes to 7A through A instead of 6A through A Division II.

HBCUs have a gender gap problem. Where are the Black men going?

Black male enrollment in higher education declined by 4% between 2018 and 2024, while enrollment in trade schools and similar programs is up 15%.

Georgia judge gives up federal bench seat for state service

Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian Epps was sworn in Tuesday at the State Capitol, ending a 13-year stint as a federal magistrate judge in Augusta.