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At 94, Andrew Young is still building the future

Here are 8 takeaways from Monday’s candidate debates in Georgia’s runoff election

Gov. Brian Kemp bets his clout can lift Derek Dooley. The test is almost here.

Georgia Senate GOP runoff to test whether Gov. Kemp’s formula still works

KEN SUGIURA

Heartbreak is Georgia Tech’s unshakeable postseason companion

Ken Sugiura writes of what was supposed to be the year for Georgia Tech baseball team, and how it all ended on Monday.

YELLOW JACKETS

James Ramsey explains late-game bullpen decisions in stunning loss to Oklahoma

Georgia Tech baseball coach James Ramsey explains late-game bullpen decisions in season-ending loss to Oklahoma.

YELLOW JACKETS

Drew Burress grows emotional discussing Georgia Tech teammate Vahn Lackey

Georgia Tech’s upset loss to Oklahoma in the Atlanta Regional ended the most illustrious baseball season in program history.

Georgia’s bitcoin rush is turning into an AI gold mine

Inside the new U.S. Soccer headquarters in Georgia

Why PFAS 'forever chemicals' are showing up in Georgia blood tests

AOC presses EPA over brown water from wells near Georgia data center site

AI demand is soaring. Could space be the next data center hub?

The former CNN Center debuts as 'The CTR'

One industry polluted this town. Now the city is betting on AI.

Georgia company aims to build the world’s fastest aircraft

Kandi Burruss opens up about healing, co-parenting & her next chapter

How to be ready before Election Day

YELLOW JACKETS

Georgia Tech suffers stunning elimination against Oklahoma in regionals

The Yellow Jackets, No. 2 overall seed, lost 8-7 to Oklahoma in 10 innings on Monday, a devastating finish to a season that was supposed to end in immortality.

Kemp’s gas tax suspension helped - but prices rose anyway

Georgia’s 33-cent gas tax will return Wednesday

Georgia was the first state to suspend its gas tax amid soaring prices triggered by President Donald Trump's decision to go to war in Iran.

Severe thunderstorms coming through metro Atlanta, but sunny days ahead

Forecasters predict a 20% chance of rain during Monday’s commute and into the evening. Central Georgia could see gusts of wind up to 60 mph and scattered showers.

Olayiwola Oreofeoluwa Taiwo Courtesy photo 053126ac

AJC VARSITY

3-star edge rusher Olayiwola Oreofeoluwa Taiwo commits to Georgia football

Olayiwola Oreofeoluwa Taiwo, a 3-star edge rusher, committed to Georgia. Other schools recruiting the Lovejoy High star included Kansas, Rutgers, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest

Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jon Ossoff campaign rally

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Georgia Democrats project unity as GOP battles intensify

While Republicans scrap for their party’s nominations through runoff debates and fresh infighting, Georgia Democrats are trying to make the most of their head start.

Republican U.S. Senate candidates Mike Collins (left) and Derek Dooley shake hands following the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series at Georgia Public Broadcasting on Sunday, May 31, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

7 takeaways from Sunday’s marathon political debates ahead of the runoffs

Georgia voters head to the polls again June 16 to decide matchups for the midterms in November. A dozen candidates faced off in debates Sunday.

RISKY MEDICINE

Welcome to Georgia, where questionable therapies flourish with little oversight

Hundreds of Georgia wellness clinics promote unproven treatments with little oversight from one of the nation’s weakest medical boards, an AJC investigation found.

RISKY MEDICINE

Tennessee cracked down on a questionable therapy. Georgia gave its doctors a home.

Two doctors ran afoul of the DOJ after moving to Georgia from Tennessee so they could use chelation, a treatment for removing heavy metals, as a cure-all and billed Medicare.

AJC VARSITY

Blazing speed at 14 years old: Meet the world-record-setting Ga. track phenom

Landmark Christian freshman Melanie Doggett of Fairburn set a 200-meter world record for 14-and-under girls while winning two GHSA state titles.

Wedding night helicopter crash near Dawsonville leaves 2 dead, 1 alive

The crash near Dawsonville left two men dead and one woman who survived. Their identities have not been released.