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Visa hurdles likely keep Lumumba Vea from DR Congo World Cup match in Atlanta

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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport long lines

Atlanta airport prepares for a July Fourth travel surge. Get there early.

Senate Republicans seek a delay on banning QR code vote counting

The Georgia Legislature’s special session tally: 5 days, $300,000

Georgia data centers fill up as soon as they’re built, driving demand higher

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Georgia sprinter Melanie Doggett is Gatorade national winner

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Georgia baseball coaches push back on MLB proposal: ‘What do we do as a high school player?’

Officer involved shooting Cobb County Bradley Avenue

Cobb County moves to dismiss suit over fatal PIT maneuver

The Republican runoff for governor features candidates Rick Jackson and Burt Jones

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Jackson opens leadership committee after challenging the law in court

Georgia Republican Rick Jackson sets up committee allowing him to raise unlimited amounts of cash in race for governor.

Census data shows Georgia continues to diversify

Georgia’s population has grown by more than a half million people in the past five years, with nonwhite residents accounting for all of the net growth, data shows.

Georgia lawmakers punt fight over voting machines to 2028

Georgia lawmakers aim to overhaul its elections by 2028, but they might stick with a touchscreen voting system.

Which Atlanta BBQ joint has the best pulled pork sandwich?

Who really put Confederate monuments across the South?

What killed thousands of fish in Atlanta?

Stone Mountain remains at the center of Georgia’s Confederate history debate

Martin Luther King III shares the lesson his daughter taught him about being present

Southern accents are fading across the South. Here's why.

What the World Cup means for Black culture in Atlanta

Southern hospitality has a dark past. Here’s how it rebranded itself.

Is MARTA safe? What riders across Atlanta say.

Where does the South actually begin?

Georgia lawmakers punt fight over voting machines to 2028

Georgia lawmakers aim to overhaul its elections by 2028, but they might stick with a touchscreen voting system.

Party switcher losses show Georgians that labels still matter

Three party switchers lost in Georgia in recent elections, a sign that partisan divide and voter skepticism may make it more difficult to cross party lines today.

‘Spectacular’ arena between Atlanta and Savannah is part of city’s $1B ‘flex’

New $350 million, 10,000-plus-capacity venue to replace nearly 60-year-old Macon Coliseum in city that spawned Little Richard, Otis Redding and other famous Georgia musicians.

Rick Jackson’s next challenge: Winning over Republicans

The GOP nominee spent more than $110 million of his own money to topple Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the primary. Now, he must convince the party's activist base to support him.

YELLOW JACKETS

Georgia Tech announces new West Festival Club inside Bobby Dodd Stadium

Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field will offer a new premium club experience for 2026.

Feds: Drone-flying prison smugglers used old daycare center as storehouse

Feds allege Georgia-based smuggling ring used drones to airdrop drugs, cellphones, escape tools and other contraband into 10 federal prisons across eight states.

Have a child in daycare or worked in one? The AJC wants to hear from you.

The AJC wants to speak to parents, daycare workers, directors and former employees, as we report on daycare staffing, safety, quality, inspections, access and affordability.

After several rainy weeks, Georgia’s drought picture looks very different

Georgia's worst drought conditions have been alleviated, but state officials say more moisture is needed to erase long-term rainfall deficits.

GUEST COLUMN

Georgia faces a public health disaster. Call a data center state of emergency.

Georgians are frustrated that lawmakers are favoring the data center industry over citizens' concerns about public health and resources management.

Warner-Paramount merger threatens more CNN and Turner jobs in Atlanta

Past mergers have shown that it could bring another round of job cuts to a workforce already battered by years of industry contraction.