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America at 250: How to live the ‘Georgia Way’ as a discipline for public life

HEAT CHECK

12 essential Georgia songs that helped shape American music over 250 years

Georgia’s campaign finance watchdog is stepping down

A Gullah chef achieves major James Beard recognition and more coastal food news

Atlanta officer must pay $21M in excessive force case, federal court rules

PHOTOS then and now: Hartsfield-Jackson at 100

Delta could acquire rights to Spirit Airlines’ old Hartsfield-Jackson gates

Georgia Election - Schools Superintendent

A 3-term incumbent faces a political newcomer in the school superintendent race

Delta issues waivers for July Fourth flights to and from NYC, D.C. areas

The Fourth of July weekend is one of the busier travel periods of the year, and certain airspace restrictions could complicate travel.

Georgia data center’s rush to build a pop-up power plant raises concern

DATA SURGE

Georgia’s first data center ‘pop-up’ power plant is breaking rules, groups say

Environmental groups argue a data center in Covington and a 90-megawatt "off-grid" power plant under construction to serve it are violating state and federal pollution laws.

Porsche sports cars inspired by ‘Toy Story 5′ net millions for charity

Described as a Porsche collector and philanthropist, the buyer will donate $1 million each to three nonprofits.

Same Civil War, different story: How textbooks rewrote slavery and Lincoln

Bodycam footage shows Georgia police traffic stop leading to ICE arrests

Why people still reenact the Civil War 160 years later

Ossoff invokes Founding Fathers in warning about Trump

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.

Georgia stakeholders cheer Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship

Analysts say a Supreme Court decision in favor of the Trump administration's order ending birthright citizenship could have upended Georgia’s economy.

Porsche sports cars inspired by ‘Toy Story 5′ net millions for charity

Described as a Porsche collector and philanthropist, the buyer will donate $1 million each to three nonprofits.

Children's economic impact-Tarrant family

Children’s Healthcare drives $6 billion economic impact, new report finds

A new Georgia Tech report highlights Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta's economic impact and its role as a regional hub for complex pediatric care.

Declaration of Independence Georgia signers illustration

Georgia’s three signers of Declaration of Independence: ‘Unlikely patriots’?

Georgians Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall and George Walton appear on America’s 1776 founding document, but their path to immortality differed from more famous signers.

Georgia lawmakers give businesses a boost in court battles

A year after overhauling court rules to help companies avoid massive jury verdicts, Georgia legislators have made legal battles easier, shorter and cheaper for businesses.

Who is Lisa Cook, the Fed governor the Supreme Court ruled can stay on the job?

Lisa Cook, a Georgia native and Spelman alumna, was allowed by the nation’s high court to remain in her role as she fights an effort by President Donald Trump to fire her.

Why humidity makes Atlanta’s heat feel even hotter

It's not just the heat. Learn why Georgia's humidity makes summer feel more intense and how it affects your body's natural cooling system.

The glamour and grind of preparing for Miss Georgia

Aleks Arwood from Miss Gwinnett County give us a behind-the-scenes look to her preparation for the Miss Georgia pageant.

NBA

Atlanta Hawks to partner with fantasy site PrizePicks. Here’s what we know.

PrizePicks on Monday announced it's partnering with the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena, and the company's name will be seen in many ways by Hawks fans.

As extreme heat arrives, dangerous days ahead for Atlanta World Cup revelers

The combination of extreme temps, humidity and Atlanta’s urban heat island will raise the risk of heat-related illnesses for World Cup fans, Peachtree Road Race runners.