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Peptides FDA Experts

FDA reviews peptide injections favored by RFK Jr. and wellness influencers

Federal health advisers are meeting to review a group of controversial chemicals called peptides.

Okefenokee backers ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of historic World Heritage vote

Okefenokee backers ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of World Heritage vote

The delegation that's in Busan, South Korea to support the Okefenokee's bid to join the World Heritage List is "cautiously optimistic" about the swamp's chances.

Athens Moon Tree

Tree seeds circled the moon. Then were planted here. Now they’re endangered.

A ‘Moon Tree’ in Athens, Georgia faces the axe despite efforts across the U.S. to find and save more trees sprung from seeds carried on Apollo space mission.

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Philanthropy shaped Atlanta. Here’s how that legacy endures.

Ex-accountant gets 4 years in $5.3M theft scheme against Children’s Healthcare, feds say

A former accountant was convicted on money laundering charges after hacker stole millions from the children’s hospital system in 2023, according to U.S. Attorney’s office.

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Activists convicted for Russian ties seek landmark free-speech ruling

Political activists urged federal appellate judges in Atlanta to overturn their convictions Wednesday in an effort to protect free-speech rights under the U.S. Constitution.

MARTA bus

2 injured in bus shooting after ‘accidental discharge,’ MARTA says

Two people were injured after a gun was accidentally discharged late Wednesday on a MARTA bus, transit officials say.

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DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Yolanda Parker-Smith illegally jailed a lawyer and improperly threatened to jail District Attorney Sherry Boston, according to misconduct charges filed Monday by the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission. (AJC file photo)

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Former police officer sentenced to prison in hit-and-run death in Atlanta

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner failed to honor prenup, widow says in lawsuit

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NFL player’s brother accused in mother’s Buckhead death to remain in jail

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The scavenger hunt begins to find Atlanta office buildings worth saving

Palmetto Mayor Teresa Thomas-Smith speaks during a meeting of the South Fulton Municipal Regional Jail Authority's board in Union City on Monday, July 20, 2026. The board passed a resolution authorizing the authority to issue bonds for a $1.36 billion Fulton County jail facilities project. Thomas-Smith was one of two members to vote against the resolution. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Jail authority votes to authorize bond issuance for $1.3B Fulton jail project

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Judge halts Paramount’s merger with CNN parent company Warner Bros.