How a Facebook comment about Charlie Kirk cost an Emory professor her job
"Good riddance." Hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Emory University cancer researcher Anna Kenney posted a remark on a friend’s Facebook page. She thought little of it — until the next morning, when her words were splashed across the social media platform "X" alongside her photo and employer details. Within days, the post had gone viral, a Republican politician called for her firing and Emory University cut ties with her. AJC reporter Thomas Lake sits down with Kenney to examine how a single comment ignited a firestorm and what her story reveals about the boundaries of free speech in the digital age. Credits: AJC | Charlie Kirk Show/Facebook | Media Matters | Anna Kenney | Thomas Lake/AJC | The Hill | Greenville News | The Guardian | Iowa Public Radio | Buddy Carter/X | Leftism/X
Spaghetti Junction was built to fix Atlanta traffic. So, why is it still a nightmare?
Spaghetti Junction is infamous. Credit: AJC|Getty|@throwedoffjaun, @kjackzsupreme/IG|@dajwajj/TT|Outkast|Sony Pictures|Bita Honavar, Floyd Jillson/AJC
Georgia may stop changing clocks twice a year. What it means for you.
Georgia moves closer to ending daylight saving time. AJC’s Fraser Jones explains why. Sources: History.com | Current Biology | UNC Health Southeast
A Georgia facility trains ICE agents nationwide. Former instructors say standards have slipped.
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No pay, no staff: Shutdown leaves TSA workers off the job in Atlanta
Weeks without pay: TSA workers at Atlanta’s airport say they’re selling plasma, sleeping in cars as staffing shortages worsen. Credits: AP| Ben Hendren/AJC