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On: October 12, 2011

Cardinals snap 5-game skid with road win over struggling Cowboys November 4, 2025
The Cardinals ended a five-game losing skid with a crucial road victory over the Cowboys, improving to 3-5 as Dallas falls to 3-5-1 heading into the bye week.
Over one month into government shutdown and no end in sight – but predictions run rampant November 4, 2025
Republicans predict government shutdown will end after Tuesday's election results, but their previous forecasts have repeatedly failed as Democrats refuse to cave on funding.
LISTEN: Unhinged voicemail exposes left-wing candidate's death threats against GOP senator November 4, 2025
Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., received a death threat-laced voicemail from a local Democrat city commissioner candidate after voting to pass the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July.
Halloween ‘hoax’ exposed after 9-year-old admits planting needle in own candy November 4, 2025
Halloween candy needle scare in Rockville, Maryland, turns out to be "hoax" by 9-year-old who planted sewing needles in own gummy bears, police reveal.
Victor Conte, mastermind behind BALCO steroids scandal, dead at 75 November 4, 2025
Victor Conte, the mastermind behind the infamous BALCO steroids scandal that rocked professional sports, died at 75 after battling pancreatic cancer.

Uncertainty still hangs over federal program that feeds the hungry
ATLANTA — Georgia politicians continued to blame each other Monday for the lapse in funding for federal food assistance, amid confusion about the government’s reaction to two federal lawsuits. On Friday, judges ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to resume depositing funds into the accounts of recipients of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program […]
Another special election scheduled for December
ATLANTA — Voters in Clark and Oconee counties will vote Dec. 9 in a special election to replace former state Rep. Marcus Wiedower, R-Watkinsville, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Monday. Raffensperger scheduled the special election for the same date that voters in Cherokee County will elect a successor for Mandi Ballinger, a Republican […]
Courts order federal government to fund food program, but some still preparing for disruptions
ATLANTA — Judges in two federal lawsuits Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to continue funding its food assistance program during the government shutdown, but it was unclear how quickly payments would resume to recipients, who had been warned that no more money would be coming starting Saturday. The news created some measure of relief — but […]
Carr joins other attorneys general in call for crackdown on intoxicating hemp products
ATLANTA — While Georgia lawmakers consider new regulations for intoxicating hemp products, Attorney General Chris Carr is joining most of his peers across the country in a call for a federal law that would sweep the products from all store shelves. Gas stations, convenience stores and other locations have been selling gummies, vapes and other […]
Political shutdown fight over food stamps comes to Georgia
ATLANTA — The stalemate in Washington could cause gnawing hunger for more than a million Georgians starting Saturday, when federal funding for low-income food subsidies, informally referred to as food stamps, runs out. The administration of President Donald Trump has said the government shutdown will cut off money for the program that feeds an estimated […]
Several elections pending to fill vacant legislative seats, starting Tuesday
ATLANTA — Voters in the Lawrenceville area will fill an empty seat in the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday, in the first of several elections to address recent vacancies in the General Assembly. The election to replace Shelly Hutchinson, the Democratic state representative from Snellville who resigned in September, features three candidates. Two are Democrats: […]
A state representative steps down, creating another vacancy in the General Assembly
ATLANTA — Another Georgia lawmaker is stepping down, bringing to four the number of vacancies in the House and Senate. Rep. Marcus Wiedower, R-Watkinsville, announced Tuesday that he is resigning after six years in the House because the company he works for is growing rapidly. The expansion will require more travel and would take him […]
Metro Atlanta transit payment system refresh coming soon
ATLANTA — People who take a train from the suburbs to downtown Atlanta for a ball game or a concert will soon encounter new fare gates updated for the smartphone era. MARTA announced Monday that it is installing new contactless fare equipment. New MARTA cards will also be tappable, and the target will be clearer than with the old […]
Lawmakers face conflicting calls to loosen, tighten regulation of hemp and marijuana
ATLANTA — Doctors gave Jennifer Conforti’s little girl powerful drugs to help her live with profound autism. Abby, who is 15 now, was 3 when she was taking benzodiazepines to help with her reactions, such as biting the skin off her arm, Conforti said. The drugs were not helping, she said, and after Abby had […]
Georgia Supreme Court hears cases that could shape the future of roads, car sales and child custody
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court this week heard several cases, including two that could affect how cities design roadways and who gets to sell cars and another involving child custody with an unmarried couple. The roadway safety case stems from the death of a 21-year-old who crashed a car into a concrete planter while […]