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Garth Brooks accused of sexual assault and battery by his makeup artist in new lawsuit October 3, 2024
Garth Brooks is facing a sexual assault claim after his former makeup artist filed a civil lawsuit Thursday, Fox News Digital can confirm.
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FEMA has funds needed for 'immediate response and recovery,' despite Mayorkas' warning October 3, 2024
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Travis Kelce jokingly references ‘Second Amendment’ in defense of Jets player’s finger gun celebration October 3, 2024
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TikTok star 'Mr. Prada' arrested in connection to murder of beloved Louisiana therapist October 3, 2024
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Helene death toll still rising in Georgia as power outages shrink
ATLANTA – About 270,000 customers in Georgia still were without electricity Thursday, six days after Hurricane Helene cut a destructive swath across the southeastern part of the state, down from 1.3 million at the storm’s peak. The death toll in Georgia now is up to at least 33, many from trees falling on their homes, […]
Longshoremen’s strike silences Georgia ports
ATLANTA – The ports of Savannah and Brunswick were closed for a second day Wednesday, the result of a longshoremen’s strike affecting ports along the East and Gulf coasts from Maine to Texas. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is seeking a significant pay raise from the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), a shipping industry group […]
Federal probe finds deplorable conditions inside Georgia prisons
ATLANTA – Georgia’s prison system is violating inmates’ constitutional rights by failing to protect them from widespread violence, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday. The agency released a 94-page report following a multi-year investigation that originally focused on whether the state was adequately protecting LGBT inmates from sexual abused and expanded to cover all inmates […]
Trump leading Harris in new Georgia poll
ATLANTA – Former President Donald Trump has opened up a solid lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia five weeks before the Nov. 5 election, according to a new poll. A survey of 942 likely voters in Georgia conducted Sept. 25-29 by Quinnipiac University showed Republican Trump with 50% of the vote in the […]
New state election rules come under fire
ATLANTA – Voting rights advocates and local election officials Tuesday criticized new rules the Republican-controlled State Election Board has approved in recent weeks as unnecessary mandates that will only throw doubt into the voting process. “This State Election Board has unleashed a Pandora’s box of chaos and confusion,” Isabel Otero, Georgia policy director for the […]
Biden approves major disaster declaration for Georgia
ATLANTA – President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Biden administration’s action means funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be available to affected residents in 41 counties in South Georgia hit hardest by last Friday’s storm. The list of counties includes […]
Judge tosses Georgia abortion ban
ATLANTA – A Fulton County Superior Court judge Monday overturned Georgia’s “heartbeat” law banning abortion essentially after six weeks of pregnancy. In a 26-page ruling, Judge Robert McBurney declared the law an unconstitutional violation of women’s privacy and equal protection rights. “This dispute is fundamentally about the extent of a woman’s right to control what […]
Students show strong improvement in Georgia Milestones math tests
ATLANTA – Georgia students showed strong improvement on this year’s Georgia Milestones math tests, the state Department of Education reported Monday. Scores increased on six of the seven assessments, including eight-point increases in eighth-grade math and high-school Algebra. The Milestones math results were released two months after the results for English/Language Arts, science, and social […]
Helene death toll in Georgia rises sharply
ATLANTA – The death toll from Hurricane Helene in Georgia shot up significantly during the weekend. At least 25 Georgians died in the storm, Gov. Brian Kemp reported Monday at a briefing in Augusta, one of the areas hit hardest by the hurricane, which struck early Friday morning. “This storm literally spared no one,” Kemp […]
Georgia voters to decide tax-related ballot questions
ATLANTA – Tax relief will be on the Georgia ballot Nov. 5 in addition to the presidential race and various congressional, legislative and county contests. Voters will decide two tax-related constitutional amendments the General Assembly passed this year as well as vote in a statewide referendum on tax legislation. Having already rolled back Georgia’s income […]