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On: October 12, 2011

New Hampshire 6-year-old tests positive for cocaine, cannabis, as mother faces multiple charges December 12, 2025
New Hampshire mother Paige Goulet charged with child endangerment after daughter was hospitalized following THC gummy ingestion and drug test results.
Shooting reported after US Border Patrol agents involved in 'struggle' near Texas riverbank: sheriff's office December 12, 2025
Texas Rangers investigate officer-involved shooting with U.S. Border Patrol agents near a Midway riverbank. Breaking news story developing with scene secured.
James Carville blasts Crockett for breaking 'first rule of politics' focusing on herself more than voters December 12, 2025
James Carville spoke on his podcast about Rep. Jasmine Crockett, arguing she speaks more about herself than her voters, breaking a key rule of politics.
Michigan president calls Sherrone Moore's conduct a 'breach of trust' after shocking dismissal and arrest December 12, 2025
University of Michigan interim president Domenico Grasso addressed students about fired coach Sherrone Moore's arrest following his dismissal for misconduct.
Stunned 911 dispatcher reacts to plane crash-landing on Florida freeway: 'A plane ... out of the sky?' December 12, 2025
A plane made an emergency landing on Florida's I-95, crashing into a Toyota Camry in a dramatic freeway incident. The pilot and passenger were unharmed, and the driver was hospitalized.

Tentative agreement with Georgia Power could mean new capacity for data centers
ATLANTA — Georgia’s dominant electric power monopoly has a reached a tentative deal with state regulators that would allow a major expansion of energy production, mostly from natural gas. The Public Service Commission’s public interest advocacy staff had previously advised approving only a third of Georgia Power’s request for a 10-megawatt expansion. They had argued […]
Fulton prosecutor to testify about Trump case, despite effort to fight subpoena
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday in a dispute over the extent of the Georgia General Assembly’s authority to compel testimony, but the case may become irrelevant next week now that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has agreed to testify. Willis, who has been fighting efforts by a Senate committee […]
Member of state House indicted in federal unemployment benefits case
ATLANTA — A metro Atlanta lawmaker accused of theft of government funds in connection with COVID-19 relief pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday. Rep. Sharon Henderson, D-Covington, walked into the courtroom in downtown Atlanta wearing ankle cuffs, after she was arrested at her home in the morning. U.S. Magistrate Judge Justin S. Anand made […]
Murderer scheduled for execution next week
ATLANTA — Two Cobb County women lost their lives because of a few thousand dollars, and soon the man convicted of killing them and taking their money is scheduled to meet his own end. Eighteen years ago, Stacey Ian Humphreys was convicted of murder and other crimes in the 2003 deaths of Cindy Williams and […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene fires back at Trump, who called her a traitor
ATLANTA — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized President Donald Trump in a televised interview Sunday, saying he had abandoned his MAGA followers to help “major industries” and “big donors.” During her nearly 14-minute interview on the CBS News program 60 Minutes, the Rome Republican criticized Trump and gave one reason why she had decided to […]
All public schools to have naloxone by spring
ATLANTA — In a nod to the spread of opioids, Georgia is installing overdose reversal kits at all 2,300 public schools in the state using money from a legal settlement with the pharmaceutical industry. Distribution began this fall in parts of metro Atlanta and in southwest and central Georgia. The initiative is expected to be completed statewide […]
Lawmakers seek Lottery money for need-based college scholarships
ATLANTA — A record number enrolled in Georgia’s public colleges and universities this fall as the state’s lottery continued to produce a windfall for academic scholarships, but a bipartisan legislative committee thinks too many students are still being left behind. More than 2 million have received a HOPE Scholarship since the public lottery that funds […]
Holiday deliveries coming to some homes by air, without the ‘ho ho ho’
ATLANTA — They will not be dropping packages down your chimney, but unmanned air couriers will be able to deliver to your lawn in time for Christmas, if you live near one of six Walmart Supercenters in the suburbs that ring Atlanta. Walmart announced the new service with partner Wing on Wednesday. In addition to metro Atlanta, […]
No handing out food and drink at polling places, court rules
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has restored a state ban on giving food and drink to people waiting in line to vote. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Monday cancelled a preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia two years ago that stopped the […]
Drones a threat to prison security
ATLANTA — Drones powerful enough to lift a human have become a routine tool for delivering contraband in Georgia prisons. At a hearing Monday about the budget for prisons, Tyrone Oliver, the commissioner for the state Department of Corrections, said drones have been used to drop drugs laced with fentanyl and other goods, including power […]