Atlanta, Georgia, the nation, and the world
Human rights organizations say a photograph of a bound Palestinian detainee corroborates long-standing reports of torture in Israeli custody — a story resonating with Atlanta's civil rights and human rights advocates.
July 9, 2026
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a motorist during a traffic stop in Houston, raising fresh questions about federal enforcement tactics that resonate far beyond Texas — including here in Georgia.
July 8, 2026
A pediatrician detained out of Gaza told CNN that his captors 'brought me here to kill me' — the latest account raising alarm over the treatment of Palestinian medical workers under international law.
July 7, 2026
A Palestinian infant has died in the occupied West Bank after Israeli forces blocked access to urgent medical care, according to Al Jazeera — the latest casualty of a movement-restriction system rights groups call a violation of international law.
July 6, 2026
Members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front marched through Washington, D.C., on July 4, according to reporting from Reuters. Here's what Atlantans should know.
July 5, 2026
At least seven Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza over a 48-hour period, according to Al Jazeera — the latest deaths in a conflict that Atlanta rights advocates say demands international accountability.
July 5, 2026
A dangerous, triple-digit heatwave is set to bake metro Atlanta over the July 4th weekend — the latest sign of how climate change is reshaping Georgia summers.
July 3, 2026
Georgia is rolling out what's being called its biggest medical cannabis expansion yet, with changes taking effect Wednesday — a shift with real stakes for patients and providers across metro Atlanta.
July 2, 2026
A brother of Calais Campbell — the former Atlanta Falcon now with the Baltimore Ravens — has been charged in connection with their mother's murder in Atlanta.
July 2, 2026
A new poll points to a commanding lead in Georgia's marquee Senate contest — an early signal in a race national strategists see as pivotal to control of the chamber in 2026.
July 2, 2026
Atlanta officials are investigating a possible chemical release into the South River after reports of a fish kill along the waterway. The cause remains under review.
July 1, 2026
As dangerously high temperatures push across Georgia, Atlanta is opening a cooling center to protect residents — the latest sign of how a warming climate is reshaping summer in the South.
July 1, 2026
Turkish President Erdogan dismissed a recent Israeli move on Armenian genocide recognition as political opportunism, pointing instead to the mounting Palestinian death toll in Gaza. In Atlanta, the clash resonates across the city's diaspora communities.
July 1, 2026
A dispute involving Fulton County's election board is now before the Georgia Supreme Court, putting the state's highest court at the center of a fight over how elections are run in metro Atlanta.
June 30, 2026
At least eight Palestinians, among them two children, were killed in fresh Israeli strikes across Gaza, health officials say — the latest casualties in a war that human rights groups warn continues to devastate the territory's civilians.
June 30, 2026
Rick Jackson says he's ready to share a stage with former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, telling reporters, "Of course I'll debate."
June 29, 2026
A new United Nations report documents what it calls the 'overwhelming' scale of children killed in Gaza — findings that legal experts say raise grave questions under international law.
June 29, 2026
Two years after Plant Vogtle's new reactors came online, Georgia ratepayers are still absorbing the cost — and the political reckoning is far from settled.
June 28, 2026
A new Reuters report finds that President Trump's Iran deal is falling short for some voters — and that the discontent has Republicans worried about the midterm elections.
June 28, 2026
Proposed Georgia Medicaid coverage cuts could leave special-needs children without the therapy services many families depend on, raising alarm among Atlanta-area parents and advocates.
June 27, 2026