Before the election, the Georgia congresswoman said she was interested in serving as homeland security secretary, overseeing plans to curtail illegal immigration.| ajc
When I was growing up, hating broccoli wasn’t so much a taste preference as it was a birthright.| ajc
Nearly three years after Georgia’s Court of Appeals ruled that Atlanta’s annexation of the south Fulton County neighborhood Loch Lomond was illegal, the city is finally letting go.| ajc
Savannah Bananas' ticketing snafu prompted the team to offer free seats for future games to fans mistakenly notified they could buy seats for games in Savannah.| ajc
A North Georgia mother is facing criminal charges because her 10-year-old walked alone. That’s absurd.| ajc
In 2021, 22 people died in the custody of Georgia’s five largest jails, or after the jails sent them to hospitals, according to an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Clayton and Gwinnett county jails experienced the highest death tolls, their largest annual total in more than a decade.| ajc
Fulton County Jail is understaffed amid cases of malnourishment, lice and scabies among some inmates, according to Fulton records obtained by the Southern Center for Human Rights.| ajc
Fulton County commissioners Wednesday approved a lease with the city of Atlanta to lease up to 700 of the city’s detention center beds.| ajc
Text messages and emails obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reveal how Public Service Commission Chairman Tricia Pridemore and Commissioner Tim Echols discussed district boundaries and the address of Echols' potential Democratic opponent.| ajc
Weeks after a defendant was stabbed in Fulton County’s troubled jail, the high-profile gang and racketeering case against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and five of his alleged associates will resume next week.| ajc
Today marks one year since jury selection began in the sweeping Fulton County gang and racketeering trial against Grammy winning rapper Young Thug and several of his alleged accomplices.| ajc
A defense attorney in the Young Slime Life gang case was arrested Thursday morning when he tried to enter the courtroom with some of his prescription medication, his colleagues said.| ajc
Elections for the Georgia Public Service Commission are being canceled because federal courts haven't resolved a lawsuit over whether districts discriminate against Black voters.| ajc
A federal judge ruled Friday that Georgia must end statewide elections for the Public Service Commission because they discriminate against Black voters, a decision that could bar state officials from holding a November election to fill two seats.| ajc
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will decide whether to sign or veto a bill that would extend the terms of all five Republican members of the Public Service Commission.| ajc
The judge presiding over Young Thug’s lengthy racketeering trial held the musician’s attorney in contempt on Monday after being confronted about a conversation reportedly held between himself, prosecutors and one of the state’s star witnesses.| ajc
Large investment firms are pushing homeownership out of reach for many first-time buyers, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation has found. Single-family houses have been snatched up in the thousands by private equity firms and publicly traded companies, converted into rental properties and bundled into complex investment vehicles.| ajc