Comic actor Kevin Hart’s wife says he’s “going to be just fine” following a weekend car crash that left him with a major back injury. Eniko Hart was questioned by a TMZ reporter while visiting him at the hospital Monday. She gave no details beyond that assurance, and the actor’s press representatives did not immediately return messages […]
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Rapper Fetty Wap arrested on suspicion of assault in Las Vegas
Rapper Fetty Wap was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of assaulting three employees at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino, police said. The 28-year-old artist, whose real name is Willie Maxwell, was arrested early Sunday on three counts of battery after an incident at the Mirage, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. Charging documents have […]
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California city experiments with universal basic income
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give cash to every American each month. Susie Garza has never heard of Yang. But since February, she’s been getting $500 a month from a nonprofit in Stockton, California, as part of an experiment that offers something unusual in presidential politics: a trial run of a campaign promise, highlighting the […]
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Mississippi man says he still struggles after clergy abuse
For Joshua K. Love, recovering from beatings and sexual abuse he says he suffered at a Catholic grade school 20 years ago is a matter of day-to-day survival. Often, you can find him in the shotgun shack he calls home in Greenwood, Mississippi, giving discount haircuts to friends and family members. On some days, you […]
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Simone Biles ‘aches’ for victims after brother charged
Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles says she’s struggling with the arrest of her brother who was charged in a shooting that left three dead. She said in a tweet Monday that her heart aches for everyone involved, especially the victims and their families. Authorities in Ohio say 24-year-old Tevin Biles-Thomas was arrested in Georgia last week after […]
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Trump says he’ll work with Congress to stop mass shootings
President Donald Trump expressed a commitment Sunday, hours after the latest deadly mass shooting, to work with a divided Congress to “stop the menace of mass attacks.” He said any measures must satisfy the competing goals of protecting public safety and the constitutional right to gun ownership and seemed to cast fresh doubt on the […]
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Breaking barriers in ballet: Misty Copeland set to receive Trailblazer Award
Misty Copeland had the world of ballet standing still, when she made history as the first Black female principal dancer to the prestigious American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in 2015, just months after becoming the first Black woman to perform the lead role of “Odette” in ABT’s coveted “Black Swan” in the winter of 2014. Determined […]
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Residents frustrated with Fort McPherson development plans
Residents near Fort McPherson say they’re frustrated about what they view as a lack of progress in redeveloping the massive military base. The Atlanta City Council this month approved spending an additional $1.3 million to help keep the Fort Mac Local Redevelopment Authority going. One part of the base — the former forces command building […]
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Hurricane Dorian triggers massive flooding across Bahamas
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. The fearsome Category 4 storm slowed almost to a standstill as it shredded […]
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Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm
Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, its record 185 mph winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered down in schools, churches and shelters. Dorian slammed into Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands at 12:40 p.m., and then made a second landfall […]
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Newcomer Jalen Brown makes case for two-QB system at Morehouse
With the Maroon Tigers behind by 18 points late in the third quarter of the inaugural Black College Football Classic against Alabama A&M University at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, Morehouse head football coach Rich Freeman turned to his backup quarterback Jalen Brown to try and reinvigorate the Maroon Tigers offense. […]
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Georgia State conquers Rocky Top and stuns Tennessee
Coming into the afternoon, many Georgia State Panthers fans, students and alumni wouldn’t have ever imagined the impossible. As Spock said on Star Trek, “Once you’ve ruled out the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be true.” The impossible is that the Panthers defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 38-30 at Neyland Stadium in one of the major […]
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The Tide rolls and dominates the Blue Devils
The Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game may be old hat to the Alabama Crimson Tide as they made their sixth appearance in Atlanta’s season-opening weekend. However, the Duke Blue Devils are first-timers in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game, as it was a rare opportunity for the program to share the national spotlight. Head coach David Cutcliffe was also […]
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No. 3 Georgia routs Vandy in rare SEC road opener
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Coach Kirby Smart thinks his third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs showed him a glimpse of just how good they might be this season in a rare season opener inside the Southeastern Conference on the road. And Smart also sees plenty of room for improvement. Jake Fromm threw for 156 yards and a touchdown, and […]
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[VIDEO] Owners of Memphis-based One Stop Taxes relocate company headquarters to Atlanta
Videographer Trarell Torrence Mowbray and Cherina Rowand are the owners of ONE STOP Taxes. A full-service tax pereparation agency with a nationwide network of preparers.