Two teenagers were arrested in connection with a shooting that wounded one man in a busy suburban Atlanta mall food court at the height of the Christmas shopping season, police said Sunday. The Cobb County Police Department said surveillance footage and interviews helped identify the suspects as 18-year-old Zaire Dhanoolal and 19-year-old Joweer Ponce, both […]
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Goldstein: Bill Cosby denied appeal, but other avenues to freedom remain
Unfortunately, the majority of criminal appeals in Pennsylvania are denied by the Superior Court – meaning it is relatively rare for them to reverse a criminal defendant’s conviction or sentence. In my experience, this seems to hold true whether the case was a high-profile case or not. It happens, but the error committed by the […]
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Matt Ryan, Falcons rally in final seconds, stun 49ers 29-22
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Matt Ryan outshined his former offensive coordinator in an MVP-type fashion Kyle Shanahan knows oh so well. Yet even this rally might have been more improbable than either could have imagined — two Falcons touchdowns in the final 5 seconds. A pair of replay reversals in the last 8 ticks […]
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Trump impeachment vote underscores a harshly partisan era
This coming week’s virtually certain House impeachment of President Donald Trump will underscore how Democrats and Republicans have morphed into fiercely divided camps since lawmakers impeached President Bill Clinton. Twenty-one years ago this Thursday, a Republican-led House approved two impeachment articles against Democrat Clinton. While that battle was bitterly partisan, it was blurrier than the near party-line […]
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Mayor announces most significant Atlanta Fire Rescue Department compensation raises in 15 years
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the most significant pay raises for Atlanta Fire Rescue Department (AFRD) personnel in 15 years. “As first responders, Atlanta’s firefighters are on the front lines of danger each and every day. When an independent study confirmed they were underpaid, it was this Administration’s duty to respond in the urgent and […]
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Beltline CEO tapped to join international board
The Board of the Directors of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has elected Clyde Higgs, President and CEO of Atlantic Beltline, Inc., as the newest member of the organization’s board. The nomination took place during IEDC’s 2019 Annual Conference, which was held in Indianapolis, IN from October 13-16, 2019. Mr. Higgs’ term begins on […]
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DeKalb commissioner takes part in national conversation on the impact of dollar stores
DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson of District 7 recently appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, on Dec. 8, to take part in a discussion concerning the rapid growth of dollar stores across the United States. Hosted by CBS contributor Allison Aubrey, the piece featured commentary from business owners and case studies on the impact of dollar […]
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Democratic candidates unite against Trump but little else
Democratic White House hopefuls agree President Donald Trump must be defeated next year. But the unity ends there. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, are locked in an increasingly acrimonious feud that threatens to change the tone of the Democratic primary. The tension was on display Thursday as […]
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Marriage of Suntrust and BB&T results in Truist; America’s sixth largest lender
Truist wasn’t even a word a year ago. Now it’s one of America’s biggest banks. The $28 billion marriage of SunTrust and BB&T means those brands are getting slowly phased out after a combined 275 years of history. The deal between the nation’s largest banking tie-up since 2004 was presented as a merger of equals, […]
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Panel vote sends Trump impeachment charges to full House
Democrats propelled President Donald Trump’s impeachment toward a vote by the full U.S. House on Friday, as the Judiciary Committee approved charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in the constitutional and political storm that has divided Congress and the nation. The House is expected to approve the two articles of impeachment next […]
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Amid impeachment vote, Giuliani visits White House
Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal attorney, turned up at the White House on Friday just moments after the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Giuliani has been deeply involved in the Ukraine dealings at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. Giuliani was expected to meet with Trump, who requested a […]
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1 shot dead at Conyers-area plant; suspect caught in Alabama
A contract worker was arrested at Alabama bus station Friday, hours after officials say he shot and killed a fellow worker in a suburban Atlanta factory. The plant is along a busy highway near Interstate 20 in Conyers, a suburb about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of downtown Atlanta. Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett described […]
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Brian Kemp issues emergency after Grady Memorial flooded
Georgia’s governor has issued an emergency declaration because of capacity issues at Atlanta-area hospitals after a flooding incident at the state’s largest trauma center last week. Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta started diverting patients to other hospitals on Dec. 7 because a burst water pipe flooded and damaged multiple floors of the hospital. Partial diversions […]
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ICE, IRS search Hispanic grocery stores in Atlanta area
Federal agents executed search warrants at multiple branches of a Hispanic grocery chain in the Atlanta area and took three people into custody on Thursday, an official said. Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were working alongside the IRS at six Super Mercado Jalisco locations, said ICE spokesman Lindsay Williams. In a statement, he […]
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Brogdon, Sabonis spark Pacers’ win over Hawks
Malcolm Brogdon wasn’t about to let Trae Young score at will, not after the Indiana Pacers almost lost to the Hawks and their star point guard two weeks ago. “He’s a great shooter, a great player,” Brogdon said. “He has the ball in hands the whole game, so you have to be alert the whole […]