Georgia

Southern Baptists vote to debate sex abuse investigation

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to have a floor debate on a proposed investigation into...

Dems, GOP edging away from fight over Reps. Greene, Omar

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WASHINGTON — House Democrats and Republicans backed away Wednesday from a tit-for-tat battle over punishing firebrand lawmakers from the other party, setting aside for...

Observer: Georgia county’s elections messy, not fraudulent

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ATLANTA — Election processes in Georgia's most populous county were badly managed, sloppy and chaotic, but there was no evidence of fraud, according to...

Southern Baptists’ new leader: long career as bridge builder

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As ideological divisions wracked the Southern Baptist Convention this year ahead of a pivotal national meeting, one of the leading candidates for its presidency,...

US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes

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Pulling a pistol from his waistband, the young man spun his human shield toward police. ...

Military stumped by stolen box of armor-piercing grenades

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The green, metal box was stuffed inside a bright pink pillowcase and stashed in the bushes behind Christopher Zachery’s house. He hauled it out...

Echoes of Breonna Taylor in shooting of Black man in Georgia

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ATLANTA — Johnny Lorenzo Bolton was lying with his eyes closed on a couch in his apartment near Atlanta when police serving a narcotics...

Ballot drop box investigation for 2020 begins in Georgia

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ATLANTA — Georgia's secretary of state says his office is reviewing the handling of paperwork related to ballot drop boxes in the state's most...

Southern Baptist Convention faces push from the right

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Baptist Convention is electing a new president Tuesday amid a push to wrest control of the denomination by ultraconservatives...

Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety masks, Holocaust

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House...