USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential
A notice posted online Tuesday gives the workers 30 days to return home and targets the aid agency’s six-decade mission ...
USPS temporarily suspends inbound packages from China, Hong Kong
The postal service did not give a reason for the temporary suspension but the news comes as Trump's new 10% tariff on Chinese ...
East Point Police identify person of interest in neighborhood crime spree
East Point Police initially sought public assistance in locating Walker in May 2019, releasing surveillance images captured on homeowners' Ring cameras. He was later apprehended, sentenced on burglary ...
Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Department’s helm
Bondi is expected to oversee a radical reshaping of the department that has been the target of Trump's ire over the criminal ...
Lil Wayne says he's skipping the Super Bowl in his hometown, hints at something 'very special' coming
Lil Wayne made headlines when Los Angeles rapper Kendrick Lamar was announced as the Super Bowl halftime performer, with many ...
Trump says he's given advisers instructions for Iran to be 'obliterated' if it assassinates him
Federal authorities have been tracking Iranian threats against Trump and other administration officials for years.
Norovirus, flu prompted school closures in Polk County
The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...
Redevelopment plans for former Atlanta Medical Center move forward
ATLANTA — Plans for the redevelopment of the former Atlanta Medical Center campus are moving forward.
Treasury tells Congress that DOGE had ‘Read Only’ access to payment systems
WASHINGTON — A Treasury Department official wrote a letter Tuesday to federal lawmakers saying that a tech executive working ...
Bipartisan bill would end school zone camera speeding citations
Six years ago, McClain was a supporter of a new law to install cameras in school zones to monitor speeds and to issue automated citations to speeding violators. Now, McClain is among the 97 members of ...
Soaring egg prices are piquing interest in backyard chickens
Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the pandemic. But if eggs are the goal, remember that it takes ...
98-year-old record reached in Athens Tuesday
ATLANTA — A 98-year-old record high was met Tuesday in Athens. As of 5 p.m., The high temperature at Athens-Ben Epps Airport was 80 degrees, which tied the daily record from 1927.