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Pro-Life?: Georgia Has The Highest Fetal Death Rate in The United States

Pro-Life?: Georgia Has The Highest Fetal Death Rate in The United States

Georgia families face the highest fetal death rate in America, with numbers nearly six times the national average according to new research. 🚨 Why It Matters: These alarming statistics affect thousands of Georgia families each year and raise...

Georgia State Mathematicians Reveal Factors Driving Gun Sales in America

Georgia State Mathematicians Reveal Factors Driving Gun Sales in America

By Amanda Head ATLANTA — As gun sales in the United States continue to soar, researchers at Georgia State University have uncovered insights into what drives Americans to buy firearms. A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy...

Georgia starts process to remove 500,000 inactive voter registrations

Georgia starts process to remove 500,000 inactive voter registrations

Georgia began one of the largest voter registration purges in the state’s history on Thursday, and almost half a million inactive voters will be removed.Voter cancellations occur every odd year in Georgia as part of an effort to tidy up voter...

Georgia removes nearly 500,000 "inactive" voters from rolls

Georgia removes nearly 500,000 "inactive" voters from rolls

IN CHATHAM COUNTY... ONLY POINT-2 PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS HAVE TURNED OUT. NEARLY HALF A MILLION GEORGIA VOTERS - WHO HAVEN'T BEEN ACTIVE SINCE THE NOVEMBER 2022 ELECTION - ARE BEING PURGED FROM THE STATE'S VOTER ROLLS... THE SECRETARY OF...

Sir Paul McCartney announces new North American leg of Got Back tour

Sir Paul McCartney announces new North American leg of Got Back tour

10 July 2025 Sir Paul McCartney has announced a second North American leg of his Got Back tour. Sir Paul McCartney's Got Back tour is returning to North America later this year The Beatles icon has unveiled brand new dates in the US and Canada on...

"Nasty work," "Diabolical" - Fans lose it as Georgia player gets 21 speeding tickets in CFB 26 troll poster

"Nasty work," "Diabolical" - Fans lose it as Georgia player gets 21 speeding tickets in CFB 26 troll poster

EA College Football 26 has gone live, and fans are having a lot of fun with some screenshots online. Recenty, one fan shared a scenario in which a Georgia player became ineligible to play because he received his 21st speeding ticket. The fan-made...

'I can't drink the water': Life next to a Georgia data center

'I can't drink the water': Life next to a Georgia data center

When Beverly Morris retired in 2016, she thought she had found her dream home - a peaceful stretch of rural Georgia, surrounded by trees and quiet. Today, it's anything but. Just 400 yards (366m) from her front porch in Mansfield, Georgia, sits a...

Millions of Americans to get one-time payments up to $400 with no strings attached – and you don’t need to apply

Millions of Americans to get one-time payments up to $400 with no strings attached – and you don’t need to apply

MILLIONS of Americans are set to receive a one-off payment of up to $400 with no strings attached. The payments are part of a $2billion package designed to help taxpayers with the effects of inflation. 1 Americans will receive a one-time...

Emotional appeal for released of Israeli hostages by Georgia leaders

Emotional appeal for released of Israeli hostages by Georgia leaders

At the State Capitol, Gov. Brian Kemp called for the immediate release of an American hostage being held by Hamas in. The governor stood alongside the family of the 24-year-old man's family demanding change. ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and...

Missing in Georgia: Police searching for teen girl who disappeared from apartment complex

Missing in Georgia: Police searching for teen girl who disappeared from apartment complex

Missing in Georgia: Police searching for teen girl who disappeared from apartment complex Police need your help finding a missing teenage girl. THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS, KEEP IT HERE. THIS MORNING ON WJCL 22 NEWS - HONORS FOR FALLEN SOLDIERS. THE 4...

Spending bill stalls in US Senate amid fight over Maryland as FBI HQ destination

Spending bill stalls in US Senate amid fight over Maryland as FBI HQ destination

This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s plan to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters to the Ronald Reagan building in the District of Columbia, and not a previously selected location in suburban...

UK SMEs to showcase transport innovations at 2025 ITS World Congress

Seven of the UK’s leading transport technology SMEs will be supporting Birmingham’s hosting of the ITS World Congress 2027 when they exhibit on the UK-Europe Pavillion next month at the 2025 edition of the event in Atlanta. AGD and its sister...

Ken Paxton’s Wife Files For Divorce in Middle of His US Senate Run in Texas

Ken Paxton’s Wife Files For Divorce in Middle of His US Senate Run in Texas

Ken Paxton’s wife, Angela Paxton, announced on Thursday that after 38 years of marriage, she filed for divorce. Paxton, the current Attorney General of Texas, recently announced a bid for US Senate. “Today, after 38 years of marriage, I filed for...

S.C. Lieutenant Governor makes stop in North Augusta

S.C. Lieutenant Governor makes stop in North Augusta

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette visited North Augusta on Wednesday. She’s continuing her mission to get kids off their cell phones and into the workforce. During her visit, Evette highlighted...

America's Top States for Business 2025: The full rankings

America's Top States for Business 2025: The full rankings

To rank America's Top States for Business in 2025, CNBC scored all 50 states on 135 metrics in 10 broad categories of competitiveness. The fundamentals of the study, now in its 19th year, are the same as they have always been, identifying the...

Georgia farmers urged to apply for disaster relief post-Hurricane Helene

Georgia farmers urged to apply for disaster relief post-Hurricane Helene

Yesterday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced that American farmers affected by natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can apply for up to $16 billion in relief through the Supplemental Disaster...

Charter member showing interest in leaving Mid-American Conference, report says

Charter member showing interest in leaving Mid-American Conference, report says

A founding member of the Mid-American Conference is reportedly considering moving on from the league. According to a report from the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Ohio University is among the schools expressing some interest in...

Georgia DNR proposes first-ever change to 'bird island rule' protecting critical nesting sites

Georgia DNR proposes first-ever change to 'bird island rule' protecting critical nesting sites

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is proposing its first-ever change to a nearly 30-year-old regulation that protects threatened seabirds and shorebirds from human disturbance at critical nesting sites along the coast. Georgia's "bird...

Kastberg-Leonard among scholars selected for symposium discussing American Revolution, Constitution

Kastberg-Leonard among scholars selected for symposium discussing American Revolution, Constitution

July 10, 2025 A Northwest Missouri State University faculty member was among a select group of scholars and historians who attended America at 250: The American Revolution and the Constitution, a two-day symposium and seminar last month in...

Bold Predictions: Bruce Thornton will be a First Team All-American

Bold Predictions: Bruce Thornton will be a First Team All-American

As preseason camp begins this week, Land-Grant Holy Land is diving into its final theme every week of the off-season. This week is all about making predictions that may or may not be reasonable, in fact, some might say they are bold. You can catch...

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