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NASCAR antitrust trial opens with huge stakes and Michael Jordan in the courtroom

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The federal antitrust trial against NASCAR opened Monday with the star power of Michael Jordan on hand as a jury...

10 holiday traffic deaths reported in Georgia

The Georgia Department of Public Safety reports ten people died on Georgia’s roads over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. At least two of those...

Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in...

Dwindling numbers of wild turkeys across most of Georgia are ‘a real concern’

(Georgia Recorder) — It’s a bad time to be a turkey in Georgia, even if you don’t live on a poultry farm. The number of...

Melania Trump reveals White House holiday decorations and her theme, ‘Home Is Where the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump on Monday unveiled the holiday decorations for her family’s first Christmas back at the White House and her theme...

‘Quiet strength’ — Sarah Beckstrom’s West Virginia hometown remembers slain National Guard member

UPPERGLADE, W.Va. (West Virginia Watch) — In the gymnasium of Webster County High School, community members gathered to honor West Virginia Army National Guard...

Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns

The Afghan man accused of gunning down two National Guard members blocks from the White House last week had been unraveling for years, unable...

Communities honor West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington

West Virginia communities and officials were honoring two members of the state's National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C., this week, lauding their...

Long-awaited $3.6B in heating assistance released to states and tribes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Approximately $3.6 billion in delayed funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, was released Friday to...

National Guard shooting suspect to face murder charge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the...

Trump social media post claims to void Biden orders

(States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump said Friday he will try to reverse any law, pardon or still-in-effect executive order that former President Joe...

Georgia Power, Atlanta Falcons launch ‘Light Up the Holidays’ contest

ATLANTA, GA — Georgia Power and the Atlanta Falcons are teaming up to spread holiday cheer with a new statewide contest encouraging Georgians to...