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Record 81.8M Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving

AAA expects 81.8 million Americans to travel at least 50 miles from home between November 25 and December 1, setting a new Thanksgiving record....

PSC staff tells commission Georgia Power’s request for new capacity could cost customers money

(GPB NEWS)- Professional staff for Georgia’s Public Service Commission say Georgia Power is vastly overestimating its need for new generation capacity due to the...

Turkey pardons offer holiday ritual during precarious moment for Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to bestow ceremonial pardons on two turkeys and fly to his private Florida resort on Tuesday to...

A proposed change to THC regulations could impact Georgia businesses

(GPB News)- A change to the farm bill at the federal level would effectively ban most THC products made from hemp. The change to the...

Pentagon investigates Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly after he appears in video blasted by Trump

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The Department of Defense announced on social media Monday it's looking into “serious allegations of misconduct” against Arizona Democratic Sen....

Rare Superman comic book fetches $9.12M at auction

A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother's attic, netted $9.12 million this month at a...

White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable Care...

Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served ‘unlawfully’

(States Newsroom) — A senior federal judge dismissed charges Monday against two public officials with long-running public disputes with President Donald Trump, saying the...

Georgia lawmakers explore ways to ease transition as former foster children become adults

Each year, about 700 young adults age out of foster care in Georgia and lose access to the supports available to them while they...

Georgia board approves new review process for large data centers

(The Current) — Proposals for data centers will be subject to state review under new rules the Georgia Department of Community Affairs adopted Thursday...

In Geneva, US and Ukraine officials report progress on ending Russia’s war but offer...

GENEVA (AP) — Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing...

JFK’s granddaughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, criticizes cousin RFK Jr.

John F. Kennedy's granddaughter disclosed Saturday that she has terminal cancer, writing in an essay in “The New Yorker” that one of her doctors...