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An Atlanta councilwoman could become the city's first white mayor in a generation, facing off against a black state senator in a runoff next month.
Delta Air Lines Inc. has reached a deal with the world's busiest airport to extend its lease agreement there through 2017, culminating sometimes testy negotiations between the two parties.
The College Football Hall of Fame, which never managed to attract the number of visitors its organizers hoped for after moving it to South Bend in 1995, is being moved to Atlanta to bring it more exposure, organizers told the city.
Martin Truex Jr. won his first pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, just in time for the track's first scheduled race entirely under the lights.
Four guys are in the Chase for the Championship. Ten others are sweating it out.
The city that became a post-civil rights movement emblem of the political power held by African-Americans could have a white mayor for the first time in a generation — a possibility that has some in the black community scrambling to hold on to City Hall.
The world's busiest airport doesn't believe declining traffic, financial challenges and concerns raised in the past by its main tenant will scuttle an ongoing project to build a new international terminal, a top airport official said Wednesday.
Rescuers used dogs, listening devices and thermal cameras to scour a collapsed parking deck near downtown Atlanta Tuesday to make sure no victims were in the debris while crews used cranes to lift out crushed cars.
Mark Martin claimed the top spot at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday night, making him the second-oldest pole winner in NASCAR Cup history.
Kurt Busch can enjoy his off week. He won't have to answer any questions like, "Hey, when are you going to beat your little brother?"
Airlines that do business at the world's busiest airport are playing hardball in talks over new lease agreements, threatening to move some flights to other airports if they can't maintain competitive costs on fees they pay.
The inauguration of the nation's first black president is a huge step toward realizing Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of racial equality, but there is still work to be done, King's nephew told a large crowd Monday at the church where the civil rights leader once preached.
A yellow Corvette being chased by police plunged off an Atlanta highway exit ramp, killing the two people inside in a fiery crash and tangling up traffic for hours.
A jury's inability to condemn courthouse gunman Brian Nichols to death has re-energized efforts by Georgia lawmakers to allow a judge to consider capital punishment even if there's no unanimous verdict, as a growing chorus of officials says it's time to give the policy another look.
After more than three years and a tangled trail of frustrating legal delays, the man who killed four people in a brazen courthouse escape was sentenced Saturday to prison for life without parole and hundreds of years more.
A judge has denied a mistrial for an Atlanta man who escaped during his rape trial and went on a courthouse shooting spree that left four people dead.
Prosecutors are urging jurors to recommend the death sentence for the gunman convicted of killing a judge and three others in an Atlanta courthouse shooting spree.
Carl Edwards passed Denny Hamlin on a late restart, then held on to win Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway to keep his championship hopes alive.
Ryan Newman passed Ron Hornaday in Turn 2 on the last lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway to win in his first Truck Series start.
Helio Castroneves was back behind the wheel Saturday, a day after the two-time Indy 500 winner pleaded not guilty on tax evasion charges.
Prosecutors played a haunting audiotape of a 2005 courthouse shooting rampage that left four people dead as they launched their case against the alleged gunman Monday, while his attorneys said he was so deluded he believed he was carrying out a rebellion.
The man accused of a courthouse shooting rampage that left four people dead pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Thursday as his trial began amid high security, more than three years after prosecutors say he confessed in the killings.
A weedy sea dragon at the Georgia Aquarium has something to celebrate this Father's Day. One of the rare creatures is pregnant for only the third time ever at a U.S. aquarium, aquarium officials said. But don't look for the expectant mom — dads carry the eggs in this family.
The judge presiding over the murder trial of the man accused of opening fire in an Atlanta courthouse can stay on the case.
September flooding in Georgia "Epic"The flooding that occurred in Georgia in September has been determined to be rarer than a once in 500 year event, and washed away long standing records for rain and flooding.
Quantcast Political Insider Kasim Reed campaigners robbed at gunpointThe Atlanta mayoral campaign of Kasim Reed just identified the two campaign workers who were robbed at gunpoint on Monday. One was Olympic gold medalist and track star Monique Hennagan, who won the 400-meter relay in the 2000 Sidney Games.
High Museum Continues to Bring Great Art to the SoutheastIf you live in the Southeast and love visual art, a trip to Atlanta may be well worthwhile. The High Museum of Art has had some excellent programming in the past several years. It is also a wonderful facility.
'Real Housewives' Cast Member's Fiancé Dies After Fight At ClubJewell and another man fought Friday night in the parking lot of the Atlanta strip club Body Tap, police spokesman Officer James Polite said. Jewell was taken to a hospital, where he died of blunt force trauma to the head, Polite said.
EURweb.com - TUPAC'S WRITING DONATED TO AUC LIBRARY: Mom Afeni Shakur delivers more than 150 items, including lyrics, poems and copy of Death Row contract.This is a great story! I'm glad Tupac's legacy will be preserved in such an academic way. Also, I believe the anniversary of his death is coming up in late October. RIP Tupac.
Atlanta police raid gay bar, arrest 8Several customers at Atlanta Eagle say they were harassed without prompting. They were forced to the ground and frisked, according to several witnesses. "Our problem is with the way our customers were treated," said one of the Eagle's owners, Richard Ramey.
11 Bands Named After Places"With all the pressure that comes with starting a band, who has time to labor over a name? The following 11 musical groups decided to keep things simple and named their bands after places."
Stranger Allegedly Slaps Crying Child In Store 4-5 Times: "See, I told you I would shut her up,"The confrontation happened shortly before noon at the Walmart in Stone Mountain, a suburb of Atlanta. According to the arresting officer, the child's mother said her daughter was crying as they walked down one of the aisles.
Black Activist Professors Openly Call For Race Based Defeat Of White Candidate In Atlanta Mayoral ElectionThe incendiary and widely circulated e-mail sent in late August to black Atlantans specifically noted Norwood's race.
Last week a buddy of mine, who is the team medic for the Atlanta Rollergirls, acquired me a press pass to photograph a roller derby contest. Not really knowing what to expect I loaded my camera gear and off I went to the Yaarab Shrine Center in downtown Atlanta.
How will race impact Atlanta's mayoral election? | ajc.comIt will be interesting to see how the ATL's mayoral race turns out.
New York Hedge Fund Buys Creative Loafing ChainAtalaya Capital Management bid $5 million for the alt-weeklies in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, N.C., and Sarasota and Tampa, Fla.
DHS Secretary Napolitano Announces Global Entry Expansion to 13 Additional Airports:Biometric scannersDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the expansion of the Global Entry initiative—a U.S.
BBC NEWS | Americas | US 'video terrorist' found guiltyProsecutors said Ehsanul Islam Sadequee went to Bangladesh to meet terrorist cells and tried to help a Pakistani group linked to terror attacks.
UPDATE: Guilty verdicts in terror trial-Breaking NewsUPDATE: Ehsanul Islam Sadequee has been found guilty of all four counts he is accused of, including conspiring to help terrorists wage a violent jihad. The Roswell 23-year-old faces up to 60 years in prison.
Healthy Living Could Lower "the Chances of Developing Common Chronic Diseases by Nearly 80 Per Cent."The secret to a long life could lie in following four golden rules.
30 years ago, Atlanta battled most infamous killing spree in city's historyThe cloistered, new subdivisions and towering McMansions made it difficult for retired homicide detective Danny Agan to get his bearings. He remembered a more rural setting -- the kind of place where a killer would feel comfortable dumping his prey.
'Fizzy Milk' - the new real thing from Coke COWS may not think it is the real thing but Coca-Cola is set to launch fizzy milk on the world. The drink contains skimmed milk mixed with sparking water, flavoured with fruit and sweetened with cane sugar.
Hotlanta is a 'sexually satisfied' placePerhaps city leaders should adopt Marvin Gaye's libidinous anthem "Let's Get it On" as Atlanta's next theme song.
Millions in aid to go unused? The idea seems fairly simple: Give away $53 million over six years to improve some of Atlanta's poorest communities.
t r u t h o u t | The Chicago Model of Militarizing SchoolsThis is an excellent article pertaining to the militarization of public schools in major US cities. The focus here is on Chicago.
July 4 Atlanta Tea Party CancelledIs it just business? Or is it a convenient time and attempt to put a damper on the Tea Party phenomenon? Just who is the Simon Group made of? Who are its directors?
10:29 PM EDIT: CNN Producer Peter Hamby and ABC News White House Correspondent Jake Tapper both tweeted a little while ago reporting that the Governor's staff is now saying that he is hiking the Appalachian Trail. I'm not buying it. Something is up. We'll find out soon enough.
Canteen found in Marietta uncorks 1860s history | ajc.comYou never know what you will find around Atlanta from the civil war.
Deck Collapses At East Atlanta Bar; 12 Injured- At least 12 people were injured when a deck at a crowded east Atlanta bar collapsed early Friday morning.
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