State & National News

Man indicted for homicide after Georgia boat crash kills 5

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on homicide by vessel charges after a Memorial Day weekend boat crash that killed...

Georgia jobless rate hits new all-time low of 2.8% in July

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's unemployment rate hit a new record low for the third month in a row, falling to 2.8% in July. The jobless...

Rosalynn Carter marking 95th birthday with butterflies

Rosalynn Carter, the second-oldest U.S. first lady ever, turns 95 Thursday on a birthday that will be marked not just with cards and best...

Giuliani says he ‘satisfied’ obligation with Ga. grand jury

ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that he had "satisfied his obligation" after facing hours of questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury...

It’s the economy: Kemp, Abrams campaign on competing visions for Georgia’s surplus billions

(GA Recorder) — Georgia has got a lot of extra money right now. If the state’s estimated $5 billion budget surplus were printed out...

State insurance commissioner blasts Allstate’s rate hike

Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King on Monday alerted consumers that Allstate Property & Casualty Company has filed an overall statewide automobile...

Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe

ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani faced questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta as a target of an investigation into attempts by...

Twenty states, D.C. join in opposing Texas lawsuit on emergency abortion care

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a brief in federal court on Tuesday, challenging Texas’...

Biden signs into law Democrats’ wide-ranging climate change, health care and tax bill

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden signed his party’s signature climate, health care and tax package into law Tuesday, capping off more than...

Kemp will hand out up to $1.2B in cash to poorer Georgians

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday he will spend up to $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 aid on payments of $350 apiece...

Kraft Heinz recalling contaminated Capri Sun juice pouches

Kraft Heinz is recalling thousands of pouches of Capri Sun in the U.S. after some cleaning solution accidentally mixed with the juice on a...

Judge refuses to immediately block Georgia abortion ban

ATLANTA (AP) — A state judge refused Monday to immediately stop enforcement of Georgia's restrictive abortion law, which took effect last month and bans...