State & National News

Biden and congressional leaders fail to reach a debt limit deal, but will meet...

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders were unable to reach a bipartisan debt limit agreement during a closed-door meeting...

Environmental groups score reprieve for sea turtles from dredging plan

(GA Recorder) — Georgia coastal protection activists are celebrating good news for the rare sea turtle population that has been threatened by a channel...

It’s a wrap: Kemp signs off on 250-plus bills by deadline

(GA Recorder) — Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed legislation that would have allowed legislators to control tuition hikes at public universities ahead of Monday’s deadline...

Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been found liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, according to a jury verdict...

Fed’s fault-finding on bank failures could lead to stronger regulations

(GA Recorder) — New banking regulations proposed by federal watchdogs don’t go far enough in countering potential problems but could help lower bank fees...

New challenge filed asking court to open up Georgia’s secretive medical cannabis regulations

(GA Recorder) — Some of Georgia’s 27,000-odd patients signed up to the state’s THC oil registry were finally able to buy their first legal...

Kemp signs law aimed at securing public access to fishing

(GA Recorder) — A dispute over whether a popular stretch of the Flint River in Upson County can be the exclusive fishing hole of...

England crowns its new king

On Saturday, King Charles III and Queen Camilla were officially crowned in a coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. This marked the first coronation at...

U.S. default could begin June 8 without agreement, top economist tells Congress

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder)— Unless Congress can strike a deal, the U.S. Treasury will likely default on the nation’s bills starting June 8, triggering major...

Georgia election chief dashes Dems’ hopes for early primary

(GA Recorder) — Georgia will return to the national political spotlight next spring when the state is scheduled to hold the 2024 presidential primary,...

Elected officials respond to Midtown Atlanta shooting: ‘It was a senseless tragedy’

Elected officials in Georgia responded to the shooting that left one woman dead and four others wounded in a medical facility in Atlanta Wednesday. U.S....

Victims identified in Midtown shooting as calls for stronger gun control continue

The woman killed in the May 3 shooting at the Northside Hospital Midtown medical office building has been identified as Amy St. Pierre, 38, an employee with...