State & National News

Here’s the schedule for the final day of funeral rites for President Jimmy Carter

WASHINGTON (AP) — Here is Thursday’s schedule for the final day of rites honoring Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, who died Dec. 29. All...

Georgia lawmakers could revive gun safety bill with Apalachee High shootings a fresh memory

(Georgia Recorder) — Fears over unmonitored doors, crowded hallways and a lack of escape routes. That’s how Apalachee High School junior Sasha Contreras described...

Wildfires ravage LA County: 5 Dead, 130k evacuated

At least five people have died and strong winds continue to fan multiple wildfires burning across nearly 30,000 acres in Los Angeles County on...

U.S. House Dem, former police officers lambast Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon pledge

WASHINGTON (Georgia Recorder) — Tennessee Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and two former police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,...

Biden is a great-grandfather

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden added a new title on Wednesday: great-grandfather. His granddaughter, Naomi Biden Neal, gave birth to her first child,...

Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to suspend sentencing in New York hush money case

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) – President-elect Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court late Tuesday to pause his sentencing in a New York hush money...

‘Wreaths Out’ for Wreaths Across America

Another year of honoring those who served and protected our freedoms has come to a close. On December 14, 2024, veterans were honored across...

Why Georgia’s latest push to curb lawsuits has business groups and trial lawyers at...

ATLANTA (AP) — After years of stalled efforts to limit civil lawsuits, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Republican lawmakers are doubling down with a...

Kemp unveils plan to to spend millions intended to restore order in Georgia prisons

(Georgia Recorder) — The Georgia Department of Corrections and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled a plan Tuesday to spend an additional $600 million on...

Georgia GOP expels former Lt. Gov. Duncan from state party

The Georgia Republican Party has expelled former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan from its ranks for endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president last year. The...

Decent, humble and gifted: Jimmy Carter remembered at U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Lawmakers, military officials and other dignitaries celebrated the late President Jimmy Carter’s life and achievements before, during and after his...

Lawyers collecting $148 million judgment from Rudy Giuliani say World Series rings must be...

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for two former Georgia election workers who are owed $148 million in damages after suing Rudy Giuliani for defamation...