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• UPS ends grants to Boy Scouts over discrimination

  November 12, 2012 9:11 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - The UPS Foundation says it will no longer give grants to the Boy Scouts of America as long as the group excludes gays and lesbians from being scouts or scout leaders. The philanthropic arm of the Atlanta-based shipping giant made the change Thursday after an online petition... more »

• 12 states now have high obesity; Colorado the lowest

  August 13, 2012 12:25 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - A new government survey shows 12 states now have very high obesity rates. Overall, more than a third of adults are obese but rates vary by state. The latest figures are based on a 2011 telephone survey that asked adults their height and weight. For the first... more »

• Powerball jackpot rises to $305 million

  August 12, 2012 2:35 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - The Powerball jackpot has grown to $305 million for Wednesday's drawing. The prize grew after no one matched all six numbers in the multi-state lottery drawing Saturday night. The winning numbers were: 4, 13, 39, 46 and 51. The Powerball was 1. Although no one hit the... more »

• New optimism about stemming spread of AIDS virus

  July 7, 2012 11:03 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - An AIDS-free generation: It seems an audacious goal, considering how the HIV epidemic still is raging around the world. Yet more than 20,000 international HIV researchers and activists will gather in the nation's capital later this month with a sense of optimism not seen in many years... more »

• KKK wants to "Adopt-A-Highway"; GA DOT says "no"

  June 12, 2012 6:47 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Department of Transportation has declined to accept a Ku Klux Klan group's application to join the state's program. The International Keystone Knights of the KKK in Union County applied last month to adopt part of Route 515 in the Appalachian Mountains. In a statement Tuesday,... more »

• Police escort school buses after rifle threat in Atlanta

  May 16, 2012 11:56 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - After a man aimed a rifle at a school bus and dropped a notebook that listed bus numbers, police in an Atlanta suburb are escorting school buses and guarding students at bus stops. The man fled when witnesses confronted him Monday morning, but police recovered the rifle... more »

• Plane rolls off taxiway

  March 13, 2012 6:49 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a jet sustained significant damage when it rolled off a taxiway at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines spokesman Eric Torbenson tells The Associated Press mechanics were testing the engines of the Boeing 737 when they experienced a problem with the braking... more »

• Study: Living in poor neighborhood can hurt health

  October 19, 2011 6:56 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Back in the 1990s, the federal government tried an unusual social experiment: It offered thousands of poor women in big-city public housing a chance to live in more affluent neighborhoods. A decade later, the results show that women who relocated had lower rates of diabetes and... more »

• Rapper TI released from Atlanta halfway house

  September 29, 2011 3:57 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Federal officials say the rapper T.I. has been released from an Atlanta halfway house after spending about 10 months in federal prison on a probation violation. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke said the musician was released very early Thursday morning. T.I., whose real... more »

• Federal court rejects Snipes' appeal in tax case

  September 6, 2011 1:08 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - A federal appeals court in Atlanta has turned away the latest attempt by actor Wesley Snipes to get his conviction and prison sentence on tax charges overturned. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Tuesday rejected the appeal by Snipes, who was convicted in... more »

• Atlanta teachers on administrative leave

  July 28, 2011 8:54 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Public Schools employees implicated in a widespread cheating scandal are getting notices that they've been put on paid administrative leave. The notices sent out to teachers and others are among the steps the district must take as it begins to sort through each employee's case.... more »

• Atlanta schools: 41 named in cheating scandal left

  July 24, 2011 3:54 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta school officials say 41 educators accused in a cheating scandal have resigned or retired. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that, according to district data, 13 educators have left since the state issued a scathing report detailing cheating. The report alleged cheating on standardized tests dating back... more »

• Steelers' Hines Ward arrested on DUI charge in Ga.

  July 9, 2011 3:48 PM

  DECATUR, Ga. (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Hines Ward has been arrested in Georgia on a drunk driving charge. The DeKalb County sheriff's office says the former Super Bowl MVP and "Dancing With the Stars" champ was arrested early Saturday. He was booked into the DeKalb County... more »

• European E. coli confirmed in Arizona death

  July 8, 2011 3:20 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials have confirmed the first American death tied to the food poisoning outbreak in Europe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said lab tests show an Arizona man was infected with the same E. coli bacteria blamed for the outbreak centered in... more »

• 4 injured as Delta jet blows a tire landing in Atlanta

  May 28, 2011 8:43 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Firefighters say four people have sustained minor injuries as a result of a Delta Air Lines jet blew at least one tire landing in Atlanta and suffered an engine fire. Atlanta Fire Department Capt. Jolyon Bundrige said 49 passengers were evacuated from Flight 2284 after a... more »

• Woman dragged by bus in Atlanta

  May 10, 2011 5:44 PM

  A police report released Tuesday sheds new light on a bizarre incident involving an Atlanta bus driver and a 62-year-old passenger who claims she was dragged. According to Atlanta Police, Lettie Robinson was getting off a bus at her usual stop, near the corner of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard... more »

• Government appeals judge's health care ruling

  April 3, 2011 1:38 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - The Obama administration has appealed a judge's ruling that found the federal overhaul of the health care system unconstitutional. The Justice Department filed a 62-page motion Friday to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta that said there's clear and well-established precedent that Congress acted... more »

• Southern US slammed by snow

  January 10, 2011 9:45 AM

  ATLANTA (MSNBC) - Several inches of snow and freezing rain will make the Monday morning commute for those forced to venture out nearly impossible in parts of the South, including Atlanta, where countless cars were stuck on impassable highways and roads while the world's busiest airport canceled thousands of flights.... more »

• FBI arrests suspect in Colorado Springs murder

  January 4, 2011 6:37 PM

  The FBI has arrested a suspect in a July 2010 murder in Atlanta, Georgia. Eddie Wilson, 27, of Colorado Springs was found at 1070 Chelton Road last July after reports of shots fired. Wilson had been shot and was found outside an apartment building. After an investigation Colorado... more »

• Snake escape! Atlanta Zoo loses rattler

  August 31, 2010 4:44 PM

  Georgia wildlife officials will inspect an Atlanta zoo after a venomous rattlesnake was able to escape and slither around a city neighborhood. Zoo staff noticed the female tiger rattlesnake was missing during a routine check late Friday. The snake was found dead Monday after a nearby property owner killed... more »

• Accused serial killer arrested at airport in Atlanta

  August 12, 2010 10:01 PM

  Relief today for people in three states after police announced they'd arrested a man accused of being a serial killer. Elias Abuelazam was arrested at Atlanta's airport moments before he was to board a plane bound for Israel. Police believe Abuelazam is the person responsible for a three month stabbing... more »

• Colon cancer screenings up

  July 6, 2010 12:33 PM

  Health officials say more older Americans are getting tested for colon cancer, with nearly two out of three getting recommended screenings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday comes from a 2008 national telephone survey. It's the most recent government data on how many people get... more »

• US cancer costs nearly doubled in 20 years

  May 10, 2010 8:44 AM

  A surprising new study finds that the cost of treating cancer in the United States nearly doubled over the past two decades. But expensive cancer drugs may not be the main reason why. The study found that rising costs may have been driven more by the growing number of... more »

• Flight diverted after man claims explosives

  April 27, 2010 6:20 PM

  An American citizen on a flight from Paris to Atlanta claimed to have a fake passport and said he had explosives in his luggage, forcing federal air marshals to intervene and the plane to land in Maine, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Federal officials identified the passenger as Derek Stansberry,... more »

• Paris-to-Atlanta flight diverted to Maine airport

  April 27, 2010 3:59 PM

  The Transportation Security Administration says a flight from Paris to Atlanta has been diverted to an airport in Maine after federal air marshals responded to a passenger causing a disturbance. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters says the plane is an Airbus 320, but he doesn't know how many... more »

• Snowflakes falling in Deep South

  March 2, 2010 11:00 AM

  Snow is falling in the north Georgia mountains and as far south as the Atlanta area, while several Southeastern states are seeing flakes or under winter storm warnings. North Alabama reported snow mixed with icy rain early Tuesday and a winter weather advisory is in effect for most of... more »

• Police capture escaped zebra in downtown Atlanta

  February 21, 2010 9:23 AM

  An escaped circus zebra has been rounded up in Atlanta after it led police on a chase through the downtown area and along an interstate highway. Rush hour traffic came to a standstill as city police attempted to corral the animal, spotted by witnesses near the Sam Nunn Federal Building... more »

• Escaped zebra leads wild chase through Atlanta

  February 19, 2010 10:50 AM

  Police quickly closed in on the female fugitive, who had just escaped still wearing black and white stripes. She was on the run in downtown Atlanta. "It's helicopters everywhere, at least six or seven of them," said witness Chelsea Henderson. "Multiple police cars. They just have traffic stopped." ... more »

• South gets 2nd dose of snow in days

  February 15, 2010 1:01 PM

  A second snow storm in less is than a week is hitting parts of the South unaccustomed to dealing with the frosty precipitation. Snow was falling in parts of Alabama early Monday. But Atlanta was spared after earlier forecasts called for up to 2 inches. Overnight temperatures stayed above... more »

• American-born pandas arrive in China

  February 5, 2010 4:04 PM

  A pair of giant pandas who were born in the United States have arrived at their new home in China. Workers at the Bifengxia breeding base welcomed the two pandas after their flight from Washington, DC. Millions of people fell in love with Tai Shan, who was born... more »

• King remembered in hometown

  January 18, 2010 1:03 PM

  Worshippers in the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s hometown are remembering the civil rights icon during a special ceremony at the church where he once preached. Princeton University scholar Cornel West was to deliver the keynote address on Monday, which is King's namesake holiday, at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.... more »

• NORAD dispatches fighters over Colorado Springs

  January 8, 2010 3:17 PM

  NORAD dispatched two F-16 fighter jets to the Colorado Springs Airport Friday, after an Air Tran passenger jet made an emergency landing because of an unruly passenger. No one was hurt. Air Tran Flight 39 was en route from Atlanta to San Francisco when a drunk passenger locked himself... more »

• Ida’s remnants soak East Coast

  November 12, 2009 12:30 PM

  Relentless rain swept much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to New York's Long Island, inundating streets and forcing some rescues of stranded drivers in hard-hit Virginia. The downpour marks the track of the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida, which blew... more »

• Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction

  November 3, 2009 11:32 AM

  A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday. The Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, only discovered four years ago, is one of 1,895 amphibian species that could... more »

• Handful of elections shed light on US politics

  November 2, 2009 12:19 PM

  Election '09 won't pack the same oomph of last year's presidential spectacular. But a handful of ballots in a few states will offer hints to the country's state of mind. In Virginia and New Jersey, voters will reveal whether President Barack Obama's campaigning has paid off. The states are... more »

• 1 in 5 kids had flu this month

  October 22, 2009 4:51 PM

  About 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month - and most of those cases likely were swine flu, according to a new government health survey. About 7 percent of surveyed adults said they'd had a flu-like illness, the survey found. The information comes... more »

• Ex-fiance of 'Real Housewives' star dies in fight

  October 4, 2009 10:38 AM

  The former fiance of a cast member from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" died Friday night after a fight outside an Atlanta strip club, and police said they had charged a man in his death. Atlanta police spokesman James Polite said Fredrick Richardson was charged with voluntary manslaughter in... more »

• 9 in 10 teens fall short on fruits and veggies

  September 29, 2009 4:56 PM

  Less than 10 percent of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called "poor" in a report Tuesday. The report based on 2007 data found that only 13 percent of... more »

• Death toll at 10 as Southeast floods start to ebb

  September 23, 2009 11:00 AM

  As floodwaters around Atlanta began to recede, residents were packing moving vans with furniture and commiserating about water-logged apartments. "I'm toast," Penny Freeman, who moved into a first-floor apartment five days ago, said Tuesday. "I don't have a place to stay. I'm losing my mind right now." At... more »

• Toddler among 5 dead in flooding

  September 21, 2009 5:54 PM

  A two-year-old boy has been found dead in Georgia after floodwaters swept him from his father's arms, and authorities say at least four others have died across the Southeast as rains drench the area. Carroll County Deputy Coroner Ed Baskin said the boy was found Monday afternoon downstream of his... more »

• 2 die, 1 missing as rain drenches Southeast

  September 21, 2009 12:08 PM

  At least two people have died in floodwaters in Georgia. Emergency workers in suburban Atlanta found a woman dead in her sunken vehicle after it was swept off a road by flooding. Authorities also say a man west of the city died after his vehicle was washed off a road... more »