Former President Jimmy Carter plans to teach Sunday school this weekend just days after undergoing surgery for a broken hip, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
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Indicted Georgia insurance commissioner suspends himself
Georgia’s insurance commissioner says he will voluntarily suspend himself from office two days after being indicted on federal charges of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.
Muslim prison guard accuses Georgia agency of discrimination
A Georgia prison guard who recently converted to Islam says the state Department of Corrections won’t allow her to wear a hijab at work.
Atlanta-area teens sentenced for plot to attack high school
Two teens who admitted to planning a deadly attack on their high school outside Atlanta have been sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by 20 years of probation.
Woman accused of killing man who tried to flee crash scene
A Georgia woman is accused of fatally shooting a man who tried to leave the scene of a crash near Highway 85.
Georgia professor barred from campus amid complaints
The University of Georgia has barred a longtime math professor from campus as investigators review several sexual misconduct complaints against him.
Georgia woman sentenced to die for murder of stepdaughter
A woman has been sentenced to die for starving her stepdaughter to death in an Atlanta suburb in 2013.
Georgia woman found guilty of starving stepdaughter to death
A woman accused of starving her stepdaughter to death in a suburb north of Atlanta in 2013 has been convicted of the girl’s murder.
Georgia man given time served for abusing captive teen
A Georgia man has been sentenced to time served for keeping a teenage girl in sexual captivity for more than a year.
The Latest: Police: Suspect in shootings has teenage hostage
The Latest on the shootings of two Georgia police officers (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Police say a gunman suspected of shooting two Georgia police officers is holed up in a house with a teenager who is considered a hostage.
Atlanta police officer fatally shoots man during chase
Authorities say a police officer fatally shot a man who showed a gun while being chased in woods in Atlanta.