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From the HERE City State DeskFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons' banged-up defense got some help on the practice field Wednesday, with cornerback A.J. Terrell Jr. and rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels both working out as the team began preparing to host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz…
From the HERE City State DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech volleyball puts a perfect home record on the line this weekend against two of the country's best teams, starting with second-ranked Pitt at 7 p.m. Friday at McCamish Pavilion. The Yellow Jackets are 13-5 overall and 5-2 in the Atlantic…
From the HERE City State DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia State women's soccer has a chance to tighten its grip on a top-four spot in the Sun Belt Conference on Thursday night, when the Panthers host Marshall at 7 p.m. at the GSU Soccer Complex. The stakes are clear. Both teams…
From the HERE City National DeskCINCINNATI — Todd Benzinger, the first baseman whose catch in foul territory ended the Cincinnati Reds' four-game sweep of Oakland in the 1990 World Series, has died at age 63, the Reds announced Thursday. The club said Benzinger died Wednesday. No cause of death was…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Philadelphia 76ers fell behind by 29 points in their home opener Thursday night and still walked off the floor winners, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106. Cleveland owned the first half, scoring 35 points in the opening quarter and 34 more in…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO, Ill. — Caleb Williams outdueled Drake Maye on Thursday night, throwing for 308 yards and two touchdowns as the Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 30-24 at Soldier Field. Williams hit on 22 of 33 throws, his second start since returning from a…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Three players who will not be in uniform for the Brewers-Rays World Series will still be part of it: Major League Baseball said Thursday that Boston pitcher Payton Tolle, veteran infielder Miguel Rojas and Toronto's Ernie Clement will work as player correspondents. Tolle…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Sarah Strong of UConn and Southern California guard Watkins, the last two national players of the year, top the preseason All-America women's basketball team released Thursday by the national media panel. Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo, Texas forward Madison Booker and Vanderbilt…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — LeBron James brushed aside President Donald Trump's latest attack Thursday night, laughing off the criticism after the Philadelphia 76ers rallied past Cleveland and suggesting it must have been a slow day for news. Earlier Thursday, Trump posted a video on social media…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — The Brewers and Rays open the World Series on Friday night with a labor fight hanging over the sport: if owners and players cannot agree on a new contract, these could be the final big league games for months. The current five-year collective…
From the HERE City National DeskBATON ROUGE, La. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, in his first season as head football coach at Southern University, has disclosed that he is living with Parkinson's disease. Faulk, 53, revealed the diagnosis as a guest on The Caring Neurologist, a podcast…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — JJ Watt is staying in the top chair. The former Houston Texans star signed a multiyear agreement Thursday that makes him the permanent lead analyst on his network's No. 1 NFL broadcast team, next to play-by-play voice Jim Nantz and sideline reporter…
Education
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech will keep leading two national artificial intelligence research centers after the National Science Foundation renewed them with a combined $38.4 million. NSF awarded $20 million to extend the AI Institute for Advances in Optimization, known as AI4OPT, through 2031, and $18.4 million for another five…
Education
MACON, Ga. — Middle Georgia State University has crossed 10,000 students for the first time, a milestone the school reached in its 142nd year. Fall 2026 enrollment climbed 14% to 10,070, the university said Thursday. The old high-water mark was 8,828 students. Students are also sticking around longer. The share…
Business
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia farmers, ranchers and landowners are in line for roughly $413 million in federal farm safety net and conservation payments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency said Thursday. Most of the money flows through two commodity programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage, for…
Business
FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Georgia school bus maker Blue Bird is betting big on its home state again, with plans to put an estimated $300 million into a new factory in Peach County that is expected to bring 375 new jobs over three years, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. The…
Crime
ATLANTA, Ga. — An Atlanta social media personality who shows off private jets and luxury cars to a large online following now faces federal charges that he built that lifestyle on food aid meant for low-income families. A federal grand jury indicted Mercedes Reshard New, 39, who goes by Shawty…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia's early vote keeps climbing toward a midterm record. The state's in-person early count stood at 1,395,015 by Thursday night, the Secretary of State's office reported, and a full week of early voting remains before Election Day on Nov. 3. The state estimates in-person early turnout is…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is trying to knock a Democratic state House candidate off the Nov. 3 ballot, arguing he gave up his Georgia residency by voting in Nevada. The office filed a formal qualification challenge Wednesday with the Office of State Administrative Hearings against David…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — The first question Georgia voters see on the Nov. 3 ballot asks whether to let bigger farm and timber owners into one of the state's most widely used property tax breaks. Amendment 1 would raise the cap on how much land one owner can enroll in the…
From the HERE City National Desk
LYON, France — Health officials in France have confirmed the first known human infection with Shamonda, a virus that until this year had only been documented in animals, mainly cattle. The patient had a badly weakened immune system and was being treated for a serious illness at the Hospices Civils…
From the HERE City National Desk
KINSHASA, Congo — The Ebola outbreak centered in Congo keeps widening, with confirmed cases now above 9,600 and the disease reaching an eighth Congolese province as well as a new country, Nigeria. World Health Organization figures through Oct. 19 count 9,637 confirmed cases and 4,646 confirmed deaths since the outbreak…
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