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Georgia Republicans, Democrats disagree over bombing Iran

ATLANTA - Georgia politicians are reacting to President Donald Trump's weekend decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites mostly along party lines. Republicans have rushed to support the president's action, while Democrats criticized Trump for ordering the bombing without...

Seven charged with running online fentanyl, meth market

ATLANTA - Seven Georgians have been indicted in federal court for allegedly conspiring to ship thousands of parcels containing fentanyl and methamphetamine across the country using a dark web vendor account. While the indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in...

Georgia unemployment rate declines slightly

ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 3.5%, seven-tenths below the national jobless rate, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. "After holding steady at 3.6% for nearly a year - and recent job growth - we're proving once again that...