Sen. Kamala Harris, the nation’s first Black vice presidential nominee, pointed to what she called President Donald Trump’s long history of racist remarks.
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Has the nation made progress since George Floyd’s death? Activists say more must be done
Many activists said the recent efforts by lawmakers, including plans to defund or disband police show progress, but much more must be done.
Autopsy: Ahmaud Arbery was shot twice in the chest, grazed on wrist during ‘struggle for shotgun’
An autopsy report for Ahmaud Arbery comes as Georgia attorney general requests agencies to investigate the conduct of prosecutors.
Experts offer safe summer vacation ideas: ‘Find the place that everyone isn’t going to’
If you’re going to take a vacation this summer, health experts say to look for a trip where you can practice social distancing. Here are some options.
State Department halts passport services for travelers unless it’s a family emergency
The U.S. government is making an exception for travelers who have a family emergency and need to travel within 72 hours.
Forget what you know about 1619, historians say. Slavery began a half century before Jamestown
African slaves had been in Florida 54 years before they arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. One historian says the 1619 narrative ‘robs black history.’
Lawsuit: Target’s Good & Gather line infringes trademark of Georgia woman’s business
Emily Golub says Target’s Good & Gather line is too similar to her meal kit company Garnish & Gather that launched in 2013.
Atlanta college student Alexis Crawford was choked to death, dumped in park, police say
Authorities say Alexis Crawford and her roommate Jordyn Jones had a physical altercation and Jones’ boyfriend intervened and choked Crawford to death.
Florida’s long fight with Georgia over water to Apalachicola Bay and its oysters heads back to court in New Mexico
Florida lawsuit alleges Georgia is hoarding a regional water system and now Florida’s oyster crops are dying.
Federal judge blocks Georgia’s abortion ban, stopping ‘heartbeat bill’ from becoming law
Preliminary injunction will stop the ‘heartbeat bill’ from taking effect while the case is argued in court.