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A study conducted earlier this year shows there may be a way to reduce the number of Covid infections on board commercial airplanes to virtually zero. Results of the study appeared in a peer-reviewed article published on Sept. 1 in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings medical journal. The article — a joint effort by Mayo Clinic, the Georgia Department of Public…

An explosion rocked an apartment building in suburban Atlanta, causing the three-story complex to partially collapse and leaving four people with minor injuries.

A number of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are using federal funds to help alleviate the financial burden of student loans.

This summer’s Tokyo Olympics marks the second time that Japan’s capital has hosted, with the first coming in 1964. After the Tokyo Games in 2021, the Olympics move to Beijing in 2022. Paris is then set to takeover as host of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Milano Cortina and Los Angeles follow as the next winter and summer hosts 2026 and…

A Georgia man has plead guilty on Tuesday to four murders related to the shootings at three metro Atlanta spas where eight people died, six of whom were of Asian descent.

Three-time Olympian Dominique Dawes delivers her insights into the women’s gymnastic team’s second-place qualifying performance behind Russia.

Kanye West has been living inside an Atlanta stadium while working on his new album.

Kanye West knows how to make a splash even with a listening party

The Olympic flame travels far between every Olympic Games, but the biggest moment comes during the Opening Ceremony when the Olympic cauldron is lit. These are some of the most memorable moments in history of the Olympic cauldron’s lighting.

Wealthy Americans can claim tax deductions for preserving land.

A deputy, a man and a woman were all being taken to hospitals for treatment, but the extent of their injuries was not immediately clear.

The 1996 Atlanta Olympics, a.k.a. the “Centennial Games,” was just the fourth Summer Olympics held in the U.S. at that time and a huge point of pride for the small city of Atlanta. NBCLX storytellers Chase Cain and Ngozi Ekeledo both lived in the Atlanta area in 1996 and attended the events as children. They share their first Olympic memories...

A Manhattan judge has rejected an attempt to force Major League Baseball to return next month’s All-Star Game to Atlanta

Unvaccinated people appear more comfortable traveling — and to more densely-populated places — than vaccinated people, according to data from Zeta Global.

The media company plans to construct a new complex that will house the players and says it will provide 400 construction jobs.

Lindiwe Tsope has become the first graduate of Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa to be awarded a PhD.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on social media that she does not plan to seek a second term

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city’s second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it caught a Georgia woman trying to smuggle cocaine in multiple pairs of shoes through the Atlanta airport.

A local television news crew says it spotted an Arizona murder suspect and flagged police, resulting in the man being taken back into custody after a daylong search.