The all-clear is given after a fire at a suburban Atlanta chemical plant
Authorities lifted a shelter-in-place order for 90,000 people near Atlanta. Orders to evacuate or stay inside were issued after a chemical plant caught fire Sunday — creating smoke and strong odors.
Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains, Ga., celebrates the former president turning 100
The annual Peanut Festival in Plains celebrated Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday over the weekend. Carter turns 100 Tuesday — making him the oldest living president in U.S. history.
Dockworkers go on strike, snarling traffic at East and Gulf Coast ports
Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, snarling the movement of billions of dollars’ worth of goods.
As locals struggle post-Helene, a South Carolina university held its homecoming game
After the remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through Southern Appalachia, Clemson University in South Carolina went ahead with its homecoming game. With resources scarce, some residents were furious.
Allegations of greed and recklessness in Titan submersible hearings
The Coast Guard completed its hearings on why the Titan submersible imploded last year as it was taking passengers to view the Titanic, killing everyone on board.
FAQ: Your house flooded. Now what?
Experts say the first thing is to make sure it’s safe to go back inside. Then you need to dry things out as fast as possible.
Two major student loan grace periods are set to expire this week. Here’s what to know
Two federal programs that helped federal student loan borrowers ease back into payments are ending. It will have the biggest impact on borrowers with defaulted loans or borrowers who miss payments moving forward.
Ryan Routh pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump
Shackled and dressed in khaki prison garb at a hearing in West Palm Beach, Fla., Routh also requested a jury trial. He faces four other charges, such as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
San Francisco ramps up policing of homeless camps, with the Supreme Court’s blessing
There are fewer tents on San Francisco sidewalks. The city has ramped up enforcement of anti-camping laws, and police are playing a bigger role.
Trump turns to darker rhetoric as voting begins
In a pair of weekend events in key swing states, Trump claimed Harris is “mentally disabled” and went on to suggest police violence could curb crime.
Recovery from Helene damage underway in southeast U.S.
People in the Southeast are recovering from Hurricane Helene which brought death and destruction to the Southeast this week.
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