The Latest Breaking News from Atlanta

ATLANTA — In superstar Ronald Acuña’s return, the Braves defeated the Cubs, 5-1, on Thursday at Truist Park. In its sixth try, Atlanta (9-11) won its first series of the season by taking two of three from Chicago.

After months of anticipation, the Atlanta Falcons selected USC wide receiver Drake London with the No. 8 overall pick.

ATLANTA — The Battery Atlanta was part of history Thursday, and this time it had nothing to do with the Braves.

Four years after they overlapped in Hiroshima, Seiya Suzuki is in his rookie MLB season, and Jacob Mosella is the Braves’ mascot coordinator.

New York (AFP) - Miami Heat forwards Jimmy Butler and Markieff Morris and the club itself were fined Thursday by the NBA for violations committed in a playoff series-clinching home victory Tuesday over Atlanta.

ATLANTA — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a special committee to suspend raising campaign money for Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection bid until the GOP gubernatorial nomination is decided, temporarily eliminating what had been a major advantage Republican lawmakers carved out for him.

ATLANTA — The sudden drop in voter registrations stood out to Richard Barron, Fulton County's former elections director, when he first noticed it in February 2021.

ATLANTA — Senate candidate Herschel Walker has spent years promoting and developing health-conscious products with dubious benefits and a skepticism from the medical community, a review by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has found.

ATLANTA — The State Election Board has issued subpoenas to find out whether there's substance behind accusations of a ballot collection scheme in the 2020 election in Georgia.

ATLANTA — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross has the luxury of options in big moments.

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Wednesday that allows the GBI to launch investigations into voter fraud allegations, the latest Republican-led effort to change election rules after Democratic victories.