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5 free-agent running back options for the Falcons

Looking at five running back options for the Atlanta Falcons in free agency.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 21, 2022

In Georgia Senate race, Walker has limited public stops but has profited from private events

ATLANTA — Herschel Walker has spurned news conferences, avoided media interviews and held only a handful of public events since launching his U.S. Senate campaign. But he’s kept a busy slate of lucrative paid speaking engagements behind closed doors even after he entered the race.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2022

Timberwolves fall apart in third quarter, Anthony Edwards ejected in 134-122 loss to Hawks

ATLANTA — Everything was going just fine for the Timberwolves early in their 134-122 loss to the Hawks.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2022

Morehouse College creates institute for Black male research

ATLANTA — For more than 150 years, Morehouse College has built a reputation as a leading institution to educate Black men.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2022

Man who shot his wife in SUV wants murder conviction tossed

Lawyers for a man convicted of murder for fatally shooting his wife as they rode in an SUV in Atlanta are asking Georgia’s highest court to overturn his conviction

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Voting rights take center stage at annual MLK memorial service

ATLANTA — Vice President Kamala Harris, Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator and the youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. each made passionate calls on Monday for passage of new federal voting rights laws at the annual remembrance for the slain civil rights leader, warning democracy hangs…

Tribune News Service · Jan 17, 2022

Atlanta public transport CEO dies by suicide after being hit by train

Jeffrey Parker was regarded as one of the most influential people in Atlanta thanks to his work with MARTA

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022

King family urges holiday celebrants to act on voting laws

ATLANTA — When President Joe Biden arrived in Atlanta last Tuesday for a major address on voting rights, his first stop was Auburn Avenue, where he met with the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Tribune News Service · Jan 17, 2022