The Latest Breaking News from Atlanta

Atlanta police arrest five activists chained to bulldozer at ‘Cop City’ site

Activists entered open gate where trees are being cleared two days after state attorney general indicted 61 people under Rico law

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2023

Chris Tabor believes Eddy Piñeiro’s ‘bay day’ in Atlanta is behind him

Panthers ST coordinator Chris Tabor doesn't think Eddy Piñeiro will be affected by his last visit to Atlanta.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 7, 2023

‘Alarming and absurd’: concern as ‘Cop City’ activists charged with racketeering

Observers worry about the chilling effects on protests after Atlanta indicts demonstrators under organized crime law

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2023

Georgia attorney general charges 61 ‘Cop City’ protesters with racketeering

The protesters had been involved in attempts to stop the construction of a new police training facility in the US.

Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2023

Two sisters among five teenagers killed as their car flies off overpass in Atlanta

The friends were ejected from their vehicle before plunging 50-feet from highway overpass, police say

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to 'Stop Cop City' movement

Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against an Atlanta-area proposed police and training facility that critics call “Cop City.”

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Mark Meadows pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case and waives right to arraignment

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in an illegal scheme to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia, and he will not appear in court in Atlanta this week

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Trump’s White House chief of staff pleads not guilty in Georgia case

Mark Meadows joins Trump and other co-defendants in waiving formal arraignment hearings in US election subversion case.

Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2023

Plane forced to make emergency landing due to passenger’s diarrhoea

Diarrhoea ‘all through the plane’ was reportedly considered a ‘biohazard issue’

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2023

Delta flight forced to turn around after passenger hit by extreme diarrhea that ‘ran all the way through the plane’

A Delta flight was forced to turn around after one passenger on board suffered diarrhea “all the way through the plane.”

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023