ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s mayor is vowing to change police use-of-force policies and require that officers receive continuous training in how to deescalate situations before the consequences become fatal. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced her…

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s city council has approved a far-reaching ban on smoking and vaping in restaurants and bars — and potentially one of the world’s busiest airports. City council members approved the ban on…

Brody Nemecek was named a Kansas 4-H State Project winner at the annual Emerald Circle banquet in Manhattan on May 30. Nemecek, a senior at Iola High School, won in the self-determined category. The award…

ATLANTA (TNS) — Whoever broke into a Henry County nonprofit’s office over the weekend left his or her frustrations spray-painted on the charity’s wall: “You guys have no money?” The director of Rachel’s Gift, a…

PEARSON, Ga. — From the north and south on Highway 441 and via the west and east on Highway 82, this rural Georgia village is framed by signs paying homage to its most prominent native…

At next year’s high school graduation ceremonies, Atlanta seniors will wear, not just taste, the feeling. Atlanta Public Schools seniors in the class of 2020 will don graduation caps and gowns made out of recycled…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals traded slugging first baseman Lucas Duda to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations after their game against Detroit on Wednesday. Duda signed a $3.5 million, one-year…