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Loved ones of Benjamin Braithwaite are pleading for the community's help to find the missing teen. Braithwaite has not been seen since Monday night in the Regency Trace neighborhood.

Six Georgia high schoolers were involved in a crash on Vaughn Road Thursday morning leaving two of the students seriously hurt. 

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is scheduled to appear before the House Oversight Committee on May 29, 2026, to address the Department of Justice's (DOJ) handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The announcement of this new date follows a period of intense legal and political maneuvering between the committee and the former top official.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth returned to Capitol Hill, Thursday, for a second day of grueling testimony, this time facing a barrage of questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee. The hearing comes as a critical legal deadline looms over the Trump administration’s undeclared war with Iran. While Hegseth defended the administration's $1.5 trillion defense budget request, Democrats and some Republicans signaled deep unease over a conflict that has now extended far beyond the initial "four to six week" timeline predicted by the president.

 The crisis at the Fulton County Jail reached a devastating new milestone this week as high-profile civil rights attorney Ben Crump and former inmate Rashaad Muhammad met with Sheriff Pat Labat on Wednesday. The meeting was called to address allegations of "horrific" medical neglect that resulted in Muhammad having both of his legs and both of his hands amputated. Muhammad, 33, alleges that when he was arrested in August 2025, he informed jail staff he needed specific antibiotics for a pre-existing blood condition. He claims those requests were ignored for weeks as his health spiraled, eventually leading to septic shock and a coma. 

Students at FCS Innovation Academy are reaching for the stars on Thursday, as they connect live with a true giant of space exploration. The North Fulton STEM high school is hosting a special virtual Q&A session with Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, offering astronomy and physics students a rare look at one of the most harrowing chapters in NASA history. The event, organized by science teacher Steve Jones, brings the legendary "successful failure" of Apollo 13 to life for a new generation of researchers and explorers.

The season is on the line Thursday, as the Atlanta Hawks return to State Farm Arena to face the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the first round. The Knicks currently hold a 3-2 series lead and are looking to close things out on the road, while the Hawks are fighting to force a decisive Game 7 back in New York.

More than 200 expecting and new mothers are expected to fill the Grady Memorial Hospital Main Atrium on Saturday, for the hospital’s Second Annual Community Baby Shower. The grassroots event, organized by Morehouse Cardiology Fellow Dr. Nicole Guynn, aims to provide essential resources and health education to Atlanta’s underinsured and uninsured populations just ahead of Mother’s Day. The shower comes at a critical time for the state, as Georgia continues to face some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation, particularly among Black women.

A political firestorm is sweeping across the Southeast following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on Wednesday. The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais has effectively "eviscerated" key protections of the Voting Rights Act, giving state leaders unprecedented power to prioritize partisan interests in redistricting. In Georgia, the reaction was immediate as Republican leaders began analyzing how to use the new legal landscape to their advantage ahead of the 2026 midterms. Meanwhile, following a high-stakes special session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a new congressional map proposed by Governor Ron DeSantis that could net Republicans up to four additional seats in Congress.

 The House of Representatives has approved a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security to potentially end the record partial government shutdown. The bill now heads to President Trump for signing or vetoing.

Six Coweta County students were involved in a serious crash Thursday morning, according to the school district.