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A high-energy crowd of tens of thousands of international soccer lovers took over Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, filling the stadium for an electric tournament matchup between South Africa and the Czech Republic.

A brutal round of severe weather hammered north Georgia on Thursday, leaving 70,000 people in the dark and knocking down trees on major commuter routes.  

The Atlanta Police Department opened a formal internal investigation Thursday after a viral social media video surfaced showing multiple officers repeatedly shoving and kicking a man during a street arrest.

A sweeping Cartersville drug crackdown resulted in multiple arrests after officers seized a massive stash of crack cocaine, cash and a gun loaded with armor-piercing rounds following a traffic stop last Tuesday night.

Georgia lawmakers are convening in a high-stakes special legislative session at the State Capitol to rush through a replacement plan for the state's banned electronic voting machines before a critical July 1 deadline.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has triggered a major rift in Brussels by launching a sweeping six-month review of American forces in Europe and demanding allies shoulder more security costs. Meanwhile, a fragile U.S.-Iran tentative peace deal has officially taken effect, slowly reopening the Strait of Hormuz and bringing down domestic energy prices despite fierce bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill over foreign policy concessions. The ripple effects of that conflict are also being felt directly at the Federal Reserve, where newly minted Chairman Kevin Warsh asserted the central bank's independence in his highly anticipated debut decision, holding interest rates steady amidst the ongoing geopolitical uncertainty while signaling a major structural overhaul to the FOMC.

he massive World Cup party taking over downtown Atlanta is getting a heavy dose of legendary Southern hip-hop just in time for the holiday weekend. Grammy-nominated rap group Nappy Roots will officially headline the main stage at the FIFA Fan Festival™ in Centennial Olympic Park on Friday, June 19.

With the highly controversial redistricting battle officially shelved by House Speaker Jon Burns, the legislative focus inside the Gold Dome has pivoted entirely to a high-stakes debate over Georgia's election administration laws.

As the international soccer spotlight shines directly on downtown Atlanta for the high-octane World Cup matches, the massive security apparatus working around the clock behind the scenes to keep hundreds of thousands of fans safe is getting a substantial, visible boost.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a deeply moving, personal address on Thursday morning during the grand opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago's South Side. Speaking before an invite-only crowd at the newly unveiled John Lewis Plaza, Mrs. Obama took the stage following a star-studded sequence of performances by Jennifer Hudson and John Legend. Flanked by former presidents, global dignitaries, and community leaders, she framed the sprawling 19.3-acre campus not merely as a monument to her husband’s administration, but as a living catalyst for community empowerment.