Hundreds of Gwinnett teachers get COVID-19 vaccines on first day of eligibility

Monday marked the first day Georgia educators became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Districts across the state are hosting vaccination events or coordinating with local departments of health to get teachers vaccinated.

Prince Harry told Oprah Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip were not part of conversations over Archie's skin tone

Meghan Markle told Oprah Winfrey during a wide-ranging interview Sunday night that there were "concerns and conversations" about how dark" her son Archie's "skin might be when he's born."

Georgia senators accept leadership awards on anniversary of Bloody Sunday

U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock were presented with the 2021 Martin and Coretta King National Leadership Award at the annual Unity Breakfast in Selma, Alabama.

Missouri pastor on leave after telling wives to 'lose weight,' strive to look like Melania Trump

A Missouri pastor is on leave and in counseling after he told his congregation in a sermon last month that wives should make themselves sexually available to their husbands, "lose weight," and look less "butch."

Public figures mark 56th anniversary of "Blood Sunday"

On the 56th anniversary of the historic event, public figures from President Joe Biden to former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and organizations took to social media in solemn observance of the anniversary. 

Georgia senators' votes seen by some as crucial

Georgia's U.S. senators returned to Atlanta after voting to pass a bill that includes economic relief for Georgians. Some saw their votes as crucial in a divided Senate chamber.

AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden’s virus response

Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Trump slams Biden on border, White House says it doesn’t take immigration ‘advice’ from him

Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden's immigration policies amid a flood of migrants at the border since his victory. In response, the White House called Trump's policies while in office "not only inhumane but ineffective."

AP poll: Biden has 60% approval rating, 70% support his handling of coronavirus pandemic

President Joe Biden has a 60% approval rating of his job performance from Americans and even more backing for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new poll.

Poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response

Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance and even more backing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

FBI arrests Trump appointee in connection with deadly Capitol riot

Federico Klein, a former State Department aide who was appointed by former President Donald Trump was arrested on Thursday by the FBI, in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riots.

Georgia moving to repeal citizen’s arrest after Arbery death

Georgia moved closer Thursday to the possible repeal of an 1863 law that lets private citizens make an arrest, more than a year after the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man chased by white men who said they suspected he had committed a crime.

Georgia House seeks bigger bump in mental health spending

Georgia House members want to spend more on mental health and state universities next year, using savings from the state share of the Medicaid program and reduced debt payments.

Deb Haaland nomination for interior secretary approved by key panel, moves to full Senate

A key Senate committee on Thursday approved the nomination of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to be interior secretary, clearing the way for a Senate vote that is likely to make her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.

England's Prince Philip recovering from heart surgery

The palace says the 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, "underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition at St Bartholomew's Hospital."