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The mother of the 14-year-old who has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of four people at his Georgia high school called the school before the killings, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, a relative said.

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Mother of Georgia shooting suspect called school to warn of emergency, aunt says

September 8, 2024 at 9:16 a.m.

The mother of the 14-year-old who has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of four people at his Georgia high school called the school before the killings, warning...

The storm carried the threat not only of additional rainfall but also of tornadoes in coastal sections of the Carolinas spreading north into southeast Virginia on Thursday.

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Tropical Storm Debby swirls over Atlantic, expected to again douse the Carolinas before moving north

August 7, 2024 at 7:32 a.m.

The storm carried the threat not only of additional rainfall but also of tornadoes in coastal sections of the Carolinas spreading north into southeast Virginia on Thursday.

Guitar legend and Allman Brothers Band co-founder Dickey Betts has died at age 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer wrote the band's biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man.” Manager David Spero told The Associated Press that Betts died early Thursday at his home in Osprey, Florida. He says Betts had been battling cancer for more than a year and had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Betts shared lead guitar duties with Duane Allman in the original Allman Brothers Band to help give the group its distinctive sound and create a new genre: Southern rock. Acts ranging from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Kid Rock were influenced by the Allmans’ music, which combined blues, country, R&B and jazz with ’60s rock.

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Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

April 18, 2024 at 5:23 p.m.

Guitar legend and Allman Brothers Band co-founder Dickey Betts has died at age 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer wrote the band's biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man.” Manager David...

By KATE BRUMBACK and RUSS BYNUM (Associated Press) ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys for three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia subdivision asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to throw out their hate crime convictions, arguing that prosecutors relied on their history of racist comments without proving they targeted Arbery because […]

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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ask a U.S. appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions

March 30, 2024 at 11:47 a.m.

By KATE BRUMBACK and RUSS BYNUM (Associated Press) ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys for three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia subdivision asked a federal appeals...

The carcass of a North Atlantic right whale found floating off the coast of Georgia marks the second known death in the past month for the critically endangered whale species.

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Endangered right whale floating dead off Georgia is rare species’ second fatality since January

February 15, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

The carcass of a North Atlantic right whale found floating off the coast of Georgia marks the second known death in the past month for the critically endangered whale species.

A Donald Trump supporter who surrendered to Georgia authorities on charges he conspired with the former president and other allies to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss is also facing federal charges that he assaulted an FBI agent in Maryland.

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Former U.S. Marine indicted in Georgia is also charged with assaulting FBI agent in Maryland

August 24, 2023 at 6:11 p.m.

A Donald Trump supporter who surrendered to Georgia authorities on charges he conspired with the former president and other allies to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss is also facing federal...

“Heartbeat” laws sweeping Deep South would ban most abortions

July 26, 2019 at 1:27 p.m.

If a new Mississippi law survives a court challenge, it will be nearly impossible for most pregnant women to get an abortion there. Or, potentially, in neighboring Louisiana. Or Alabama....

2 Navy sailors found dead in same house days apart

August 9, 2019 at 4:22 a.m.

SAVANNAH, Ga. Investigators suspect drug overdoses killed two Navy submarine sailors whose bodies were found in the same coastal Georgia house four days apart, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said Wednesday....

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