What is a special demurrer? Inside Motes’ indictment challenge
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - A request last month by attorneys for Jessica Maria Motes to throw out her capital murder indictment turns on a legal...
US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, a remarkable revelation after previous...
3 people killed when NBC and Telemundo news helicopter crashes while covering LA bus...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A news helicopter used by NBC and Telemundo crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday and burst into flames,...
House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a third time, the U.S. House has voted to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution that...
Judge halts Georgia execution to allow hearing for condemned man under new survivor justice...
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has put on hold an execution scheduled for Wednesday, saying the condemned prisoner is entitled to a hearing...
Death row inmate facing Wednesday execution in Georgia makes final pleas for reduced sentence
(Georgia Recorder) — The fate of convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys is in the hands of a Cobb County judge after the state Board of...
Bill to set rules for college sports clears first procedural vote in US Senate
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday moved forward on a sweeping bipartisan bill that would set national standards for college athletes’...
Baldwin tables Cook annexation as arbitration process begins
BALDWIN, Ga. — The Baldwin City Council again postponed a final decision Tuesday on Cook Construction’s proposed annexation and rezoning, this time after the...
Attorney general defends Trump blast at US Supreme Court over vote-by-mail ruling
(States Newsroom) — The Trump administration will comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s order this week blocking new restrictions on mail voting for this...
Two murder suspects arrested for deadly shooting in Columbus
Two arrests have been made in connection with the deadly shooting of 34-year-old Davon Wallace Grimes in Columbus this past summer.
On Wednesday, September 9,...
FBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — FBI Director Kash Patel sidestepped questions about FBI agents at polling places in the midterm elections at a U.S. Senate...
Iran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The cost of U.S. military operations in Iran has exceeded $40 billion and the war will continue to cost taxpayers...