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Gas prices spike across U.S. amid Iran war

WASHINGTON (States News) — Americans are paying more for gas Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran chokes off a significant route for roughly...

Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department lawyers announced Monday that they'd reached a settlement in their antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live...

Proposal to rein in future local property tax increases clears the House

ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — House lawmakers passed a scaled-back version of a property tax relief plan Friday after a more sweeping overhaul failed earlier...

7th US service member dies from injuries sustained in Iran war

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military announced an American service member has died of injuries sustained during an Iranian attack on troops stationed in...

Georgia candidates jockey as sprint begins to primaries for US Senate, governor

ATLANTA (AP) — A two-month sprint to the May 19 primary elections in Georgia’s governor and U.S. Senate races has begun as the final...

Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday

Before you go to bed on Saturday, be sure to move your clocks one hour ahead. Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday,...

Georgia lawmakers move to wind down perks for data centers but otherwise leave oversight...

ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — In a year when Georgians were clamoring for state officials to rein in the unchecked growth of data centers, the...

Bodies of six U.S. soldiers killed in Middle East war returned home to their...

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer...

House lawmakers overwhelmingly reject proposal to legalize sports betting in Georgia

ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — If you want to put your money down on your favorite sports team, you’re going to have to break state...

SK lays off nearly 1,000 workers at Commerce plant amid cooling automaker EV plans

ATLANTA (AP) — Battery company SK Battery America Inc. laid off nearly 1,000 workers at a manufacturing plant northeast of Atlanta on Friday amid...

Former President Barack Obama speaks during final public tribute to the late Rev. Jesse...

CHICAGO (AP) — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence...

US House also rejects restraint on Trump’s war power in Iran

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — House Republicans and a handful of Democrats followed the Senate in blocking a measure Thursday to stop President Donald Trump...