Latest ""

Marines embrace young honorary Marine with cancer ‘as one of our own’

Although Jack Lowe was in pain, he remained standing during the ceremony, even raising his right hand from his walker to recite his oath.

By Irene Loewenson

5 months ago

Wrong ball: Soldier’s ‘donkey kick’ leads to soccer tourney scuffle

“The problem with adult men playing soccer is that they take it too seriously,” the referee reflected.

By Davis Winkie

11 months ago

Atlanta mayor: No need for National Guard troops, despite governor’s order

The mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday that she doesn’t agree with the Georgia governor’s order to mobilize the National Guard in her city as a surge in violence became a political talking point.

By Ben Nadler, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Georgia governor authorizes National Guard troops after 8-year-old killed

Georgia’s governor on Monday declared a state of emergency and authorized the activation of up to 1,000 National Guard troops after a weekend of violence in Atlanta left five people dead, including an 8-year-old girl.

By Ben Nadler, The Associated Press and Jeff Martin, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Air Force vet who set himself on fire to protest the VA dies of wounds

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced this week that 58-year-old John Michael Watts died Monday.

6 years ago

Veteran sets himself on fire in protest outside Georgia Capitol

The veteran was then rushed to the nearby Grady Memorial Hospital with burns to 85 to 90 percent of his body.

6 years ago