[ad_1] CNN — The mother of an activist fatally shot by law enforcement in Atlanta earlier this week said she feels angry and powerless as protests over the shooting erupted Saturday. See video from the scene of ‘Cop City’ protest in Atlanta The activist – 26-year-old Manuel Esteban Paez Terán …
Read More »6 arrested after Atlanta protests over controversial ‘Cop City’ and fatal police shooting of activist
[ad_1] CNN — Six people were arrested Saturday evening in downtown Atlanta, authorities said, during protests that came in response to a proposed police training facility and the fatal police shooting of an activist earlier in the week. The protesters marched in a “peaceful manner” Saturday evening down a central …
Read More »Shooting at Marietta, Georgia, Walmart
[ad_1] CNN — At least one person was injured Wednesday in a shooting outside a Walmart near the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Cobb County Police said. Police in a tweet initially reported several injuries, but Deputy Chief Ben Cohen later said at least one person was shot and transported in …
Read More »Raphael Warnock: Sky-high Black turnout fueled his previous win. Will Georgia do it again?
[ad_1] Atlanta CNN — Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young rode his scooter alongside Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, Martin Luther King III and a fervent crowd of marchers on a recent Sunday through a southwest Atlanta neighborhood. The group stopped at an early polling location to vote, forming a line with …
Read More »How the growing Atlanta economy burned low-income renters, homebuyers
[ad_1] Metro Atlanta is on a hot streak. More than 6 million people now live in the region, according to recent Census Bureau estimates. Experts say that’s about a 50% increase from 20 years ago. “It’s a huge increase in population,” said Dan Immergluck, a professor of urban studies at …
Read More »Atlantic Station shooting: At least 1 person killed, 5 wounded in shooting at shopping district near downtown Atlanta
[ad_1] CNN — At least one person was killed and five people were wounded in a shooting after a “dispute occurred that escalated to gunfire” near Atlanta’s Atlantic Station retail district Saturday night, according to police. At around 8 p.m., a “group of juveniles” were escorted off Atlantic Station property …
Read More »Tosca Musk, Elon’s sister, has a business venture of her own — and it’s all about romance and female sexuality
[ad_1] Atlanta, Georgia CNN — Tosca Musk strides onto the red carpet at a Regal Cinemas, statuesque in a white pant suit and glistening burgundy silk top. A hush comes over a group gathered outside the theater’s doors. Some whip out cell phones and start recording her every move. It’s …
Read More »B. Smyth, R&B singer, dead at 28
[ad_1] B. Smyth, an R&B artist who found success with his songs “Win Win” and “Twerkaholic,” has died, his brother announced on the singer’s Instagram page. [ad_2] Source link
Read More »Takeoff memorial: Drake and Justin Bieber among VIPs celebrating the life of rapper
[ad_1] Atlanta CNN — State Farm Arena was transformed into a church Friday as family and fans gathered to celebrate the earthly departure of Takeoff from Migos. The three-hour sendoff was a superstar affair, featuring performances from Justin Bieber, Chloe Bailey and Yolanda Adams, as well as a poem by …
Read More »Disney World arrest: A fugitive from New York was caught after a federal inspector spotted him while on vacation in Florida
[ad_1] CNN — Federal official Jeff Andre was vacationing at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom near Orlando last month when he spotted a man who looked familiar. The man resembled Quashon Burton, 31, who authorities say went on the run in New York City last November after allegedly using fraudulent …
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