For the 1st time, Japan is home to a leader of the Masters

Japan has been sending golfers to the Masters since 1936, with about three dozen players combining for well over 100 appearances at Augusta National.

Shaq pays for man's engagement ring at Georgia jewelry store

A man at a Georgia jewelry store likely wasn't expecting someone to pay for his engagement ring. More surprising, that random act of kindness came from none other than Shaquille O'Neal.

Georgia woman contracts breakthrough COVID-19 infection after vaccination

The Dallas, Georgia, IBM retiree hoped getting fully vaccinated would make it easier and safer, but almost a month after her second shot, she tested positive for COVD-19.

MLB makes 2021 All-Star Game move to Denver official

Major League Baseball has announced it is relocating the 2021 All-Star Game to All-Star Game to Denver's Coors Field after pulling the game from Atlanta in response to Georgia's controversial voting law.

Coin-cashing company corrects pennies paycheck problem for Georgia man

A Fayetteville man no longer has to spend hours cleaning the oil or grease from more than 90,000 pennies which he said was dumped in his driveway as his last paycheck from his former employer.

Delta CEO: New Georgia voting bill 'based on a lie'

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a memo that he needed "to make it crystal clear that" Georgia's new election law was "unacceptable."

Donations for Asian American, Pacific Islanders groups surge after Atlanta shootings

Donations and contribution pledges to Asian American and Pacific Islander groups have spiked since the March 16 shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, and brought renewed attention to violence against Asian Americans.

Civil rights groups file new lawsuit over Georgia voting law

Civil rights groups say Georgia's new voting law "is driven by blatant racism, represents politics at its very worst, and is clearly illegal,”

Groups file lawsuit challenging Georgia’s Republican-backed election law

The Georgia NAACP and other civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging Georgia’s new Republican-backed election law.

Biden calls new Georgia election law 'Jim Crow in the 21st century'

President Joe Biden condemned a sweeping GOP-sponsored overhaul of Georgia’s elections. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp lashed back, accusing Biden of attempting to “destroy the sanctity and security of the ballot box.”

Driver arrested in deadly hit and run, 10-year old bicyclist struck and killed

The young victim in Monday's hit and run was returning home from a nearby store when tragedy struck. The 10-year old was riding his bicycle along Ebenezer Road when he was struck from behind by a passing motorist. Mourners placed flowers at the site where the little boy was killed.

President Biden, VP Harris visits CDC, meets with Asian-American leaders on Atlanta trip

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are wrapping up a visit to Atlanta on Friday addressing two major crises in America: the COVID-19 pandemic and the escalating violence against Asian Americans.

Atlanta spa shootings: Medical examiner releases names of victims

The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office on Friday released the names of four additional people who were killed this week when a gunman entered three Atlanta-area spas and opened fire, killing eight people.

Kendrick Johnson murder case: Sheriff receives possible audio confession

Georgia authorities say they have an audio recording of someone admitting to the death of a Valdosta teenager whose body was found inside a rolled-up gym mat. 

Atlanta spa shootings expose inequities around race, gender and sex

The killings in Atlanta follow a wave of recent attacks against Asian Americans since the coronavirus first entered the United States, with the majority of reports coming from women.