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  • Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEconomy

    Atlanta becomes largest U.S. metro without a printed daily newspaper as Journal-Constitution goes digital

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • Students on phonesGlobal

    Students are so glued to their phones that 17 states are cracking down with ‘bell-to-bell’ bans for this school year

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • The office of First Liberty Building and Loan, which federal officials allege was a Ponzi scheme, is shown on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Newnan, Ga. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)Finance

    SEC says prominent Georgia Republican bank boss defrauded 300 investors in $140 million Ponzi scheme

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • The Qcells solar panel plant is seen Friday, June 27, 2025, near Cartersville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)Politics

    Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is threatening to upend multi-billion dollar investments promising thousands of new jobs for a Georgia town

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • FILE – This combination of photos from 2017 to 2022 shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. (AP Photo, File)Tech

    Federal judge blocks Georgia law requiring age verification for social media, saying it infringes on free speech

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A ninth grader places his cellphone into a phone holder as he enters class at Delta High School, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)Health

    25 American states have laws that ban or regulate cellphones in schools. More are coming

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The Georgia State Capitol is seen from Liberty Plaza in downtown Atlanta, April 6, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)Health

    A brain-dead Georgia woman has been kept alive since February in order to carry a fetus to birth

    By Jeff Amy, Sudin Thanawala, and others
  • A speed camera tracks cars driving on a Georgia streetPolitics

    Georgia has made $112 million from speed cameras in school zones, but over 100 lawmakers want to pull the plug: ‘These camera companies are engaged in deceit and trickery’

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • An aerial view of Newnan, GeorgiaTech

    Clean-energy company Freyr Battery says it’s abandoning plans to build a $2.6 billion factory in Georgia, which would’ve created 700 new jobs

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A Rivian R1S is displayed outside of the auto manufacturer’s new space at Ponce City Market on Oct. 19, 2023, in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP, File)Finance

    Biden administration will loan $6.6 billion to Rivian to finish Georgia factory that stalled as EV maker struggled

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • A text is viewed on a mobile device Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Washington, as across the U.S., people’s phones are pinging with text messages from Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their allies in the presidential campaign’s final days. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)Politics

    Ping! Americans are getting showered ‘all day, every day’ with Harris and Trump texts in campaign’s last days

    By Calvin Woodward, Jeff Amy, and others
  • A woman kneels on the ground in reflection in front of a small memorial of flowers. She appears to be mourning, with her hands clasped and head bowed.Politics

    Father of teen in Georgia school shooting faces second-degree murder charges

    By Jeff Amy, Jeff Martin, and others
  • A girl consoles her friend after a shooting at a Georgia high schoolLifestyle

    Police interviewed the Apalachee High School shooting suspect a year ago when he threatened to shoot up his school

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • A gushing water pipe in the streetEnvironment

    ‘I just cried’: Atlanta fixes 4-day-long water leak by cutting off an entire neighborhood where residents now can’t take showers or flush

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • US Energy Secretary Jennifer GranholmEnvironment

    Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm calls to ‘at least triple’ the current nuclear capacity in the U.S.

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press