The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Ellis Island are among major parks that are closed to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Author: Nicquel Terry Ellis, USA TODAY
Coronavirus travel restrictions around the world: A country-by-country list
From international flight bans to requiring travelers to quarantine, countries are taking aggressive measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
End of a decade: What the 2010s, Obama, Trump and Black Lives Matter meant for Americans
The 2010s were monumental for black activism, but the country still made little progress with racial equality.
Forget what you know about 1619, historians say. Slavery began a half century before Jamestown
African slaves had been in Florida 54 years before they arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. One historian says the 1619 narrative ‘robs black history.’
Lawsuit: Target’s Good & Gather line infringes trademark of Georgia woman’s business
Emily Golub says Target’s Good & Gather line is too similar to her meal kit company Garnish & Gather that launched in 2013.
Atlanta college student Alexis Crawford was choked to death, dumped in park, police say
Authorities say Alexis Crawford and her roommate Jordyn Jones had a physical altercation and Jones’ boyfriend intervened and choked Crawford to death.
Federal judge blocks Georgia’s abortion ban, stopping ‘heartbeat bill’ from becoming law
Preliminary injunction will stop the ‘heartbeat bill’ from taking effect while the case is argued in court.
Georgia governor election: Democrat Stacey Abrams acknowledges defeat
Democrat Stacey Abrams, trailing Republican Brian Kemp in the race for Georgia governor,acknowledged defeat on Friday.
Stacey Abrams files lawsuit to count rejected ballots, extend deadline in Georgia
Republican Brian Kemp has declared victory, resigned as Georgia’s secretary of state and named a transition team. He has urged Democrat Stacey Abrams to concede.
Brian Kemp leads for Georgia governor; Stacey Abrams says she won’t concede
The result caps a bitterly fought contest to succeeded Republican Gov. Nathan Deal.