Author: Jeff Amy
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Travelers urge TSA pay as Trump raises prospect of placing ICE at airports
ATLANTA (AP) — Regardless of politics or destination, American air travelers were unified by one desire Saturday: it’s time to pay Transportation Security Administration employees. Christian Childress, a private flight attendant, sees the aviation system up close. When the Redwood City, California, resident is working, he doesn’t wait in TSA lines. But he frequently goes…
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Almost 12,000 flights canceled as major winter storm bears down across much of the US
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Almost 12,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wreak havoc Saturday across much of the country and threatened to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways with dangerous ice. Roughly 140 million people, or more than…
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More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm
DALLAS (AP) — Freezing rain was falling in West Texas on Friday as a huge, dayslong winter storm began a trek that threatened to bring snow, sleet, ice and bone-chilling temperatures as well as extensive power outages to about half the U.S. population. Forecasters warned that catastrophic damage, especially in areas pounded by ice, could…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
My message to Georgia’s 14th district and America.Thank you. pic.twitter.com/tSoHCeAjn1 — Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) November 22, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Greene, in a more than 10-minute…
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Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn’t a ‘witch hunt,’ but Democrats doubt good faith
The Republican leading a Georgia state Senate committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says he seeks just the facts
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Obama heads to Ga. as Warnock tries to voting advantage on Walker
ATLANTA • Georgia voters have cast more than 1 million ballots ahead of the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, with Warnock looking to juice an apparent Democratic head start in early voting with a visit Thursday from Barack Obama. The former president will campaign with…
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Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff
ATLANTA • Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock’s first runoff in 2021 was a titanic nine-week clash to control the Senate that included three weeks of early in-person voting and lots of mail ballots. Warnock’s victory against Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler — and Democrat Jon Ossoff’s tilt against Republican David Perdue — ended in two Democratic victories…
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Abrams concedes to Georgia Gov. Kemp in rematch
ATLANTA • Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams conceded to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday in their rematch of their 2018 race. Abrams called Kemp to concede and went on stage minutes later to congratulate the governor. The Associated Press had not yet called the race Tuesday night. Kemp, who was a developer before serving as…
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Trump election probe grand jury hears from Raffensperger
ATLANTA • Georgia’s top elections official appeared Thursday before a special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 election in the state. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was summoned to the Fulton County courthouse where the special grand jury has been meeting, according to a…
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Gas stations report shortages as pipeline shutdown drags on
CHAMBLEE, Ga. • More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by a gang of hackers entered its fifth day Tuesday. Government officials acted swiftly to waive safety and environmental rules to…