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President of Atlanta's historically Black Spelman College steps down after leave of absence
ATLANTA (AP) — Spelman College's president won't be coming back from her leave of absence and is stepping down permanently, the historically Black women's college announced Thursday. The college, which has more than 3,000 students, hasn't said why Dr. Helene Gayle initially left or...
Logility Supply Chain Solutions: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. (LGTY) on Thursday reported a loss of $2 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and...
Lil Wayne, GloRilla and Camila Cabello to headline college football concert series in Atlanta
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne, GloRilla and Camila Cabello are gearing up to make their presence felt in a festive concert series leading up to college football's national championship game. The College Football Playoff announced Thursday that the hitmakers will headline the...
MLB Free Agent Signings List
NEW YORK (AP) — The 10 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base salaries...
Prosecution ends in case against 2 remaining defendants in Young Thug trial
ATLANTA (AP) — After almost a year of testimony in a sweeping gang and racketeering indictment against Young Thug and an initial other 27 defendants, prosecutors rested their case Tuesday in the longest trial in Georgia's history. Both Deamonte Kendrick, also known as Yak Gotti,...
Founder of artificial intelligence company used by schools in Los Angeles, NYC, Atlanta is arrested
NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of an artificial intelligence company that supplied school districts in Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta with a chatbot to create learning plans for students was arrested on fraud charges Tuesday, accused of spending investor money on herself as her company spiraled...
Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi is seeing his emphasis on closing out games paying off
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi jokes that he's started to resemble the cartoon character “Bob the Builder” during team meetings. That's because in the two weeks since taking over as interim coach, he's been using construction equipment — shovels, hard...
What to know about Doug Collins, Trump's pick to oversee veterans affairs
ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would appoint Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in his new administration. Here are five things to know about the former Republican congressman from Georgia who would lead the agency tasked...
Georgia House Democrats shift toward new leaders after limited election gains
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats in Georgia's state House chose new faces for leadership positions Thursday after the minority party made only limited gains in the Nov. 5 election. Carolyn Hugley of Columbus was elected minority leader for the next two years, with the party's...
Statue of the late US Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, is unveiled in his native Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A statue of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, has been unveiled in Alabama's capital city. The likeness, called Steadfast Stride Toward Justice, sits in the Equal Justice Initiative's Legacy Plaza in Montgomery. It joins statues of Rosa...
