A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta's suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert

ATLANTA (AP) — Residents east of Atlanta were again warned Tuesday to take shelter where they are if shifting winds push the still-billowing chemical cloud from a chlorine factory fire over their neighborhood. A shelter-in-place order had just ended Monday evening for Rockdale...

Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and...

Acuity Brands: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Acuity Brands Inc. (AYI) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $118.9 million. The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $3.77 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $4.30 per share. ...

Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire

Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people east of Atlanta following a weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky and led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze. The smell had...

Saints' flattering stats belie game-changing gaffes and failures in the clutch

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Collectively, the New Orleans Saints have outscored their opponents 127-70 through four games and are among the NFL leaders in a number of offensive and defensive categories. Yet, they are facing the very real possibility of having a losing record by the end of...

Book Review: 'John Lewis: A Life' further humanizes a civil rights giant

In “John Lewis: A Life,” David Greenberg recounts how the late Democratic congressman reacted after Republicans scored a landslide victory in the 1994 election. A staffer hoped Lewis would buoy her spirits and tell her there was a silver lining. Lewis instead told her, “There...

Braves split doubleheader against Mets to clinch playoff berth and eliminate Diamondbacks from postseason contention

Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo

Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who died Monday from brain cancer. He was 58. ___ “I am deeply saddened to hear about Dikembe’s passing. He was a defensive force on the court who changed the way the game of basketball is played....

Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to avoid contaminants from a chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could be seen from miles away. Interstate 20 was shut...

Mets put their playoff hopes in danger by getting just two hits in 6-0 loss to Brewers

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Ortiz drove in three runs for Milwaukee and the New York Mets mustered just two hits as their playoff hopes sustained another blow with a 6-0 loss to the Brewers on Saturday night. New York (87-72) lost its third straight and fell one game behind Atlanta...