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Hundreds of South Koreans are among 475 detained in a Georgia immigration raid
By The Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. — Some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles, according to a Homeland Security official. Steven Schrank, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, said at a news briefing Friday that the majority of…
Vance touts tax cuts, Trump’s domestic agenda in Georgia
Stephen Fowler PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Vice President Vance appeared in Georgia Thursday, promoting tax cuts included in President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill signed into law last month. Speaking at an industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturer in a suburb south of Atlanta, the vice president said the legislation was reflective of a “government that stands…
How Ginny & Georgia Will Address Diesel La Torraca’s Age in Season 4
Ginny & Georgia creator Sarah Lampert shared how the writers plan to address the five-year age difference between actor Diesel La Torraca and his character Austin Miller in the upcoming season four. Diesel La Torraca and his black-rimmed glasses aren’t leaving Wellsbury anytime soon. After the 14-year-old faced criticism for playing 9-year-old character Austin Miller…
Jimmy Carter Laid to Rest in Georgia Next to Wife Rosalynn Carter
Jimmy Carter—the 39th president of the United States, who died on Dec. 29 at 100—was laid to rest at the Georgia home he shared with wife Rosalynn Carter. Former President Jimmy Carter has reached his final resting place. The 39th president of the United States was laid to rest Jan. 9 next to his wife…
Days-long funeral procession for Jimmy Carter begins in south Georgia
Jimmy Carter’s long public goodbye began on Saturday in south Georgia, where the 39th US president’s life began more than 100 years ago. A motorcade with Carter’s flag-draped casket is heading to his hometown of Plains and past his boyhood home on the way to Atlanta. The procession began at the Phoebe Sumter medical center…
Funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter start today in Georgia
Stephen Fowler ATLANTA — Nearly a week of memorial plans for former President Jimmy Carter begins today, as the 39th president’s remains will make one final trip from his hometown of Plains, Ga. Carter died earlier at home earlier this week on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. The state funeral events…
Georgia Inaugurates Mikheil Kavelashvili as President Amid Anti-Western Drift
Even though a figurehead, Mikheil Kavelashvili occupies a symbolic role as the country moves further from the West and toward Russia and China. By Ivan Nechepurenko Reporting from Tbilisi, Georgia A former soccer star and conservative critic of the West was sworn in on Sunday as the new president of Georgia, a strategically important republic…