What made Atlanta rapper Young Thug change his mind and plead guilty in his Fulton County gang and racketeering case? The threat of a mistrial played a role.

The inaugural wintertime edition of the Peachtree Road Race will allow runners to traverse in reverse.

Tracy Gonzalez says she is part of a one-issue household and that issue is immigration. She is married to an immigrant from Mexico who entered the country illegally in 1999.

Defense lawyers for Jose Ibarra, the suspect accused of killing Laken Riley, sparred with a prosecutor over evidence in a pre-trial hearing Friday in Athens, Georgia.

Mike Luckovich and a (turkey) take on the presidential campaign.

We can end gun violence. There doesn’t have to be another Apalachee High School or another Oxford.

More than 4 million people – more than half the state’s active voters – have already cast ballots in Georgia.

Election Day is fast approaching in Georgia. Follow along with the AJC for live updates throughout the day and beyond.

Polls continue to point to a close race in Georgia.

Bill Clinton will make his second trip to Georgia this campaign season, after an earlier visit that included stops in Albany and Middle Georgia.

While polls consistently show that Americans have a dismal view of Congress, incumbent lawmakers often win reelection at rates of over 90%.

Jan. 6 is the unfinished business of the 2020 election-- a referendum on the man who watched, and did not stop, the assault on democracy that he set in motion.

State Sen. Shawn Still, who still faces felony counts in the election meddling case,, said he will accept the results regardless of who wins the presidential election.

Ricky Brumfield left the Georgia Tech football staff mid-season after skipping the team's trip to Virginia Tech.

Coach Brent Key has 22 high school seniors committed to the 2025 signing class.

Game 2 of the best-of-three playoff series will be played Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium:

If Atlanta United defeats Messi and Inter Miami on Saturday, its season will continue for at least one more game.

A look at the TV listings for major sporting events for Atlanta today and this week.

The rapper entered a non-negotiated guilty plea deal in the lengthy YSL trial

Money scams tend to ramp up during the holiday season. Here are some tips for avoiding them.

A child’s ears, nose and throat are where they have the most issues, but these tips might help prevent some illnesses

4 nonfiction books for your fall reading list

Don Cheadle is set to return to Atlanta in 2025 for a seven-month shoot with "Armor Wars."

Bonhams is auctioning set pieces, props, costume sketches, and film stills from the iconic "Gone with the Wind" movie.

Presidential candidates have different goals for the future of the Affordable Care Act

Nearly 3,000 people in Atlanta are considered homeless, a 7% increase from 2023. New Georgia State University program seeks to address the problem as a public health issue.

Posts say it will help you get a better seat for free, but the professionals say it’s not that easy

Cobb & Douglas Public Health is responding to a possible exposure that occurred at Walton High School.

The Georgia Safari Conservation Park spent years in the planning stage before opening earlier this year with representatives applying for an event facility back in 2015.

Cobb County superintendent says the district plans to use national intelligence methods to detect threats at schools, but won't say how much it costs or what the work entails.

'Hidden' foster care placements would have to be reported under a bill sponsored by U.S. senators from Georgia and Texas

Judge in Young Thug RICO case reads sentence

Atlanta rapper Young Thug has been released from Fulton County Jail after a judge sentenced him to time served and 15 years on probation.

AJC photos from the scene of the Georgia vs. Florida game in Jacksonville on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Georgia students take part in the annual tradition ahead of the Georgia-Florida football game known as "Frat Beach" on St. Simons Island.

There are deep partisan divides over the fairness of Georgia elections, particularly among Republicans.

In a close presidential race, any voting bloc in Georgia could sway the outcome of the election. Read and listen to some top issues important to Georgia’s diverse communities.