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Weeks After Viral Mugshot, 'Miss America' Arrested Again

University of Georgia student Lily Stewart nabbed for obstruction, loitering

(Newser) - A sorority member at the University of Georgia who made waves with a smiling mugshot after she was allegedly caught driving 85mph in a 55mph zone has been arrested again only weeks later. Nicknamed "Miss America," Lily Stewart, 20, initially received a speeding ticket on March 8 while...

Bayer Ordered to Cough Up Another $2B Over Roundup

Georgia jury awards man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma a hefty sum

(Newser) - A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company's Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff. The verdict marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles Monsanto...

A Pivotal 2026 Race Is Taking Shape Around Trump

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks at Georgia rally and vows defiance to president's policies

(Newser) - Sen. Jon Ossoff came home to Atlanta Saturday to rally core Democrats desperate for effective action now against President Trump's administration, per the AP . "Georgia will bow to no king!" Ossoff proclaimed at the end of a 20-minute speech that labeled Trump as corrupt, out of touch...

Man Who Stole Masters Swag Gets a Year in the Slammer

Georgia's Richard Globensky had worked in the warehouse at Augusta National Golf Club

(Newser) - A former Georgia warehouse worker for the Augusta National Golf Club was sentenced to one year in prison Wednesday for transporting millions of dollars' worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia, including one of the late Arnold Palmer's iconic green jackets. Richard Globensky, 40, pleaded guilty last year to one...

Teen Twins Were Supposed to Board a Plane, Turned Up Dead

Family disputes finding that Qaadir and Naazir Lewis of Georgia died in a murder-suicide

(Newser) - While police say 19-year-old twins found shot dead on a mountain in Georgia earlier this month appear to have died in a murder-suicide, family members say no way. "My nephews wouldn't do this," aunt Yasmine Brawner writes of Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis on a...

Pentagon Reverts Another Military Base's Name

Fort Moore is once again Fort Benning (but not that Benning)

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time , reversed the renaming of a US military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning, the AP reports. The move reflects an ongoing effort by the Pentagon to overturn the Biden administration's 2023...

Body of Tourist Who Vanished 2 Years Ago Found in Georgia

UK's Alex Doughty had vanished in September 2022 after getting into taxi in Florida

(Newser) - The body of a British tourist who vanished while visiting America more than two years ago has been found. The FBI's Jacksonville office in Florida announced Friday that the remains of 32-year-old Alex Hodgson Doughty were found on Feb. 4, in a wooded spot on private property in Kingsland,...

She Gave Birth After IVF, Then Had to Give Up Baby

Krystena Murray files suit after fertility clinic implanted someone else's embryo inside her

(Newser) - A Georgia woman who gave birth a little over a year ago to a long-hoped-for baby had to give him up just months later—because the fertility clinic that had helped her get pregnant implanted another couple's embryo. That's per a new civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in state...

Man Gets 475 Years for Dogfighting, Animal Abuse

Officials: Vincent Burrell had 100+ malnourished dogs at Georgia home

(Newser) - A Georgia man has been handed what prosecutors say is the longest prison sentence ever doled out for dogfighting. NBC News reports that 57-year-old Vincent Lemark Burrell was sentenced last week to 475 years behind bars after being convicted by a jury of dogfighting and animal cruelty, spurred by a...

Cops Stop Plane, Charge Pilot With DUI
Pilot Charged With DUI
Moments Before Takeoff
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Jan 19, 2025 12:40 PM CST

Pilot Charged With DUI Moments Before Takeoff

David Alsop was pulled off Southwest plane, arrested in Georgia after TSA officer smelled booze

(Newser) - Finding out your pilot was just arrested for DUI, moments before you were set to take off, isn't news any airline passenger wants to hear, yet here we have the story of Southwest Airlines Flight 3772. A source tells NBC News that a TSA officer at Savannah/Hilton Head International...

Aborted Takeoff Leads to an Unusual Exit

Passengers on Delta flight out of Atlanta took emergency slides onto tarmac after engine issue

(Newser) - A Friday morning flight from Atlanta to Minneapolis ended before it started, with passengers exiting via slide. Delta Air Lines says that Flight 2668, a Boeing 757-300 aircraft carrying 201 passengers and seven crew members, experienced some kind of engine issue and aborted its takeoff from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport,...

Georgia Judge Dies by Suicide in Courtroom

Stephen Yekel was found dead on what would have been his last day on the bench

(Newser) - A judge was found dead in a Georgia courtroom on what would have been the final day of his term. The Effingham County Sheriff's office says State Court Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, was found dead Tuesday morning from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, Fox 5 reports. They believe he...

Appeals Court Dumps Willis From Trump's Georgia Case

Finds she had a conflict of interest in a ruling that throws case into upheaval

(Newser) - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is off of Donald Trump's election tampering case, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , after the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that her relationship with a special prosecutor was a conflict of interest. In a 2-1 ruling by Republican-appointed judges, the appeals court found that...

Georgia's New Leader 'a Blow to the Country's EU Aspirations'

That's the opposition's take on election of far-right ex-soccer star Mikheil Kavelashvili as president

(Newser) - Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of the nation of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country's EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the...

Couple's Killer Caught by a Hair—Literally

Erik Sparre arrested in 1985 fatal church shootings in Georgia

(Newser) - A southeast Georgia man was arrested and charged in the 1985 killing of a couple at a Black church after the original suspect was exonerated on DNA evidence, authorities said Monday, per the AP . Erik Kristensen Sparre, 61, was jailed on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault in the...

Father Pleads Not Guilty to School Shooting Charges

Colin Gray faces murder charges of his own after providing teen son with weapon

(Newser) - The father of a suspected school shooter in Georgia has pleaded not guilty to charges that he also bears responsibility, reports CNN . Colin Gray's attorney entered the plea Thursday to charges including second-degree murder. Prosecutors say Gray provided his 14-year-old son with a weapon even after "receiving sufficient...

Man Admits Killing Couple Lured by Craigslist Car Ad

Ronnie Towns sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 2015 Georgia murders

(Newser) - A man has pleaded guilty to murdering a Georgia couple found fatally shot nearly a decade ago after being lured to a rural county by a false offer to sell them a classic car. Ronnie "Jay" Towns pleaded guilty Monday in Telfair County Superior Court to two counts of malice...

Trial Kicks Off for Laken Riley's Alleged Killer

Jose Ibarra is accused of murdering Georgia nursing student in February

(Newser) - Opening statements are expected Friday in the trial of a man accused of killing a Georgia nursing student, in a case that helped fan the immigration debate during the last election cycle. Jose Ibarra is charged with murder and other crimes in the February killing of Laken Hope Riley, whose...

7 Wild Facts About How America Voted

Latino voters move toward Trump as abortion appears to take a back seat

(Newser) - The dust is settling, and though in some ways the 2024 presidential election was typical , there are several ways in which it wasn't.
  • Improving all over: Despite facing numerous legal battles and controversies since leaving the White House, former President Trump improved on his 2020 margin in 92% of
...

Your Guide to the Race's 7 Key States
Your Guide to
the 7 Swing States
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Nov 5, 2024 6:44 AM CST

Your Guide to the 7 Swing States

Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

(Newser) - All 50 states vote on Tuesday, but most eyes will be on just seven of them: the swing states that will most likely determine the outcome of the race. Here's the lay of the land, per NBC News , Axios , and USA Today , along with the time the last polls...

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