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Georgia Teacher Lets Kids Don Klan Robes

She may lose job after controversial project

(Newser) - In hindsight, allowing students making a film about the history of racism to walk through a racially mixed rural Georgia high school in Ku Klux Klan robes wasn't a great idea, concedes high school teacher Catherine Ariemma. She has been placed on leave and may be fired after black students...

Driver Will Be Charged With Killing Her Fetus in Crash

She could get 15 years

(Newser) - A drunk pregnant woman who led cops on a high-speed car chase that ended in a crash will likely be charged with killing her fetus, according to Georgia authorities. Officials are awaiting results from an autopsy of the fetus and toxicology tests on the woman, 21, who was approximately 6...

Georgia Passes Bill to Note PTSD on License

Veterans could opt-in voluntarily

(Newser) - Georgia legislators have passed a bill that, if signed, would allow veterans suffering from PTSD to note the disorder on their driver's license. It would be the first state to mark a medical condition on a driver's license, but some veterans doubt anyone would opt in. “Why would I...

Jimmy Carter's Grandson Wins Ga. Senate Race

Jason brings Carter name back to Georgia politics

(Newser) - The Carter name is back in Georgia politics for the first time since the '70s. Jason Carter, grandson of Jimmy Carter, was elected to the State Senate for a suburban Atlanta seat in a special election to fill the seat vacated when David Edelman was appointed US ambassador to Singapore....

Dude Busted for Growing Pot in TV

Georgia man's unorthodox planter gets discovered

(Newser) - Wednesday was not a good day for Warren English: First, sheriff’s deputies came to his Georgia home to evict him, then they found pot growing in his TV. Six plants, to be exact, growing out of the back of a hollowed-out big screen, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Needless to...

Bomb-Toting Georgians Busted in Traffic Stop

5 busted after explosives found in car

(Newser) - Five people were arrested in Georgia yesterday after police in suburban Atlanta found explosives in a car during a routine traffic stop. The officer suspected that the car may have been carrying contraband and uncovered shrapnel-packed devices "manufactured with the intent to cause great bodily harm," a police...

Sarah Palin's Beauty Queen Rival Enters Politics

Woman who won Miss Alaska title is running in Georgia

(Newser) - The woman who deprived Sarah Palin of the Miss Alaska title (she had to settle for Miss Congeniality) is entering the political arena. Maryline Blackburn, now a resident of Georgia and a singer and actress to boot, is mounting a bid for the state House of Representatives, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...

3 Killed in Navy Plane Crash in Georgia

Rescuers hunt for 4th flyer missing in training flight

(Newser) - At least 3 crew members were killed when a Navy plane crashed in Georgia yesterday during a training flight. Authorities are searching for a fourth person believed to be on board. The plane, which originated in Florida, just missed a house and careened into woods in north Georgia near Morganton,...

Roethlisberger Will Learn Fate Monday

Steelers QB could face prosecution for alleged rape

(Newser) - Ben Roethlisberger will find out Monday whether he will face prosecution after being accused of sexual abuse. A 20-year-old George College & State University student alleges that the Steelers quarterback sexually assaulted her in March, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "The investigation, interviews and report in the Roethlisberger matter have...

Lawmaker Worried Guam May Tip Over
 Lawmaker Worried 
 Guam May Tip Over 
'WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT'
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM CDT

Lawmaker Worried Guam May Tip Over

Georgia's Hank Johnson raises concern to US admiral

(Newser) - Democratic congressman Hank Johnson of Georgia is taking a ribbing as a video makes the rounds showing his unusual concern about Guam. During questioning of a US admiral about plans to station 5,000 more Marines on the island, Johnson says he's worried that it "might tip over and...

US Uses Aid Dollars to Keep Allies in Afghanistan

Counterterror funds serve as tacit incentive to continue unpopular fight

(Newser) - The Pentagon is pouring millions of dollars into equipment and training for its smaller partner nations in the Afghanistan war, a new effort aimed at encouraging them not to abandon the increasingly unpopular conflict. While the funding cannot be openly used as an incentive for NATO nations to send troops...

Georgia Police Will Quiz Roethlisberger Again

Sexual assault investigation involving Steelers QB continues

(Newser) - Milledgeville, Ga., police and Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents will interview Ben Roethlisberger this week about the allegations of sexual abuse against him. They're investigating accusations by a 20-year-old college student, who identified the Steelers QB as the man who "sexually assaulted or sexually manipulated" her Thursday. Police say...

Georgia Couple Runs Together for Statehouse

DuBose Porter stands for governor, his wife Carol for lt. governor

(Newser) - Carol Porter doesn’t just want to be the first lady of Georgia, she wants to be lieutenant governor. Porter’s husband, state House Minority Leader DuBose Porter, is running for governor, and she, a political novice who’s never held elected office, is running to be his No. 2,...

Luger Mourned in Vancouver
 Luger Mourned in Vancouver 
Feb 15, 2010 6:02 PM CST

Luger Mourned in Vancouver

Kumaritashvili's body to be flown to Georgia for burial

(Newser) - The Olympic luger killed in a crash was honored with prayers and candles at a memorial service today, his body beginning the long journey home to his devastated village in Georgia. Nodar Kumaritashvili's grieving coach-uncle, teammates, and international and Vancouver organizers attended the brief private service at a Vancouver funeral...

Olympic Luger Dies Following Practice Crash

Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia lost control of his sled

(Newser) - Just hours before the opening ceremony, an Olympic luger from the country of Georgia died today after a crash during training near Vancouver. Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, lost control of his sled, went over the track wall, and struck an unpadded steel pole near the finish line at Whistler Sliding Center....

Mom to Kid With Bad Grades: Kill Your Hamster

Jailed Lynn Middlebrooks Geter forced son to do deed with hammer

(Newser) - A 38-year-old Georgia woman is in jail today after allegedly forcing her son to kill his pet hamster with a hammer after he earned poor grades in school. Lynn Middlebrooks Geter is charged with animal cruelty, child cruelty, and battery. The incident came to light when the 12-year-old boy told...

Ex-Wrestling Promoter Plans All-White Basketball League

AABA open only to 'natural born citizens'

(Newser) - An Atlanta-area sports promoter has announced plans for—brace yourself—a whites-only pro basketball league. Dubbed the “All-American Basketball Alliance,” the league would only be open to “natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race.” The commissioner, former pro-wrestling promoter Don “Moose”...

Obama Effigy Hanged in Jimmy Carter's Hometown

Secret Service investigating ugly incident in Plains, Ga.

(Newser) - The Secret Service is investigating after a black doll wearing an "Obama" sign was found hanged from a sign on a storefront in Plains, Ga., Jimmy Carter's hometown. "It's wrong what they did, but I'm not shocked to hear about it," a Plains resident told WALB , the...

Georgia Couple Busted for Tattooing Own Kids

Patty Jo Marsh, Jacob Bartels make bail, get children back

(Newser) - A Georgia couple is out on bond after being charged with illegally tattooing six of their children because the kids wanted to be more like them. "If I’m such a bad parent, then how come they brought the kids back right after I got out jail?" asked Patty...

South the Big Winner in New Census
South the Big Winner in
New Census
Dec 24, 2009 12:33 PM CST

South the Big Winner in New Census

Northeast, Midwest would lose seats if today's census was used

(Newser) - The South is gaining population and power at the expense of the Northeast and Midwest, according to Census Bureau estimates released yesterday. If House seats were distributed based on the estimates, which are believed to be a strong predictor of the 2010 census results, Texas would be the big winner,...

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