-
Biden Says Gun Violence in U.S. Is an Epidemic, Unveils Executive Actions and Calls for National Red Flag Law
Biden’s executive actions include directing the DOJ to craft a rule addressing the spread of “ghost guns” and publish model red-flag legislation for states.
-
Shaq Caught on Video in Act of Kindness Paying Off Engagement Ring Balance
Shaquille O’Neal paid off the remaining balance of an engagement ring inside an Atlanta Zales jewelry store where he happened to be shopping
-
U.S. Companies Face Boycott Threats, Mounting Pressure to Take Sides in America's Voting Rights Battle
U.S. corporations are facing pressure to oppose Republican election laws in Georgia and Texas that critics say disproportionately harm voters of color.
-
MLB Pulls 2021 All-Star Game Out of Atlanta Due to Georgia's New Restrictive Voting Law
MLB’s decision follows an election bill signed on Wednesday by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, which opponents say disproportionately disenfranchises people of color.
-
MLB Moves All Star Game and Draft From Atlanta
Major League Baseball announced it will move the events after the city passed a controversial voting bill.
-
Companies Quiet on Whether They Will Keep Donating to GOP Supporters of Georgia Voting Law
Several major corporations in Georgia have criticized the state’s controversial new voting restrictions, signed into law last week by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp.
-
MLB Discussing Options for Atlanta All-Star Game Following Georgia Voting Law
MLB is gathering feedback from teams and executives about the status of its 2021 All-Star Game in Atlanta.
-
Man With 6 Guns, Body Armor Arrested Inside Atlanta Grocery Store, Police Say
Authorities say police have arrested a man who walked into an Atlanta grocery store with five guns and body armor, just days after the mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket.
-
Google CEO Sends Consoling Email to Employees Amid Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Nearly half of the company’s full-time workforce is comprised of people of Asian representation.
-
‘Too Many People Got Too Comfortable' With Hate Prior to Atlanta Shootings, U.S. Rep. Says
Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-WA, says rhetoric from the Trump administration and “enablers” during the pandemic contributed to violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders this past year, and at Atlanta spas last week. She also tells LX News about hate crime legislation moving through Congress.
-
Spa Attack Victim's Husband Says Officers Detained Him for Hours After Shooting ‘Because I'm Mexican'
A man who survived the shooting that killed his wife at an Atlanta-area massage parlor last week said police detained him outside the spa for four hours after the attack before finally telling him his wife was dead while he sat handcuffed in the back of a patrol car. Mario González, a Mexican National, made the revelation in an...
-
Rallies in Atlanta, Nation Against Hate After Spa Shootings
A diverse crowd gathered Saturday near the Georgia state Capitol to demand justice for the victims of recent shootings at spas and to denounce racism, xenophobia and misogyny.
-
Names of Remaining Four Victims in Atlanta-Area Spa Shootings Released
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday released the names of four women killed in shootings at two Atlanta spas
-
‘Speak Out:' Biden, Harris Decry Racism During Atlanta Visit
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are offering solace to Asian Americans and a reeling nation as they visit Atlanta just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women
-
Spa Shootings Could Be First Test of Georgia Hate Crimes Law
The murder case against a white man accused of shooting and killing six women of Asian descent and two other people at Atlanta-area massage businesses could become the first big test for Georgia’s new hate crimes law
-
Biden Calls on U.S. to Unite Against Hate, Speak Out Against Violence Targeting Asian Americans
The public remarks came after the president and vice president met with Georgia Asian American leaders in the wake of the shooting rampage in Atlanta.
-
Biden, Harris Offer Solace to Grieving Asian Americans, Denounce Racism
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and a reeling nation on Friday as they visited Atlanta just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.
-
Daniel Dae Kim Condemns Rise in Anti-Asian Attacks in Powerful Message to Congress
At a congressional hearing on March 18, Daniel Dae-Kim spoke out about anti-Asian violence
-
Atlanta Police on Shooting Probe: ‘Nothing Is Off the Table'
Police said Thursday that “nothing is off the table” in the investigation of the deadly shootings at two Atlanta spas, including whether the slayings were a hate crime. Those attacks and a third one near the suburban town of Woodstock killed eight people and prompted President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to change their plans for a previously…
-
Biden and Harris to Focus on Spa Shootings During Georgia Trip, Meet With Community Leaders
Police say “nothing is off the table” in their investigation of the deadly shootings at two Atlanta massage parlors, including whether the slayings were a hate crime