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January 25, 2024

MTG files complaint against 'secret boyfriend' of Georgia DA prosecuting Trump: 'Serious violations'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a complaint with the Georgia ethics commission alleging DA Fani Willis' 'secret boyfriend' violated state law.

January 25, 2024

Atlanta police officer shoots man who stabbed him and 2 others outside train station

An Atlanta man stabbed two people before stabbing a transit officer in the hand. The officer shot the suspect and stopped the attack. Everyone involved is in stable condition.

January 25, 2024

Virginia General Assembly appoints SCC commissioners without opposition

The VA General Assembly filled two long-standing vacancies on the State Corporation Commission, which oversees an array of interests like utilities and insurers.

January 25, 2024

Northern Virginia could get casino as bill to allow Fairfax County referendum advances

A bill that would allow a referendum on a casino, convention center and concert hall in Tysons Corner, VA, was advanced by the state Senate's General Laws and Technology Committee.

January 25, 2024

Georgia Republican House speaker proposes additional child income tax cut

GA Republican House Speaker Jon Burns expressed support for a plan to raise the amount that parents can deduct from their yearly state income taxes.

January 25, 2024

Florida couple arrested after 3 children found living in 'deplorable' conditions

Police in Bunnell, Florida, charged a mother and her live-in boyfriend with child neglect after officers described their home conditions as "deplorable."

January 25, 2024

Haley projects optimism despite wave of top South Carolina pols siding with Trump in her home state

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley projected confidence as a wave of top politicians in her home state endorsed former President Trump on Wednesday.

January 25, 2024

Alabama hitman's nitrogen gas execution Thursday sparks controversy: What to know

An Alabama death row inmate would be the first person in the world executed by nitrogen gas, a controversial method only authorized in three states.

January 25, 2024

What's next for Tim Scott: Trump's running mate or possible 2028 run?

Sen. Tim Scott says potentially serving as Donald Trump's running mate in November if the former president wins the 2024 Republican nomination is "not on my mind."

January 25, 2024

Florida House passes bill banning children under 16 from social media: 'Kids can't stay off the platforms'

The Florida House passed a bill banning those under 16 from social media in efforts to keep children from becoming "hooked" on the addictive features of many platforms.