Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun was selected as a reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, notching the first All-Star Game appearance in his young career.

Georgia.

The winter storm spreading snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States has broken records, treating the region to unaccustomed perils and seasonal joy.

The Southeastern Conference has a big week ahead, with four games between ranked teams, headlined by No. 6 Tennessee at top-ranked Auburn on Saturday.

Auburn is a unanimous No. 1 following a chaotic week in the men’s AP Top 25.

Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022.

Tahaad Pettiford hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range, scoring 24 off the bench to help No. 1 Auburn escape No. 23 Georgia with a 70-68 win.

A Georgia appeals court has upheld the dismissal of some of the charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in the Georgia 2020 election interference case.

The Sealy Mattress company is being sued for wrongful death after a man was found dead inside a locked trailer at a company facility in Georgia.

Rudy Giuliani has been found in contempt of court for continuing to spread lies about two former Georgia election workers after a jury awarded the women a $148 million defamation judgment.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked Georgia’s highest court to review a lower appeals court’s ruling that removed her from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.

A federal judge in New York City has found Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for failing to properly respond to information requests in a $148 million defamation judgment against him.

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal in New Orleans has been postponed a day after a truck plowed into a New Year’s crowd about a mile away from the site of the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at his home in Plains, Georgia.

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died.

A Georgia mother is mourning the death of her son, 26-year-old Chazz Williams, who was shot and killed on Christmas Eve while sitting in his car at an apartment complex off Fairmont Parkway in Pasadena.

A judge has ruled that the Georgia state Senate can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Republicans in Congress plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.

Top transfer portal target Eric Singleton Jr. is on his way to Auburn.

Farmers in Georgia are still reeling more than two months after Hurricane Helene blew away cotton, destroyed ripened squash and cucumbers and uprooted pecan trees and timber.

A state appeals court has removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.

Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter of Colorado and Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts are repeat first-team selections on The Associated Press All-America team.

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has rejected an attempt by former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to invalidate his guilty plea.

A former Georgia district attorney charged with interfering in the police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery has made her first court appearance more than three years after being indicted.

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck, believed to be out for the remainder of the game with a hand injury, returned for the final snap in the Bulldogs’ 22-19 overtime victory over Texas in the Southeastern Conference championship game.

Undefeated Oregon pulled off the expected and grabbed the top spot in the College Football Playoff.

Texas earned a surprising victory over Georgia on the recruiting trail one day before facing the Bulldogs on the field in the Southeastern Conference championship game.

President-elect Donald Trump is naming former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be his ambassador to China.

Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death.

Miami’s playoff hopes took a nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost in the last rankings before the College Football Playoff bracket is set next weekend.

A Georgia judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging a Savannah city ordinance that imposes fines or even jail time for people who leave guns in unlocked cars.

Police in the Georgian capital have again moved to disperse thousands of demonstrators after over 200 people were detained during four previous nights of protests against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union.

President Joe Biden’s administration will loan $6.6 billion to electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive to build a Georgia factory.

Indiana should be able to breathe easy.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has been elected to lead the Republican Governors Association, a one-year position.

One Georgia city will welcome 2025 with a larger-than-average bang.

Demonstrators in Georgia’s capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed to stay around the clock to demand new parliamentary elections in the country.

Oregon remains the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after its close call at Wisconsin.

Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government buildings seized during rallies on Friday during which at least 14 people were injured in clashes with police.

Georgia running back Trevor Etienne has been ruled out of the big game against Tennessee with a rib injury.

Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while the new poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi.

Local officials are beginning to certify the results of this year’s presidential election in a process that so far has been playing out quietly, in stark contrast to the tumultuous certification period four years ago that followed then-President Donald Trump’s loss.

Georgia House Republicans will keep their leadership team for the next two years.

The Supreme Court has refused to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election interference case against him in Georgia to federal court, where he would have argued he was immune from prosecution.

Coach Josh Heupel said No. 6 Tennessee should have quarterback Nico Iamaleava available on Saturday night when the Vols visit 11th-ranked Georgia.

Oregon is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week.

Jaxson Dart threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Antwane Wells Jr. in the third quarter, and No. 16 Mississippi shut down No. 2 Georgia for a 28-10 victory.

Certain voters in Georgia’s third-largest county who received their absentee ballots late will have their votes counted as long as their ballots were postmarked by Election Day and are received by Friday.

The story of how Donald Trump won the emerging swing state of Georgia is one of margins.

A series of bomb threats across multiple battleground states and baseless claims of wrongdoing by former President Donald Trump disrupted an otherwise smooth Election Day in a tumultuous presidential election.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says officers “acted within policy to protect themselves and nearby fans” while fighting with fans during Saturday’s Florida-Georgia game at EverBank Stadium.

Oregon is a unanimous choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll.

The results on Election Day will come down to Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

A Georgia judge has rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block county election offices from opening on Saturday and Sunday to let voters return their mail ballots in person.

U_S_ intelligence officials say a video that purports to show election fraud in Georgia is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors."

Survivors of a deadly walkway collapse at a state-operated ferry dock in Georgia say state officials should help them pay for funerals for the seven people killed as well as medical bills and counseling for those who lived.

Oregon, Georgia and Miami remained the top three seeds in The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection with BYU overtaking Iowa State for No. 4.

Miami has climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, its highest ranking since 2017.

The Georgia secretary of state's office said it acted quickly earlier this month to thwart an attempt to flood the state’s absentee voter portal in an apparent attempt to crash the site.

As early voting kicks off in Texas, residents are turning up in record numbers. With over 242,000 early voters in Harris County alone, it's clear that many are taking advantage of the benefits early voting offers.

Grieving families say they want answers as to why a metal walkway at a state-operated dock in Georgia collapsed over the weekend, killing seven people.

247Sports released a statement alleging that their Instagram account had been hacked after a post falsely claimed that Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers would sit out for the remainder of the 2024 college football season.

In Georgia, nonvoters are the most complicated piece of the electoral puzzle in a state that could decide the presidency.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said the No. 5 Longhorns have a “passionate fanbase” that needs to use “better discretion” after the school was fined and threatened with further sanctions by the Southeastern Conference over fans throwing water bottles and trash on the field during a loss to No. 1 Georgia.

Eyewitness video from the scene of a deadly gangway collapse at a dock in Georgia shows bystanders jumping into action after 20 people plunged into the water off Sapelo Island.

Georgia authorities say they are investigating the catastrophic failure of a dock gangway that collapsed, killing seven on Sapelo Island off the state's Atlantic seacoast.

Texas has apologized after fans littered the field with water bottles and other trash after an interception for the top-ranked Longhorns against No. 5 Georgia was initially wiped out by a pass-interference penalty before officials changed the call.

Authorities say at least seven people were killed Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island.

Vice President Kamala Harris says Republican former President Donald Trump was “cruel” for how he talked about the grieving family of a Georgia mother who died after waiting 20 hours for a hospital to treat her complications from an abortion pill.

Vice President Kamala Harris is getting ready for her first campaign appearances with Barack and Michelle Obama this month in Georgia and Michigan.

The state and national Republican parties are appealing a judge’s ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia’s State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.”.

Georgians aren’t waiting to vote, with what could be more than 10% of expected turnout casting ballots through Wednesday.

Jimmy Carter has cast his ballot in the 2024 election.

A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.”.

Local leaders in south Georgia worry that Democrats aren't doing enough to mobilize Black voters in rural areas.

Top-ranked Texas’ defense has been dominant by any measure.

Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson has contributed $1 million to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's political action committee.

Carson Beck passed for a career-high 459 yards with three touchdowns and No. 5 Georgia withstood Mississippi State’s second-half comeback bid for a 41-31 win.

Two Georgia election workers have reached a settlement in their defamation lawsuit against a Missouri-based website that falsely accused them of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

A federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections in the presidential battleground state.

Hurricane Milton’s explosive formation stirred high anxiety for Florida less than two weeks after Helene raked the state and much of the Southeast.

Terri Hackl with OnPoint Rescue said the devastation in Eastern Tennessee is staggering. They're in need of critical supplies to help the communities without shelter as temperatures drop at night. Here's how you can help.

At least for now, a federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections.

Directors, producers and actors say better incentives in other states pull projects away from Texas, which is losing out on millions of dollars.

Terri Hackl with OnPoint Rescue said the devastation is particularly severe and the local communities are struggling to recover. Coupled with overnight temperatures dipping into the 30s in many spots, the demand for kerosene and heaters has grown urgent, with many residents forced to sleep outside without adequate shelter.

Ferocious Hurricane Milton is charging its way across the Gulf Coast with Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, in its sights.

Two court rulings this week, in Georgia and Texas, have delivered major blows to reproductive rights.

Three voting rights groups are asking a federal judge to order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections.

Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young has been arrested on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child.

Two courts this week have allowed U.S. state abortion restrictions, and bigger changes could result from next month's elections.

Longtime Associated Press Top 25 voter Kirk Bohls of the Houston Chronicle said this week's ballot was the most difficult he's had to fill out.

Residents in North Carolina’s Watauga County are focused on survival rather than politics after Hurricane Helene ravaged much of the western part of the state.

Trevor Etienne ran for two touchdowns as No. 5 Georgia bounced back from its first regular-season loss in almost four years with a 31-13 victory over Auburn.

After making up privately, former President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp used the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to put their detente on public display with a month to go before Election Day.

A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden’s latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire.

Masters chairman Fred Ridley says Augusta National sustained a lot of damage from Hurricane Helene, just like the rest of the area.

Searchers are combing the remote mountains of North Carolina to locate the missing and those needing supplies nearly a week after Hurricane Helene barreled through the Southeast.

Vice President Kamala Harris will tour damage caused by Helene in Georgia and North Carolina, as the devastating and deadly storm has also roiled the political calendar just over a month from Election Day.

A chemical plant fire southeast of Atlanta is still causing trouble two days later.

Rescuers are scouring the mountains of western North Carolina for anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast.