Atlanta: News

11 May 2022

Georgia

American rappers Young Thug, Gunna indicted on racketeering charges

American rapper Young Thug was indicted in Georgia, the US on Monday on charges of racketeering with fellow rapper Gunna and 26 others.

17 Mar 2021

Georgia

Georgia massage parlor shootings leave eight dead: Details

Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said on Tuesday.

14 Jun 2020

George Floyd

US cop fatally shoots Black man during arrest

Even as the United States witnesses widespread demonstrations against the killing of George Floyd, another Black man was fatally shot during an arrest in Atlanta.

Billionaire tells 400 college grads he'll pay their student loans

The graduating class at Morehouse College was left pleasantly surprised when the speaker at their commencement ceremony paid off their student loans, estimated up to $40 million!

29 Jun 2018

Boeing

Boeing's hypersonic jet will travel 5 times faster than sound

In an aviation conference at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Atlanta, Boeing has unveiled the concept of a hypersonic passenger jet.

20 Feb 2018

Uber

UberEATS driver in the US fatally shoots customer, surrenders

Three days ago, an UberEATS driver in Atlanta, US, shot and killed a customer in the Buckhead neighborhood.

18 Dec 2017

American Airlines

Atlanta: World's busiest airport suffers power outage, 1,000 flights canceled

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson international airport was partially shut down because of a power cut, affecting an estimated 30,000 travelers.