Harris and Trump campaigns scramble to turn out Georgia voters
ATLANTA- As early voting begins in Georgia Tuesday, campaign staff, volunteers and advocates will fan out across the state, intensifying their push to get voters to the polls.
The presidential race in Georgia between Vice...Read more
Proposition 32 would raise California's minimum wage to $18 -- but would it cost jobs or lead to higher prices?
A closely fought ballot initiative on the Nov. 5 ballot, bankrolled by a deep-pocketed anti-poverty crusader, would raise California’s state-wide minimum wage to $18 an hour.
An extra $2 an hour is alluring to those ...Read more
How Atlanta's top business leaders are using AI in the workplace
It’s hard to put the genie back in the bottle.
New research indicates generative artificial intelligence technologies have been adopted at a faster pace than the internet or personal computers, from chatbots like ...Read more
Tax veterans see protracted standoff over expiring breaks
WASHINGTON — While 2025 is being hailed as “Tax Super Bowl” — or, in some corners, “Tax Armageddon” — the growing possibility of divided government in Washington next year has some predicting the tax fight ...Read more
North Korea blows up roads, prompting South to fire warning shots
North Korea blew up sections of roads in its own territory that are part of links once used to connect the southern part of the peninsula with the north, in a show of defiance after it accused Seoul of flying drones over ...Read more
Fulton judge rules that election certification is mandatory in Georgia
ATLANTA — Certifying elections is a required duty of county election boards in Georgia, and they’re not allowed to refuse finalizing results based on suspicions of miscounts or fraud, a Fulton County judge ruled ...Read more
Candidate experience matters in elections, but not the way you think
Ever since he was chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate back in July, U.S. Sen. JD Vance, a Republican from Ohio, has come under a level of scrutiny typical for a vice presidential candidate, including for some of his...Read more
On crime and justice, Trump and Harris records differ widely
Though crime and criminal justice policy are central issues in many elections, that’s not true in 2024. Surveys show that relatively few American voters rank crime as their most important concern.
Yet both ...Read more
‘Childless cat ladies’ is a political catchphrase that doesn’t match reality − Democrats and Republicans have similar demographics and experiences when it comes to parenthood
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance infamously said in 2021 that the Democratic Party is run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices they’ve made” – ...Read more
People displaced by hurricanes face anxiety and a long road to recovery, US census surveys show − smarter, targeted policies could help
The trauma of natural disasters doesn’t end when the storm or wildfire is gone, or even when communities are being put back together and homes have been rebuilt.
For many people, being displaced by a disaster ...Read more
List of DVD release dates for Oct. 15 and beyond
Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
OCTOBER
15: The Boy in the Woods
15: 9 Windows
15: Kill 'Em All 2
15: Model House
15: Demon Pond
15: Pandora’s Box
22:...Read more
Fuerza Regida gets why the Grammys were slow to find it: 'It took a while for Mexican music to be cool'
LOS ANGELES — Jesús Ortiz Paz, singer of the San Bernardino-born música Mexicana band Fuerza Regida, is relentless about winning every possible fan. From throwing album release beach parties to playing gigs at high ...Read more
In SoCal, a hot new movie theater bucks industry trends: 'It's speaking my language'
LOS ANGELES — The audience inside the largest auditorium at Norwalk's new Milagro Cinemas was jazzed. Although other theaters in the multiplex played "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," "Transformers One" and other hits, this ...Read more
54 years on, Judas Priest keeps honing its heavy metal edge
ANAHEIM, Calif. — If you ask Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill how the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band got its start, the answer is more complicated than you might expect.
At 72, Hill is the longest-serving member of the ...Read more
New on DVD: Marvel at antics of 'Deadpool & Wolverine'
An R-rated superhero team-up tops the DVD releases for the week of Oct. 22.
"Deadpool & Wolverine": Irascible potty-mouthed superhero Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) teams up with stoic Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) in a farewell ...Read more
Flu shot may not be as effective as last year, but it's still worth getting
October is the prime time to get a flu vaccine to protect yourself through the worst of the respiratory season.
However, keep your expectations in check.
This year’s shot may be less effective than last year’s at ...Read more
Commentary: Where both presidential candidates' tax promises go wrong
Voters are understandably perplexed by Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic agenda, on which her campaign has offered little substance and little more than a string of vague promises.
But when you follow the policy ...Read more
ONE Musicfest at 15: Founder J. Carter and fans talk festival's influence
Ashleigh Beverly couldn’t stop people-watching.
It was 2015, and she was walking around Lakewood Amphitheatre.
Beverly caught wind of something called One Musicfest, featuring sets from Lauryn Hill, The Roots, Janelle ...Read more
Happening in Springfield: New immigrants offer economic promise, health system challenges
When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to “skyrocket” in Springfield, Ohio, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records.
They ...Read more
How Pearl Jam guitarist saved a filmmaker's film about '60s cult band the Sonics
ANAHEIM, Calif. — As the Sonics strode on stage at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on Halloween night in 2008 — the nearly forgotten garage rockers were reuniting for the first time in more than four decades — ...Read more
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