Atlanta

Georgia man arrested at Atlanta airport with AR-15 rifle, planned mass shooting

Billy Joe Cagle's family called police early on Monday, alerting them that he had posted on social media that he was headed to the airport and was "going to shoot it up,"

A flight crew member walks through a terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia on July 2, 2025
A sign of the CDC is seen on a podium during the meeting of the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) advisory panel for vaccines convenes in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 25, 2025.

Emory University shooter likely targeted CDC over COVID conspiracy, suspected shooter's family says

 Beyoncé wears an outfit designed by Alon Livné

10-year-old girl screaming at a bug caused stampede after Beyoncé concert, officials say

 CONFIRMATION AT the Orthodox Temple Beth Shalom in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1954. Center, Rabbi Jacob Kraft. Fourth from left, Ruth Weinstein.

Confirmations on Shavuot's first day helped preserve American Jewish identity


Frontier flight diverted to Atlanta after passenger found with knife

A passenger who threatened people with a knife caused a flight traveling to Florida to divert to Atlanta.

 A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320neo plane departs from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, US November 30, 2018.

Delta VP: New direct Atlanta, Boston, NY routes will see 13 weekly flights

At full capacity, the airline expects to transport up to 3,700 passengers along the routes between Israel and the US per week once it opens in March 2023.

 A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020.

'Jews kill blacks' and 'Jews enslave Black lives' found graffitied in Georgia

The antisemitic graffiti was found in Atlanta spray painted on public property.

Downtown Atlanta

Jewish ace Max Fried wins 3rd straight Gold Glove award for best defensive pitcher

Fried has established himself as one of the game’s best starting pitchers, and his 2022 performance only solidified that standing.

 PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 25: Max Fried #54 of the Atlanta Braves flips the ball to force out Johan Camargo #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park on July 25, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Shooting in Atlanta leaves 2 dead; female suspect arrested

Two people were killed and one person was wounded in a shooting in Atlanta, Georgia.

An APD Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor parked by the station at Underground Atlanta

Man arrested for vandalizing Atlanta's rainbow crosswalk with swastika

The vandalization was accompanied by a homophobic slur and took place on the rainbow crosswalk in midtown Atlanta, which has become a symbol of LGBTQ+ pride.

 A rainbow crosswalk in Seattle, similar to the one in Atlanta, Georgia.

How do gorillas get our attention? A special scream called 'snough' - study

An experiment on gorillas in an Atlanta zoo found that they could be moderate vocal learners, indicating that language as a growth communicator may not be unique to humans.

 A mountain gorilla in the Volcano National Park.

Delta Airlines to launch direct Tel Aviv-Atlanta flight

Delta's new Tel Aviv-Atlanta flight joins its direct flights from Tel Aviv to New York and Boston.

 A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020.

Get ready, American cuisine: The Israelis are coming!

Israeli cuisine expands its footprint on the American food scene.

 Galit Grutman

Jewish Atlanta mayor who shepherded in Black-led politics era dies at 94

Sam Massell was Atlanta's first Jewish mayor in the 70's.

 Sam Massell.