Delta Air Lines is reporting record profit and revenue in the second quarter, as summer travelers pack planes and head off on vacation. Delta said Thursday that it earned more than $1.8 billion.
Kia Corp. will invest $200 million in its Georgia factory to begin producing an electric-powered SUV. The South Korean company said Wednesday that it would hire an additional 200 workers to begin producing its large EV9 vehicle in West Point by early 2024.
The Georgia State Election Board is asking a judge to order a conservative voting organization to produce information to help investigate its claims of ballot trafficking in the state.
Daniil Medvedev has ended American Chris Eubanks' surprising run at Wimbledon in the quarterfinals. Medvedev came back to beat Eubanks in five sets on Wednesday.
Georgia will collect another $5 billion in surplus revenue after the just-concluded budget year. Numbers announced Wednesday by the state Revenue Department show that taxes matched last year's $33 billion, while Gov. Brian Kemp had forecast a steep decrease.
On the Wednesday, July 12 edition of Georgia Today: South Korean automaker Kia announces plans to expand its manufacturing facility in West Point; airport security officials have detected a rise in guns at Georgia airports; and a retired riverkeeper reflects on the health of the Chattahoochee.
Ninety-six people arrived for Fulton County grand jury duty unaware that some of them could decide one of the nation’s biggest cases — whether to indict Donald Trump for allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election. Fulton County Superior Court impaneled two grand juries of 26 people each yesterday.
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Haze and smoke over the past few weeks have brought into focus the 40-year-old state program that monitors air quality.
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Georgia Tech is hosting a watch party this morning as one of its former tennis players, Christopher Eubanks’ who is the breakout star atWimbledon gets ready to take the court. This morning Eubanks challenges the world’s number three ranked player Daniil Med-ve-dev.
Christopher Eubanks is the last American man standing at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, and he is also a Georgia Peach. Here's what his Georgia Tech coach Kenny Thorne said about Eubanks on and off the court.