No games today. National Basketball Association Sacramento vs Philadelphia, 7 p.m. San Antonio vs Charlotte, 7 p.m. Indiana vs New Jersey, 8 p.m. Minnesota vs Memphis, 8 p.m. New Orleans vs Detroit, 8 p.m. Phoenix vs Atlanta, 8 p.m. Toronto vs New …

ATLANTA – Pants. On. The. Ground. With those four words, “General” Larry Platt has gone from ” American Idol ” reject to Internet sensation. “I have a horrible feeling that song could be a hit,” Cowell reluctantly predicted. Platt’s fan base …

ATLANTA — Georgia’s ailing transportation system could finally see some additional cash as Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday said he would propose $300 million in borrowing for road projects next year. The governor also said he wants Georgians to …

ATLANTA — Braves outfielder Melky Cabrera has agreed to a $3.1 million, one-year contract with his new team to avoid arbitration. Cabrera, who made $1,425,000 last season with the New York Yankees, was acquired by Atlanta in a five-player deal that …

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an Atlanta-based employee who was on detail in Haiti remains missing. The CDC said in a statement Thursday that the 31-year-old woman was in Haiti at the time of the devastating 7.0 …

The special grand jury empaneled to investigate Gwinnett County park land purchases began proceedings Friday.

A Delta Air Lines Minneapolis to Atlanta flight made an unscheduled stop in Indianapolis Friday morning when a light indicated there could be a problem with one of the Boeing 737′s two engines, according to airline spokesman Anthony Black.

Two decades ago, Sandy Hartman gained national attention as Atlanta’s tough-love landlord and pistol-packing protector of her properties.

Police searched Friday for a suspect who robbed a bank with a 3-year-old girl in the getaway car and escaped by hiding in the car’s trunk.

Sonny Perdue on Thursday said he would propose $300 million in borrowing … Metro-Atlanta suffers from some of the worst commute times in the nation and business leaders have complained that the region’s notorious gridlock has made it difficult to …

ATLANTA (AP) – Gov. Sonny Perdue and state lawmakers are kicking off the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 81st birthday festivities in the halls of the Capitol. Perdue was joined by Martin Luther King III and other members of the King family, as well …

Derek Roy scored a power-play goal 2:27 into the extra period to give the Sabres their seventh win in eight games, 2-1 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night. Bogosian was sent off for elbowing when he brought up his right arm before delivering …

ATLANTA — There may not have been a happier group of players to board a plane to leave home on Tuesday night than the Washington Wizards. With the week that many of the players have had to endure — taking turns speaking with law enforcement …

Atlanta-based Haitians, unsure whether their loved ones were alive or dead, filled a  Catholic sanctuary Thursday night in Decatur to pray in Creole, French and English.

Jarmeca “Nikki” Whitehead loved to party and abhorred conflict, her friends say. “She just wanted to be fabulous,” said Michele Temple, Whitehead’s former boss at Pucci’s Coiffeurs in Decatur.