In Georgia and Alabama, workers can be fired for not showing up to work, even during hazardous working conditions. An attorney explains what the law says.

In the hours before and after President Donald Trump once again took the oath of office; many Georgia politicians posted their thoughts online.

Highly infectious H5N1 virus, also known as the bird flu virus has tightened its grip on the United States. For the first time, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia.

The first case of avian flu in a commercial poultry operation has been found, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1861, Georgia voted to secede from the Union and joined the Confederacy. In 1920, threats against the life of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, because of his activities in suppressing criminal radicalism, led officials to take every precaution to guard the head of the Justice Department.

Defendants from Georgia in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot have received full pardons from President Donald Trump.

As Congress worked to pass the Laken Riley Act, strengthening immigration enforcement powers in the name of a murdered University of Georgia student, much remained unknown about how the law would work in practice.

Alligators, black bears and bald eagles are just a few of the iconic animals that can be found during a visit to these historic Georgia state parks.

Bird flu has wreaked havoc on the egg market. In November and December alone, 17.2 million egg-laying hens died as a result of the virus. That’s nearly half of all birds killed by the virus in 2024, according to the USDA. And it will take months to replace those flocks.

The civil lawsuit says those at-large elections violate the Voting Rights Act by unfairly diluting the influence of Black voters.

Jimmy Carter—the 39th president of the United States, who died on Dec. 29 at 100—was laid to rest at the Georgia home he shared with wife Rosalynn Carter.

ATLANTA - Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides over the Georgia Senate, said Friday that he won't tolerate any future episodes like what happened Thursday when Sen. Colton Moore was arrested for trying to enter the state House chambers.