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Atlanta Daily World Looks Back at the Top Stories of 2013

     As 2013 comes to a close, it’s a good time to remember what a momentous time it has been. It was a year...

Remains of Black Soldier in Korean War Returned

Clara Gantt, 94, has waited more than 60 years for her husband to come home from Korea, and last Friday his remains were returned...

Atlanta Leaders Call on President Obama to Withdraw Candidates For Ga. Bench

A broad coalition of elected officials and community leaders will announce their opposition to the slate of candidates nominated last Thursday by the White...

U.S. Winning the ‘War on Poverty’

Nearly 50 years after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty, a new report finds that robust social safety net programs are slowly...

11 Year-Old Chicago Boy Killed On His Way To Get a Christmas Haircut

An 11 year-old-boy in Chicago en route to get a Christmas haircut, was killed Saturday after a man fleeing from a carjacking slammed into his…

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Gives Patients Snow For Christmas

Despite having no snow in the forecast this month, patients at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta who were dreaming of a white Christmas got to...

Georgia Mega Millions Winner From Stone Mountain to Take Home $123 Million

Georgia lottery officials said a Mega Millions winner came forward today to claim her share of the $636 million jackpot. Ira Curry, of Stone Mountain, Ga., is...

Hyatt Regency Atlanta Awards Community Grant to Operation P.E.A.C.E.

Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall joined Hyatt Regency Atlanta on Monday to announce a grant awarded to Operation P.E.A.C.E. (“Positive Education Always Creates Elevation”),...

2 Killed in Small Plane Crash Outside Atlanta

A small plane crashed and exploded in Northwest Atlanta, killing both people aboard, reports the AJC. “Before it even hit, the house shook,” said Drew...

Pressure Continues to Build for Higher Minimum Wage

Fast food workers won’t get the $15 living wage in time for Christmas, but their nationwide protests continue to draw attention to the growing...

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