Memorial Day: sweltering heat and storms follow tornadoes and flooding

Sweltering heat, storms and possible twisters were expected to hit the southern plains and south-eastern states on Memorial Day, on the heels of deadly tornadoes and flooding.

Related: Are hurricanes getting stronger – and is the climate crisis to blame?

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My family will pay off your loans, billionaire tells graduating students – video

Robert Smith, a billionaire investor, surprises students at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, by using his speech at a commencement ceremony to pledge to wipe the debts of the 2019 class. 'This is my class – 2019 – and my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans. I know my class will make sure they pay this forward,' he said

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Rapper 21 Savage did not talk about being British for fear of US deportation

  • Star tells ABC mother brought him to the US when he was seven
  • Lawyers say application for new visa filed in 2017

The Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage did not talk about his British citizenship before because he didn’t want to get deported.

Related: 21 Savage is being detained, but he’s not a threat – except to white supremacy | Rashad Robinson and Jose Antonio Vargas

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Rapper 21 Savage arrested by US immigration – for being British

  • Atlanta rapper held early on Sunday in Super Bowl city
  • Star is nominated for two awards at Grammys next week

The rapper 21 Savage was arrested in Atlanta early on Sunday morning by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).

Related: 'I'm the gay Tupac': Jussie Smollett plays first concert since alleged attack

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Super Bowl: 33 arrested for sex trafficking in Atlanta in run-up to game

Four victims have been rescued, authorities say, as more than 600 DHS officials will be in the city on Sunday for protection

Federal authorities say 33 people have been arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on sex trafficking charges before the Super Bowl this weekend.

Related: The NFL is 70% black, so why is its TV coverage so white?

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Man who killed woman in speedboat crash arrested in Georgia

Jack Shepherd, convicted of killing Charlotte Brown, had been on the run for six months

A fugitive who was convicted of killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the Thames has been arrested in Georgia.

Jack Shepherd, 31, was sentenced in his absence to a six-year jail term for the manslaughter by gross negligence of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown. Police issued an arrest warrant after he failed to attend his trial at the Old Bailey in July.

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Vice President Mike Pence arrives in Georgia to survey storm damage

ALBANY, Ga. - Vice President Mike Pence is visiting southwest Georgia today where he is surveying storm damage from Hurricane Michael, a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump did the same thing.

Commissioner Adam Putnam Briefs Vice President Mike Pence and…

Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle, and today Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam briefed Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on the initial agricultural damage assessment. "Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle, and the safety of all Floridians is our top priority.

Buckhead Republicans hosting Raffensperger, Klavohn, Bentley

The Buckhead Republicans will host three GOP candidates - secretary of state hopeful Brad Raffensperger, District 38 Georgia Senate candidate Travis Klavohn and District 40 State House hopeful Matt Bentley - for its monthly meeting today from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at the Cross Creek CafA in Buckhead.

Kemp, Abrams raise, spend millions on campaign in Q3

With Democrat Stacey Abrams seeking to become the first African-American female governor in the nation in her battle with Republican Brian Kemp in the Nov. 6 general election, the Georgia gubernatorial race remains a high-profile race, with seemingly constant campaign ads on TV and elsewhere.

Black rural voters could be key to Democrats eyeing Georgia

Sitting on the wooden pews of a small white brick church on a hot Wednesday afternoon in central Georgia, a group of residents gathered to chat about the upcoming governor's race and the issues concerning them in their community, from economic development to health care to infrastructure. A particular topic of interest was a strategy for voter turnout - and how to fight the barriers to it - in what could be a pivotal midterm election.

Pence sets Georgia visit as Biden postpones one

Vice President Mike Pence has rescheduled a stop in Georgia with Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp that was pushed back by Hurricane Florence. Meanwhile former vice president Joe Biden has postponed a stop with Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams set for Sept.