Most Students in a Georgia School District Hit by a Shooting Will Return to Class Tuesday

ATLANTA (AP) — Many students in Georgia’s Barrow County are headed back to class Tuesday. The return comes six days after a shooting killed two teachers and two students at the school district’s Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta. No return date is set for that high school. But Superintendent Dallas LeDuff says district leaders…MORE

Israeli Missile Strike on Gaza Humanitarian Area Kills at Least 40 People, Palestinians Say

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli strike on an area in the Gaza Strip home to Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war has killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported the toll for the strike, citing medical officials. Details about the strike in the Mawasi coastal community just…MORE

Google Faces a New Antitrust Trial After Ruling Declaring Search Engine a Monopoly

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is defending against another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company. A judge heard opening statements Monday in the trial at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. The Justice Department and a coalition of…MORE

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer Has Died at Age 58

ATLANTA (AP) — Walt Ehmer, the president and CEO of Waffle House and a member of the board of trustees for the Atlanta Police Foundation, has died at age 58. The police foundation announced his death Sunday. The board of directors for Waffle House said Ehmer died after a long illness. According to his alma…MORE

Norfolk Southern Railroad Says Its CEO is Under Investigation for Alleged Ethical Lapses

(AP) – Norfolk Southern’s board has confirmed that the railroad’s CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for potential ethical lapses. A spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based railroad declined to offer any additional details Monday about the nature of the allegations against Shaw, who has been CEO since May 2022. Shaw has been under tremendous pressure. First,…MORE

Actor James Earl Jones Dies at Age 93

ASSOCIATED PRESS – NEW YORK (AP) — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93. His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died…MORE

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