http://www.mail.com/locations/3724-georgia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3724-georgia.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2098286-atheists-to-books-to-bibles-ga-parks.html ATLANTA (AP) — A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles there. David Silverman, president of the Cranford, N.J.-based American Atheists organization, said his group is just waiting for an answer from the state on what t... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:08:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2098286-atheists-to-books-to-bibles-ga-parks.html 2013-05-20T19:08:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2095904-obama-exhorts-good-deeds-morehouse-graduates.html ATLANTA (AP) — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives. The president said his success was due to "the special obligation I felt... Sun, 19 May 2013 19:49:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2095904-obama-exhorts-good-deeds-morehouse-graduates.html 2013-05-19T19:49:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2094788-590m-plus-powerball-1-winning-ticket-sold-fla.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The single winner was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy ... Sun, 19 May 2013 10:38:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2094788-590m-plus-powerball-1-winning-ticket-sold-fla.html 2013-05-19T10:38:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2094610-flesh-eating-disease-victim-prosthetic-hands.html ATLANTA (AP) — A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands. Aimee Copeland, 25, is returning from Hilliard, Ohio, where she was fitted with a pair of "bionic" hands with 24 programmable functions that will impro... Sat, 18 May 2013 02:12:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2094610-flesh-eating-disease-victim-prosthetic-hands.html 2013-05-18T02:12:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2094282-failing-ga-student-accused-faking-kidnapping.html JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class. John's Creek city spokesman Doug Nurse says 19-year-old Aftab Aslam bought a cellphone and texted his parents a story about being kidnapped April 27. Nurse says Aslam camped for about a week in an undev... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:23:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2094282-failing-ga-student-accused-faking-kidnapping.html 2013-05-17T22:23:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091936-georgia-governor-engaged-bible-dispute.html ATLANTA (AP) — When Ed Buckner and his family went to a north Georgia state park to celebrate his son's birthday, he was surprised and concerned to find Bibles in the state-owned cabin he had rented. An atheist, Buckner believes that no religious literature should be provided in government-owned lodging, and he presented that concern to management at the ... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:26:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091936-georgia-governor-engaged-bible-dispute.html 2013-05-16T23:26:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday. Until this week, the service had been available only in the New York City area. Aereo said Tuesday that it will offer 27 Atlanta-area... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:34:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html 2013-05-14T19:34:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2080842-giants-hit-3-hrs-to-lincecum-beat-braves-5-1.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With all the ups and downs in recent seasons, including his demotion to the bullpen for the playoffs, Tim Lincecum can appreciate the strong starts when most everything goes right — reminding himself, from his own experiences, how quickly things change. Backed by solo home runs from Pablo Sandoval, Brandon Belt and Marco Scutaro, Linc... Mon, 13 May 2013 00:45:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2080842-giants-hit-3-hrs-to-lincecum-beat-braves-5-1.html 2013-05-13T00:45:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2079138-richards-boyhood-to-moved.html MACON, Ga. (AP) — Officials in Georgia have decided to move the boyhood home of Little Richard to spare it from a highway construction project. Macon Mayor Robert Reichert made the announcement Friday. WMAZ-TV reports (http://on.wmaz.com/YB9JwR) that the 80-year-old singer is receiving an honorary degree on Saturday from Mercer University. Born Richard Wa... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:48:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2079138-richards-boyhood-to-moved.html 2013-05-11T19:48:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074604-kris-kross-rapper-remembered-atlanta-funeral.html ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Smith remembered his Kris Kross hip-hop partner Chris Kelly Thursday as a true friend who he's sure is in heaven now. Smith struggled to blurt out words at the pulpit of Jackson Baptist Memorial Church at Kelly's funeral attended by some 300 friends, family and fellow entertainers The 34-year-old Kelly, who had the 1992 hit "Jump" wit... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:38:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2074604-kris-kross-rapper-remembered-atlanta-funeral.html 2013-05-10T04:38:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2075178-att-launches-prepaid-cellphone-business.html ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) — AT&T is launching a prepaid cellphone service — Aio Wireless. The new subsidiary will offer nationwide wireless service to value-conscious customers interested in unlimited talk, text and data plans without an annual contract. Aio launches Thursday in select stores in Houston, Orlando, Fla., and Tampa, Fla. AT&T plans to roll out th... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:02:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2075178-att-launches-prepaid-cellphone-business.html 2013-05-09T21:02:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2073686-kris-kross-rappers-funeral-to-held-atlanta.html ATLANTA (AP) — Mourners are set to gather for the funeral of former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly in Atlanta. Kelly's funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church. The 34-year-old was found dead May 1 of a suspected drug overdose. Kriss Kross was introduced to the music world in 1992 by music producer-rapper Jermaine Dupri af... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:12:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2073686-kris-kross-rappers-funeral-to-held-atlanta.html 2013-05-09T11:12:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2072460-uncle-rapper-chris-kelly-devoted-to-family.html ATLANTA (AP) — An uncle of former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly was among the mourners Wednesday at an Atlanta funeral home and said his nephew was a good person who loved his family and was very devoted to his mother and grandmother. "He will be very missed, especially within our family," Lemar Williams said outside the Murray Brothers Funeral Home. "To ... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:23:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2072460-uncle-rapper-chris-kelly-devoted-to-family.html 2013-05-08T21:23:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2066824-mlb-outfielder-otis-nixon-arrested.html CANTON, Ga. (AP) — Former Major League outfielder Otis Nixon has been arrested on drug charges following a weekend traffic stop in suburban Atlanta. Nixon was pulled over just after midnight Saturday after another driver called police to report a Dodge Ram truck weaving all over the road, according to an incident report from the Cherokee County Sheriff's ... Mon, 06 May 2013 20:23:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2066824-mlb-outfielder-otis-nixon-arrested.html 2013-05-06T20:23:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2065914-ap-photos-inaugural-shaky-knees-music-festival.html ATLANTA (AP) — More than 14,000 rock and folk music fans braved steady rains over the weekend at the inaugural Shaky Knees Music Festival near downtown Atlanta. The festival featured indie folk music heavyweights such as Band of Horses and The Lumineers, as well as soul-rock standouts Vintage Trouble. Here is a look at the performers who entertained thous... Mon, 06 May 2013 13:33:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2065914-ap-photos-inaugural-shaky-knees-music-festival.html 2013-05-06T13:33:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065524-rookies-unusual-week-ends-win-wells-fargo.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Derek Ernst didn't come out of nowhere to win the Wells Fargo Championship. He actually was driving a rental car toward Athens, Ga., the fourth alternate who figured he might as well spend the week playing in the minor leagues. He wound up a playoff winner at Quail Hollow with a game that wins anywhere. It's easy to get caught up in... Mon, 06 May 2013 07:14:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065524-rookies-unusual-week-ends-win-wells-fargo.html 2013-05-06T07:14:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064576-rookie-derek-ernst-wins-wells-fargo-playoff.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for Derek Ernst. Six days after Ernst received a call that he was in the Wells Fargo Championship as the fourth alternate, the 22-year-old rookie found himself one shot out of the lead and 192 yards away from the flag on the 18th hole, the toughest at Quail Hollow i... Sun, 05 May 2013 20:14:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2064576-rookie-derek-ernst-wins-wells-fargo-playoff.html 2013-05-05T20:14:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2064516-6-time-all-star-mccann-set-to-dl-monday.html ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's six-time All-Star catcher Brian McCann is ready to come off the disabled list on Monday when the Braves open a series in Cincinnati. McCann had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder last October. Braves manager Fred Gonzalez said McCann was expected to complete his rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday ... Sun, 05 May 2013 17:48:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2064516-6-time-all-star-mccann-set-to-dl-monday.html 2013-05-05T17:48:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2060552-witherspoon-pleads-contest-fined-arrest.html ATLANTA (AP) — Reese Witherspoon pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge and paid a $100 fine after berating a state trooper in Atlanta while her husband was given a sobriety test, an embarrassing exchange caught on a dashboard camera after the usually squeaky-clean Hollywood star had what she called "one too many" glasses of wine. The video, wh... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:25:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2060552-witherspoon-pleads-contest-fined-arrest.html 2013-05-03T21:25:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2058138-overdose-suspected-death-kris-kross-rapper.html ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of rapper Chris Kelly told authorities in Atlanta her son became sick after taking cocaine and heroin on the night before he died, according to a police report. Kelly, half of the 1990s teen rap duo Kriss Kross, was found dead Wednesday of a suspected drug overdose. Kelly's mother, Donna Kelly Pratte, 54, and his uncle, Lamar Wil... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:56:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2058138-overdose-suspected-death-kris-kross-rapper.html 2013-05-02T19:56:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2058352-witherspoon-panicked-night-arrest.html ATLANTA (AP) — Actress Reese Witherspoon recalls that she panicked and said "crazy things" the night she was arrested in Atlanta on a disorderly conduct charge. During an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," Witherspoon repeatedly apologized for her behavior during the April 19 traffic stop. A police report states that Witherspoon asked a Georgia st... Thu, 02 May 2013 13:25:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2058352-witherspoon-panicked-night-arrest.html 2013-05-02T13:25:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2055032-hudson-homers-200th-win-braves-beat-nats-8-1.html ATLANTA (AP) — As a .179 career hitter, Tim Hudson doesn't expect much when he steps to the plate. After pulling off the unlikely feat of hitting a homer in his 200th career win, Hudson concluded "The stars were aligned and it was meant to be." Hudson was a dual threat in his milestone win, dominating on the mound over seven innings and hitting a homer a... Wed, 01 May 2013 02:45:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2055032-hudson-homers-200th-win-braves-beat-nats-8-1.html 2013-05-01T02:45:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2054992-johnson-strasburg-irritated-nerve-arm.html ATLANTA (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg may have irritated a nerve in his right arm using an electrical stimulation machine. The machines are used by athletes to build strength and are attached with adhesive electrodes. Manager Davey Johnson said the device could have been placed too close to a nerve in Strasburg's pitching arm, lead... Wed, 01 May 2013 00:49:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2054992-johnson-strasburg-irritated-nerve-arm.html 2013-05-01T00:49:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2052384-petro-to-atlanta-time-game-4.html ATLANTA (AP) — Center Johan Petro rushed back to Atlanta to start for the Hawks in Game 4 of the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers after witnessing the birth of his first child. Jacob Petro was born at about 2 p.m. Monday at a hospital in the Miami area. After being assured that his child and wife were doing fine, the new father hopped on a private plan... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:26:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2052384-petro-to-atlanta-time-game-4.html 2013-04-30T00:26:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2050716-james-bond-studio-to-open-1st-us-facility-ga.html ATLANTA (AP) — The British film studio that's home to the James Bond movie franchise announced plans Monday for its first U.S. film production facility, at a site near Atlanta. The large-scale film complex will be called Pinewood Atlanta, and Pinewood will manage the facility under an agreement with a group of private investors. Plans call for the studio ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:51:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2050716-james-bond-studio-to-open-1st-us-facility-ga.html 2013-04-29T19:51:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049976-big-growth-georgias-film-industry.html ATLANTA (AP) — A few years ago, Georgia was locked in a bidding war with North Carolina over the Disney movie, "The Last Song," starring Miley Cyrus. Both states wanted the movie to film in their state, and North Carolina was close to sealing the deal with an attractive tax incentive package. But Georgia snapped up the production, largely because it had r... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:07:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049976-big-growth-georgias-film-industry.html 2013-04-28T20:07:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2042818-singer-currington-charged-with-threats-to-ga-man.html SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police suspect country singer Billy Currington may have videotaped himself chasing a 70-year-old tour boat captain along a coastal Georgia creek and threatening to "finish him off" in a tirade filled with profanities, according to court documents filed Thursday. The boat captain, Charles Harvey Ferrelle, and his two passengers told po... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:31:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2042818-singer-currington-charged-with-threats-to-ga-man.html 2013-04-26T01:31:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043742-higher-fares-help-southwest-airlines-profit.html DALLAS (AP) — Higher fares helped Southwest Airlines Co. make more money than Wall Street expected in the first quarter, but the company said Thursday that automatic federal spending cuts could hurt revenue in April. The average passenger fare on Southwest is now more than $150 one-way, 4 percent higher than a year ago. The airline also gave details on a ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:31:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043742-higher-fares-help-southwest-airlines-profit.html 2013-04-25T21:31:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2040044-cowboys-stadium-1st-playoff-championship-game.html PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The grandest stage in sports was too much for the guys who are putting together the College Football Playoff to pass up. The BCS conference commissioners announced Wednesday that Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, edged Tampa, Fla., in the bidding to be the site of the first championship game in the new playoff system. ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:22:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2040044-cowboys-stadium-1st-playoff-championship-game.html 2013-04-25T02:22:53Z