http://www.mail.com/locations/3726-atlanta.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3726-atlanta.html http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160896-wheeler-harvey-lead-mets-sweep-braves.html ATLANTA (AP) — After a long day at Turner Field, the future suddenly looks a lot brighter for the New York Mets. Just imagine Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler at the top of the rotation for years to come. "I hope people saw this," said manager Terry Collins, no doubt referring to New York's long-suffering NL fans. "Certainly they're going to enjoy watching th... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:29:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2160896-wheeler-harvey-lead-mets-sweep-braves.html 2013-06-19T03:29:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158664-freemans-homer-9th-lifts-braves-mets-2-1.html ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves waited a long time to get going. Finally, at 1:22 a.m., Freddie Freeman gave them a most improbable victory. Freeman hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to ruin a brilliant performance by Dillon Gee, leading the Braves past the Mets 2-1 Monday night in a game that was delayed nearly four hours by rain. ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:18:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2158664-freemans-homer-9th-lifts-braves-mets-2-1.html 2013-06-18T06:18:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2158130-ga-radio-hosts-fired-mocked-ex-player-with-als.html ATLANTA (AP) — The cast of an Atlanta sports radio show has been fired after mocking a former NFL player who has Lou Gehrig's disease, a station official said Monday. The show, Mayhem in the AM, was broadcast on 790 The Zone Monday morning. In a statement, General Manager Rick Mack said the station regrets comments made about ex-New Orleans Saints safety ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:09:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2158130-ga-radio-hosts-fired-mocked-ex-player-with-als.html 2013-06-18T01:09:19Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2142420-ex-nba-star-jail-charged-fatal-ga-crash.html JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Former NBA All-Star Daron "Mookie" Blaylock is out of the hospital and in jail, charged with vehicular homicide in a car crash south of Atlanta. Blaylock is also charged with driving on a suspended license, making an improper lane change and crossing the median in the head-on crash that killed a 43-year-old woman in Jonesboro on May ... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2142420-ex-nba-star-jail-charged-fatal-ga-crash.html 2013-06-10T20:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2138772-nuclear-plant-closures-industrys-struggles.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The decision to close California's San Onofre nuclear plant is the latest setback for an industry that seemed poised for growth not long ago. In Wisconsin, a utility shuttered its plant last month after it couldn't find a buyer. In Florida — and now California — utilities decided it was cheaper to close plants rather than spend big mone... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:28:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2138772-nuclear-plant-closures-industrys-struggles.html 2013-06-08T15:28:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2131940-teheran-dominant-braves-sweep-pirates-5-0.html ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Teheran realized he was working on a no-hitter against Pittsburgh after the fifth inning. He tried to put the thought out of his head so he could keep doing what was working. Teheran held Pittsburgh without a hit for 7 2-3 innings before settling for a combined one-hit shutout, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pirates 5-0 on Wednesday.... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:26:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2131940-teheran-dominant-braves-sweep-pirates-5-0.html 2013-06-05T20:26:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2124538-tea-party-targeting-southern-co-power-monopoly.html ATLANTA (AP) — The Southern Co. makes billion-dollar decisions that affect millions of people in Georgia, yet it has attracted little political scrutiny — until now. Leaders of the Atlanta Tea Party are challenging Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power over the monopoly's reluctance to increase its use of solar power, the ballooning costs of building a ne... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:47:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2124538-tea-party-targeting-southern-co-power-monopoly.html 2013-06-02T15:47:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2123352-mookie-blaylocks-condition-improves-crash.html ATLANTA (AP) — Former NBA All-Star guard Daron "Mookie" Blaylock was upgraded to serious condition at an Atlanta hospital Saturday, a day after his SUV crashed head-on into a van and killed a woman. Atlanta Medical Center spokeswoman Nicole Gustin confirmed that the 46-year-old Blaylock's condition had improved since he was airlifted to the hospital. Poli... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:23:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2123352-mookie-blaylocks-condition-improves-crash.html 2013-06-01T21:23:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2122724-nationals-overcome-strasburg-injury-beat-braves.html ATLANTA (AP) — The Washington Nationals can only hope Stephen Strasburg won't be sidelined very long with a strained right oblique. With Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth still ailing in an injury-filled season for Washington, the last thing manager Davey Johnson needed was for his ace to get hurt in the Nationals' 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Frida... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:27:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2122724-nationals-overcome-strasburg-injury-beat-braves.html 2013-06-01T07:27:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2122448-ex-nba-guard-blaylock-injured-crash-1-killed.html JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Former NBA All-Star guard Daron "Mookie" Blaylock was in critical condition at a hospital late Friday after his SUV crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a van in suburban Atlanta, fatally injuring a passenger in the van, police said. Blaylock was driving in Jonesboro on Friday when he crashed and was airlifted to the Atla... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:00:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2122448-ex-nba-guard-blaylock-injured-crash-1-killed.html 2013-06-01T04:00:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2122550-strasburg-leaves-start-with-strained-oblique.html ATLANTA (AP) — Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg has a strained muscle on his right side and will return to Washington on Saturday to be examined by the team's medical staff. Strasburg lasted just two innings — the shortest start of his career — in the Nationals' 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. The right-hander grimaced after throwing a... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:43:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2122550-strasburg-leaves-start-with-strained-oblique.html 2013-06-01T03:43:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2114964-hawks-pick-budenholzer-to-replace-drew-coach.html ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks hired longtime Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer as their head coach on Tuesday, giving the team another link to San Antonio's championship tradition. General manager Danny Ferry called on his past experience with San Antonio to select Budenholzer to replace Larry Drew as coach. Drew's contract expires in June following thr... Wed, 29 May 2013 01:56:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2114964-hawks-pick-budenholzer-to-replace-drew-coach.html 2013-05-29T01:56:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2112162-americans-gather-to-honor-fallen-service-members.html ATLANTA (AP) — Susan Jimison was 14 in the summer of 1969 when her older brother, Warrant Officer Mark Clotfelter, was shot down on a mission in Vietnam. He was later confirmed dead. Forty-four years later, she's writing a book about her brother and his company. "It's written as a letter to him," she said. "The title is 'Dear Mark.'" On Monday, as America... Tue, 28 May 2013 09:30:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2112162-americans-gather-to-honor-fallen-service-members.html 2013-05-28T09:30:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2112380-twister-heals-ala-town-fractured-immigration.html KILPATRICK, Ala. (AP) — For years before a tornado hit, few besides the immigrants who work at nearby poultry plants ventured down the pothole-rutted dirt roads of "Little Mexico." The community, whose official name is Kilpatrick, comprises a large population of Latin American residents who previously mingled very little with the white, English-speaking n... Mon, 27 May 2013 17:28:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2112380-twister-heals-ala-town-fractured-immigration.html 2013-05-27T17:28:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2108078-18-hurt-shuttle-bus-crash-atlanta-airport.html COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said. At about 10 a.m. College Park police received calls about the crash on the road that loops around the world's busiest airpor... Fri, 24 May 2013 22:44:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2108078-18-hurt-shuttle-bus-crash-atlanta-airport.html 2013-05-24T22:44:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2106750-warrant-rapper-tim-dog-despite-death-reports.html JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lack of a death certificate or of a burial site and sparse obituary information led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death in February. The 46-year-old, whose real name is Timothy Blair, is best known for a 1990s song "F--- Compton" tha... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:06:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2106750-warrant-rapper-tim-dog-despite-death-reports.html 2013-05-23T23:06:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106674-boston-suspect-under-scrutiny-unsolved-killings.html WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats slashed ear to ear, marijuana sprinkled over their bodies. Now, in an offshoot of the marathon investigation, authorities are tr... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:29:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106674-boston-suspect-under-scrutiny-unsolved-killings.html 2013-05-23T22:29:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2103130-twins-plouffe-concussion-7-day-dl.html ATLANTA (AP) — The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion Wednesday after he was struck in the head by Dan Uggla's shin while breaking up an attempted double play. Plouffe was injured in the 10th inning of Tuesday night's 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves. He slammed into Uggla's leg sliding into ... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2103130-twins-plouffe-concussion-7-day-dl.html 2013-05-22T16:46:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2100974-rapper-chief-keef-arrested-hotel-atlanta.html DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Dunwoody police spokesman Timothy Fecht says officers arrested Cozart after responding to a call about illegal drug activity at the Le Méridien hotel just north of Atlanta Monday afternoon. Fecht says of... Tue, 21 May 2013 19:22:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2100974-rapper-chief-keef-arrested-hotel-atlanta.html 2013-05-21T19:22:50Z 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/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/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/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/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/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