Georgia
Tablets in the classroom push learning, teaching
Time is up for the 13 students in Stephanee Stephens' 8th grade Spanish class. For the last few minutes they've been conjugating verbs, each typing away on a small tablet when a message pops up on the screen: "Eyes on the Teacher." Stephens, with tablet in hand, asks for "voluntarios ...
Brady Campaign sues Ga town over mandatory gun law
A group that supports gun control filed suit Thursday against a north Georgia town that recently passed a law requiring gun ownership that it said is mostly symbolic. The Washington-based Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a federal lawsuit against the town of Nelson, about 50 miles north of ...
Tablets in the classroom push learning, teaching
At Autrey Mill Middle School in suburban Atlanta, students are using electronic tablets instead of paper and pencil to answer questions, take tests and tell their teachers whether they understand their lesson or not. This is the classroom of the future. Bringing technology to the classroom is nothing new, but ...
No Jackpot Winner
None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 02-11-26-34-41 Powerball: 32 (two, eleven, twenty-six, thirty-four, forty-one; Powerball: thirty-two) Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $350 million jackpot. The prize goes to an ...
Tenn. senator: Sale idea cost TVA $500 million
Sen. Lamar Alexander says President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority has already cost hundreds of millions of dollars — even if the nation's largest public utility is never sold. The Tennessee Republican said TVA bonds lost about $500 million in value after the president's announcement ...
Ga. avoids limit on reservoir use in Senate bill
Georgia legislators thwarted on Wednesday an attempt by Alabama and Florida to limit how much water metro Atlanta and North Georgia can take from federal reservoirs. The U.S. Senate voted 83-14 to approve a changed version of the Water Resources Development Act without including an earlier restriction backed by Sen. ...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megaplier' game
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were: 4 (four)
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 06-10-12-28-32, Mega Ball: 38 (six, ten, twelve, twenty-eight, thirty-two; Mega Ball: thirty-eight) Estimated jackpot: $170 million
TV-over-Internet service hits Atlanta next month
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. ...
Enforcer for Memphis drug ring gets life in prison
A gang member convicted of working as an enforcer for a violent Memphis-based drug ring with ties to Mexican cartels was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday. Clinton Lewis was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Samuel H. Mays on numerous charges in Memphis federal court . Lewis and his cousin ...
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