News across Greater Atlanta

The record-breaking, genre-melting, career-redefining evolution of Miranda Lambert
Lambert started out as a scrappy country singer with a me-against-the-world attitude. How did she end up making lush disco songs and writing one of the biggest pop hits of the year?

With a voice as vast as the ocean, Beth Taylor has arrived
The deep-voiced Scottish mezzo-soprano just made her Royal Opera House debut. Now, with her debut solo album, The Deeps Have Music, she is on the doorstep of stardom.

LISTEN: Augusta families find second home in Soul City Sirens roller derby team
Augusta is home to many transient military families and the Soul City Sirens have become a way for that community to find deep friendships.

MJCCA features Joseph Bau exhibit, film and book talk
An art exhibit, film screening and book talk highlighting the life and work of Holocaust survivor and artist Joseph Bau will take place this fall at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. Bau, a graphic artist born in Krakow, Poland, survived the Plaszów concentration…

“My name is Gomez, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female grey tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential...

“I’m a doggy in need of a permanent loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male tri-color great Pyrenees. The following information on this potential family member...

Film version of Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’ simply isn’t trashy enough
Since 2024, there have been four feature film adaptations of Colleen Hoover novels. But the most recent, “Verity,” is a bit of a different animal than Hoover’s standard romantic fare. Directed by Michael Showalter with a screenplay from Nick Antosca, “Verity” stars Dakota Johnson…

Eddie 9V teases gritty new album at Oct. 16 show
Atlanta musician Brooks Mason, better known as Eddie 9V, is having quite a moment now. His new album, Down Here, is weeks away from release.

Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar
Trump said Clayton will lead the White House's new "Super Intelligence Force," which will coordinate government engagement with artificial intelligence.

Cornell president calls gang rape allegations 'deeply disturbing'
Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff said his university "must do better" in a video statement. "This is a defining moment in Cornell's history," he added.

How the Cornell case is affecting women who have experienced sexual assault
The rape allegations that have emerged from a Cornell University frat house are leading many women to remember their own experiences — and call for a wider reckoning over sexual violence.

U.S. Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman in Okinawa, Japan
Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday.