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1. US Government Back in Action: Thousands of federal employees breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after U.S. senators reached a deal to end a three-day government shutdown, turning their brief time away from work into what one scientist ...; Created on 22 January 2018
2. At Long Last, MLK Heirs Reach Peace Over Heirloom Dispute: Martin Luther King Jr.'s heirs have agreed to end their legal fight over who owns the slain civil rights leader's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal, according to a court document filed on Monday that did not ...; Created on 16 August 2016
3. Bobbi Brown 'Clearly' Did Not Die From Natural Cause: Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, died from being immersed in a bathtub with a mixture of drugs and alcohol in her system but the manner of her death is unclear, ...; Created on 04 March 2016
4. Atlanta Refusing to Bow to the Name of Jesus: A federal judge on Wednesday weighed the merits of a nationally watched discrimination lawsuit involving Atlanta's former fire chief, who was fired for handing out at work 20 copies of a book he wrote ...; Created on 15 October 2015
5. Jimmy Carter to Mediate MLK Family Dispute: Former President Jimmy Carter is helping settle a dispute between Martin Luther King Jr.'s children over whether to sell King's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal and the Bible he carried during the civil rights ...; Created on 08 October 2015
6. Despite Pope's Plea, Georgia Executes Woman for First Time in 70 Year: The U.S. state of Georgia executed its only woman on death row on Wednesday, marking the first time in 70 years the state has carried out a death sentence on a woman, a prison official said. Kelly Gissendaner, ...; Created on 30 September 2015
7. Jimmy Carter to Be Treated for Brain Cancer: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Thursday that his cancer has spread to his brain and he will start radiation treatment for it later in the day, adding that his fate was "in the hands of God." ...; Created on 21 August 2015
8. Christian Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran Files Wrongful Termination Lawsuit: Atlanta's ex-fire chief sued the city on Wednesday, seeking to get his job back after being ousted for writing a book critical of homosexuality, claiming he was terminated in violation of his rights to ...; Created on 19 February 2015
9. Persecuted Fire Chief Puts Heat on Atlanta Over Christian 'Discrimination: In a case that has rallied proponents of religious freedom, Atlanta's ousted fire chief has filed a federal discrimination complaint against the city, arguing that his firing over a book critical of homosexuality ...; Created on 23 January 2015
10. After Legal Threats, Georgia City Lets Muslims Open Mosque: City officials in an Atlanta suburb voted on Monday night to allow Muslim residents to open a mosque in a local shopping center, reversing, under threat of a lawsuit, a decision made two weeks earlier. ...; Created on 16 December 2014
11. Georgia City Under Fire for Blocking Mosque From Retail Space: A suburban Atlanta city has rejected a request by Muslim residents to put a prayer center in a local shopping center, setting up a potential lawsuit over what the group says is a violation of religious ...; Created on 03 December 2014
12. Georgia Senate Votes to Erect Statue of Martin Luther King Jr.: The Georgia Senate voted Wednesday to allow the first monument to the late civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. on the state Capitol grounds. A portrait of King, who ...; Created on 13 March 2014
13. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Medal, Bible Placed in Care of Cour: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Peace Prize medal and personal Bible must be moved to a court-controlled safety deposit box, a judge ruled on Wednesday as the late civil rights leader's children are engaged ...; Created on 20 February 2014
14. Martin Luther King Jr. Estate Sues Daughter Over Nobel Medal, Bible: The estate of Martin Luther King Jr. has sued the late civil rights leader's daughter over possession of his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal and a Bible used by President Barack Obama during his second inauguration. ...; Created on 05 February 2014
15. US Lawmakers Propose Martin Luther King Jr. Statue at Georgia Capitol: Georgia lawmakers and civil rights leaders are seeking to replace a statue of a controversial senator removed from the state's Capitol grounds last year with one honoring Martin Luther King Jr., a Nobel ...; Created on 14 January 2014
16. Group Wants Atheist Books Placed Next to Gideon Bibles in Georgia Parks' Cabins: A national atheist group said it plans to donate enough books on its views to be placed in all Georgia state park cabins after the state's governor said Bibles should remain at the vacation properties ...; Created on 22 May 2013
17. Atheists Target Gideon Bibles at Georgia State Park Cabins: A battle over Bibles is brewing in Georgia, where the governor said on Wednesday the books should be allowed to be placed in the bedside table drawers at state-owned vacation properties after an atheist's ...; Created on 16 May 2013
18. Creflo Dollar's Battery Charges Dropped After Completing Anger Management Cours: Prosecutors have dropped a simple battery charge against the pastor of mega church in Atlanta who completed an anger-management program after being accused of choking and hitting his teenage daughter, ...; Created on 28 January 2013