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12/28/2025

A team of astronomers captured images of two stars exploding with unprecedented clarity using Georgia State University equipment.

Their findings were published this month.

A team of astronomers were able to capture images of two stellar explosions in 2021 and published the research this month.

12/28/2025

Georgia's poultry industry was marked free of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Georgia's wild birds continue to get hit by fatalities.

Georgia's poultry industry was marked free of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, earlier this month. Meanwhile Georgia's wild birds continue to get hit by fatalities.

12/27/2025

In a Georgia city known for its historic buildings, an iconic structure is up for sale for the first time in about 150 years, according to the real estate firm listing it.

The historic Cotton Exchange building in Savannah is an icon of Georgia's history. Now it's on sale for the first time in more than 150 years.

12/27/2025

Starting Jan. 1, millions of Georgians with certain health plans through the Affordable Care Act will become eligible to open a health savings account, or HSA.

GPB’s Ellen Eldridge has more.

As part of a federal tax and spending bill passed into law in July, all ACA bronze and catastrophic plans now qualify to open an HSA bank account.

12/25/2025

There's a tea enjoyed and used for ceremonial purposes by indigenous Americans for centuries, maybe even millennia, before coffee ever came to this continent, brewed from the leaves of a plant called the yaupon holly.

GPB's Grant Blankenship explores:

There's a tea enjoyed and used for ceremonial purposes by indigenous Americans for centuries, maybe even millennia, before coffee ever came to this continent, brewed from the leaves of a plant called the yaupon holly.

12/22/2025

Homeless service organizations in Georgia are unsure about what funding they will have to work with in the coming year because of changes in mission at the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development — changes currently being challenged in federal court.

12/20/2025

Year after year, it seems Macon, Georgia’s Christmas Light Extravaganza is the talk of the town and this year is no different.

Travel + Leisure featured Macon in a story, calling it an “underrated Southern city” that “transforms into a Christmas wonderland every December.”

Travel + Leisure featured Macon in a story, calling it an “underrated Southern city” that “transforms into a Christmas wonderland every December.”

12/19/2025

Georgia's Public Service Commission unanimously greenlit an unprecedented expansion of Georgia Power's ability to generate and sell power to keep up with the onrush data centers into the state.

The Georgia Public Service Commission unanimously approved an unprecedented addition of nearly 10 gigawatts to Georgia Power’s ability to make electricity for data centers, a move decried before and after by environmental advocates.

12/19/2025

The US Justice Department is suing Georgia for not turning over requested voter information to the Trump administration. Documents show the lawsuit was filed Thursday in a federal court in Macon.

The US Justice Department is suing Georgia, two other states and the District of Columbia for not turning over requested voter information to the Trump administration. Documents show the lawsuit was filed Thursday in a federal court in Macon.

12/19/2025

Around 90 new citizens were sworn in at a naturalization ceremony in Atlanta last week — though not all those who were scheduled to be there attended.

After months of study, the new Americans' final ceremony was held in a federal courthouse downtown.

Read more: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/12/15/the-wait-over-atlanta-naturalization-ceremony-swears-in-90-new-us-citizens

12/18/2025

A recording of a 2020 phone call between President Donald Trump and then-speaker of the Georgia House David Ralston was released by The New York Times on Thursday morning.

During the call, Trump asks Ralston to call a special legislative session to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The New York Times released a recording of a 2020 phone call between President Donald Trump and then-speaker of the Georgia House David Ralston.

12/16/2025

The Supreme Court seems poised to side with Atlanta-based Cox Communications in a lawsuit against Sony Entertainment and others over internet users pirating copyrighted material.

GPB's Orlando Montoya talks to a law professor about the implications for Georgians.

The Supreme Court is hearing a lawsuit between Cox Communications and Sony Entertainment and others over internet users pirating copyrighted material. GPB's Orlando Montoya talks to a law professor about the implications for Georgians.