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ATLANTA — Atlanta’s High Museum of Art is inviting visitors into a colorful world populated by playful animals and imaginative children.

State health officials urged to get ready now for Zika in U.S.
ATLANTA — The government urged health officials around the country Friday to get ready now in case there are outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the U.S. this summer.
A Zika epidemic has been sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean, and officials think it’s likely some small clusters of Zika will occur in the U.S. when mosquito numbers boom.

RICHMOND, Va. — An ex-girlfriend of the gunman at a Virginia bus station said Friday he frequently expressed his hatred toward police and once nearly choked her to death after she broke up with him.

Regional group wants into S.C. lawsuit over nuke fuel project
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An economic development group is seeking to be part of South Carolina’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy for the agency’s failure to meet a Jan. 1 nuclear fuel deadline.
South Carolina Alliance filed papers in federal court Thursday seeking to intervene. The group is a nonprofit that represents impoverished areas near the Savannah River Site and says it will be affected financially if the mixed-oxide project is completed or not.

After an hourlong discussion Friday morning, Tybee city officials decided to bring more people into the conversation and keep talking about whether to ban public consumption of alcohol during the month of April.

North Atlantic right whales are returning north after giving birth off the c

The Savannah Ethics Committee voted 2-1 Friday to have a second hearing to hear evidence regarding a complaint against Alderman Tony Thomas.

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida election official is working to help confused voters after one person reported that a registration flier had been sent home for her dead cat.