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47+ min ago (391+ words) Georgia experienced one of the largest increases in life expectancy in the nation in 2022, rising 1.6 years, according to a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday. Georgia residents" life expectancy of 75.9 years still ranked near the bottom of states and the District of Columbia in 36th place, the report shows. Hawaii ranked first at 80. West Virginia was last at 72.2. sraey owt eht eht trats esir gnisrever .cimednap fo fo efil egral esaercni ni deneppah ,ycnatcepxe sesaerced surivanoroc redaorb ta dima a .S.U ehT .sraey .sraey sraey raey eht level-etats esor desaeler gnihcaer gnihcaer ylraen efil depmuj ni ni ni t"nsah ycnatcepxe .atad yb yb niaga a detinU ehT setatS ,llarevO tI CDC 4.87 5.77 ,3202 3202 ,2202 1.1 keew dnert ot ot eht eht eht eht eht eht naht ecnis yltnacifingis .swohs evitisop elpoep elpoep fo rebmun yltsom erom noillim dellik suoitcefni ni…...

47+ min ago (517+ words) A federal judge on Wednesday considered whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging provisions of a 2024 state elections law that changed where homeless voters could receive election mail and strengthened the ability of activists to challenge the eligibility of voters. The consolidated suit seeks to overturn that voter eligibility challenge law, which has further empowered conservative activists, who have lodged more than 100,000 registration challenges since 2021. County election boards have rejected most of those efforts....

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (642+ words) Catching Hepatitis B is wildly more dangerous for babies than adults. Most adults quickly recover and become immune. But about 90% of newborns with Hepatitis B develop a long-haul version of the disease, then are at higher risk of liver cancer or cirrhosis....

2+ hour, 4+ min ago (101+ words) Six Georgia high school football playoff semifinal teams were unranked in preseason. There was only one in 2024 (Stephenson), though seven in 2023. Here are the preseason rankings of the 31 qualified semifinal teams. lliw saw eht .sgniknar lanifretrauq nosaeserp deyalp ni emag eb dna riehT :etoN .oN .oN sehguH ellivseniaG .yadirF ssalC A5 2 1 II noisiviD ssalC A Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC in varying capacities since 1985. He is a co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily....

4+ hour, 42+ min ago (158+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio " With the single-digit wind chills expected Friday morning, warming centers at several community centers in Columbus can offer a respite from the cold. Columbus Metropolitan Library branches and Columbus Recreation and Parks community centers are also open to the public as safe places to get out of the cold during normal business hours, according to the Community Shelter Board. CSB said additional locations are expected to open in January. You can find the hours of operation for each location'here. Star House (ages 14-24 and their small children)1220 Corrugated WayPh: 614-826-5868 " no need to call ahead 3rd Shift Warming Cooling Center in partnership with First English Lutheran Church1015 E. Main St.Ph: 614-252-3191 Those in need of shelter can call the homeless hotline at 614-274-7000 and those in need of food can call 614-341-2282 from Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m....

9+ hour, 54+ min ago (447+ words) The selling agents of renowned architect John Portman's former Sea Island home didn't talk about square footage. They didn't lead with Atlantic Ocean frontage or the $30 million sale price, believed to be the most ever paid for a house in Georgia. Instead, they spoke about the property the way a curator might describe a sculpture: as a piece of art to be cared for, interpreted and passed from one steward to the next....

10+ hour, 30+ min ago (493+ words) By PETER SMITH and JULIE CARR SMYTH A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry has been indicted on federal charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with four different minors in Haiti over multiple years. It marks the second court case against Mast, who was sentenced in Holmes County court in 2019 to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two minors in Ohio. Mast received an early judicial release in October after serving just under six years, according to Ohio's inmate database. As a condition of his release, he was placed on three years' supervised probation and required to complete an intensive supervision program, including sex-offender specific programming. Court records indicate that presiding retired Judge Edward Emmett O'Farrell of Tuscarawas County granted Mast's release based on "an exemplary record" behind bars and "most importantly, the Defendant's stated…...

12+ hour, 42+ min ago (303+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio has reached an agreement that gives the state access to federal citizenship records for the next 20 years " a move that will change how voter registrations are verified and maintained. The deal allows Ohio to use the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, database. An online service run by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that helps government agencies verify the immigration status of people applying for benefits or licenses. "Ohio has a duty to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, and this agreement gives us the tools to do that job right," Secretary of State Frank LaRose said in a statement. The agreement ends months of legal tension between Ohio and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. LaRose sued the Biden Administration in 2024 after repeated requests for access were denied. Once a federal judge approves…...

13+ hour, 34+ min ago (427+ words) On Oct. 15, 1988, Indiana's football team defeated Ohio State 41-7, the second consecutive year the Hoosiers had won against their Big Ten Conference opponent. It was IU's largest margin of victory in a rivalry that dates to 1901. Since then, the Hoosiers haven't beaten the Buckeyes again, a stretch of 30 games. As such, both programs are certainly eager to remain healthy and prepare for the CFP, although Saturday's game serves as another validation for an improving Indiana program that was once among college football's laughingstocks. This is the first time Indiana has qualified for the Big Ten championship game, which began in 2011. It is also the first time the Hoosiers have won a share of the league's regular season title since 1967. In fact, IU won more than half of its Big Ten games just twice in the 30 years before Curt Cignetti took over…...

13+ hour, 42+ min ago (789+ words) Ohio State is never not in the headlines, and during the early signing period the Buckeyes had several instances where they were the talk of the town. The biggest news coming by way of Brian Hartline taking the USF head coaching gig, that was the shot heard around the world, and Ohio State's 2026 class was certainly impacted by it. Still a very solid day for the program signing 25 players, the staff is waiting on two players to make it official, and it is not a coincidence that both are wide receivers. Currently the sixth-best class in the country per 247Sports, here's a rundown of Wednesday's happenings and where things stand going into today. Early on Wednesday Ohio State lost receiver commit Kayden Dixon-Wyatt to USC when he chose to stay closer to home. Rumored as a possibility all week, seeing Dixon-Wyatt…...