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News, Weather January 8, 2026

Dense fog advisory for metro Atlanta Thursday morning, possible thunderstorms Friday

Areas of fog are expected Thursday morning across north and central Georgia, potentially becoming locally dense and reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less. Thunderstorm chances increase Friday into…

Cobb weather February 15: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Weather January 8, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, January 8, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, January 8, 2026, with a high near 68 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…

News, Transportation January 7, 2026

Cobb DOT list of road and lane closures as of Wednesday, January 7

The following road and lane closures are currently active and listed on the Cobb County DOT website. To expand the map for a particular roadway, click on the legend to…

Aging January 7, 2026

Homeless Shelters for Seniors Pop Up, Catering to Older Adults’ Medical Needs

This article by Aaron Bolton, MTPR, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aaron Bolton, MTPR January 7, 2026 SANDY, Utah — Just outside Salt Lake City sits…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics, National Government January 7, 2026

White House floats military action to take Greenland

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 6, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is considering options to acquire Greenland,…

Government & Politics, National Government January 7, 2026

Inside and outside the U.S. Capitol, the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6 reverberates

by Jacob Fischler and Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 6, 2026 WASHINGTON — Five years after a pro-Trump mob…

International January 7, 2026

2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the global stage

by Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. military operation in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3,…

A map of Venezuela with the flag colors overlaid within the outline

International January 7, 2026

Venezuela’s civil-military alliance is being stretched — if it breaks, numerous armed groups may be drawn into messy split

by Rebecca Hanson, University of Florida and Verónica Zubillaga, University of Illinois Chicago, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The immediate political void left in Venezuela…

Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Health & Wellness January 7, 2026

RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record

by Jake Scott, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s overhauling of the decades-old childhood vaccination schedule, announced by federal health officials…

A white/brown hound standing on a metal table

Pets and Pet Adoption January 7, 2026

“My name is Comet, and I’m in need of a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male white/brown hound. The following information on this potential family member is…

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Energy February 16, 2026

Advocates ask regulators to reconsider Georgia Power expansion

by Emily Jones, WABE, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 13, 2026 This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE…

Government & Politics, State Government February 16, 2026

Lawmakers push plan to lift Georgia’s lagging literacy rates

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 16, 2026 A majority of Georgia’s third graders – 62% – are not…

Government & Politics, National Government February 16, 2026

Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote

by John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Republican-led House of Representatives voted Feb. 11, 2026 to approve the Safeguard American…

Science & Technology February 16, 2026

OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely’ from its mission – and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders

by Alnoor Ebrahim, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] OpenAI, the maker of the most popular AI chatbot, used to say it aimed to…