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  • How to help those affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes

    (WXIA) -- As Moore, OK recovers from the devastating tornadoes that leveled portions of that community, many people are asking how they can help. Many organizations are working to marshal resources and help for those directly affected by the disaster. They are accepting donations and other forms of ...

  • Andrea Sneiderman to have third arraignment Tuesday

    DECATUR, Ga. -- Andrea Sneiderman heads back to court Tuesday. The Dunwoody widow will have her third arraignment at 1:30 p.m. in DeKalb County Superior Court. Sneiderman is accused of plotting with her boss and alleged lover Hemy Neuman to murder her husband Rusty in ...

  • SLIDESHOW Greater Houston bigger than metro Atlanta but is it better

    Houston Mayor Annise Parker with civic leader Ann Cramer. HOUSTON As the delegation of 110 metro Atlanta leaders got off the AirTran charter plane in Houston on the morning of May 15, one of the flight attendants parting words were: Everything is bigger in Houston. That line became a metaphor for the 17th annual LINK trip an opportunity for regional leaders to view how other cities address ...

  • Grieving parents seek help finding stolen ashes of infant son

    MARIETTA, Ga. -- A burglar broke into a couple's Cobb County home Monday morning, stole the usual collection of valuables that burglars usually take -- and, sadly, stole much, much more. The burglar also stole a silver box that contains the ashes of the couple's son, who died at birth. Monday evening the father, Jody Hughey, through his tears, showed 11Alive's Jon Shirek a photo ...

  • Family loses home in Flowery Branch flood

    FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Monday evening, much of Flowery Branch was beginning to return to normal after heavy flooding over the weekend. The city's boil water advisory was lifted at 9pm Monday. Around the city, crews were beginning to reopen roads damaged by the heavy rain. But one family still has a long way to go. 15-year-old Anna Alba and her family escaped their home with their lives, ...


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For All Mankind [Blu-Ray]

For All Mankind [Blu-Ray]

Culled from thousands of hours of footage shot by NASA astronauts, almost all of which had never been seen before, For All Mankind returns the magic and wonderment to space travel, which has become all but mundane in the popular imaginary. By editing together bits and pieces ... ...

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  • Atlanta cops break up robbery in process

    ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police officers stumbled upon and ended a robbery in progress near Turner Field at around 10 p.m. Monday. The officers were patrolling the area after a Braves game when they saw a pedestrian robbery happening near Formwalt Park at the corner of Formwalt Street SW and Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW. When the suspect saw the cops approaching, he ran away, but was quickly ...

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil coming to Broadway

    Playwright Alfred Uhry attends the opening night of 'Driving Miss Daisy' on Broadway at John Golden Theatre on October 25, 2010. (Jason Kempin/Getty ...

  • Atlanta cop injured in motorcycle crash in Gwinnett

    ATLANTA -- An off-duty Atlanta Police officer was involved in an accident in Gwinnett County Monday evening. According to Gwinnett County authorities, the incident happened on I-85 NB at the Beaver Ruin exit, when the officer's motorcycle collided with a car. The officer, whose name was not released, was transported to the Gwinnett Medical Center with serious injuries. Atlanta Police said ...

  • 70-year-old woman shot on golf course

    ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Police in Glynn County say a man has been charged with reckless conduct in an accidental shooting at a coastal Georgia golf course. Police say a 70-year-old Sea Island woman was shot in her stomach Sunday morning and is hospitalized in stable condition. Authorities say 65-year-old Edward Johnson called emergency dispatchers saying he was shooting at squirrels and ...

  • Teen accused of stabbing stepfather

    POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. -- A 19-year-old Powder Springs woman is accused of stabbing her stepfather multiple times. Shaquioa Crawford has been charged with aggravated assault for stabbing 51-year-old Vince Anderson in the arm, head and ...

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