Participants at an international human rights conference have recommendations for the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama, including an independent commission to examine U.S. interrogation and detention practices.

Georgia Tech has been selected as the ACC representative in the Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta.

Polling precincts around Georgia have closed after reporting a light turnout and few problems. Thousands of Georgia voters cast their ballots to decide the runoff between U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin.

A pregnant 19-year-old and another teen were wounded in a shooting at Greenbriar Mall in southwest Atlanta.

An area in the Atlanta suburbs has become Georgia’s newest city. Dunwoody officially began operation as a city Monday morning. The city council met just after midnight to mark the milestone with a ribbon cutting.

The holiday shopping season got off to its traditional start Friday, with stores slashing prices to lure customers, who were expected to be especially bargain conscious this year due to the shaky economy.

The NCAA announced Wednesday that Atlanta was among five cities awarded the final and semifinals of the men’s tournament for the period from 2012 to 2016. The Georgia Dome will host the 2013 event.

Police say a 56-yar-old Marietta man has been killed at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when he was hit on the head by an awning that had been struck by a shuttle bus.

A state board has rejected a proposed change to the way Georgia doles out teacher pensions. The board of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia voted unanimously Wednesday to keep a 40-year-old policy that guarantees retirees 1.5 percent increases twice a year.

The Centers For Disease Control says fewer Americans are smoking, but it’s still a big health problem in this country.

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin says a bailout plan for cities that she pitched, along with mayors of Philadelphia and Phoenix, was not just a plea for those cities. Franklin says it’s also a request for help for local governments across the country struggling in the strained economy.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will hold more water in Lake Lanier this winter.

Atlanta’s airport is introducing new passenger screening machines meant to make it easier to detect weapons and explosives.

An Atlanta woman who accused NBA star Shaquille O’Neal of stalking and threatening her has withdrawn her request for a permanent restraining order against him.

Critics of Georgia’s sweeping crackdown on sex offenders are scheduled to ask a federal judge today to prohibit the state from enforcing a provision that bans them from volunteering at churches.