Atlanta

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a series of administrative orders Monday targeting police use of force policies following the shooting death of a black man last week, triggering a new wave of protests and riots in the city.Speaking to reporters, Bottoms said the new rules will require officers to implement de-escalation measures before using physical force and that…

Paul Howard, the Fulton County district attorney, said Sunday that the 27-year-old black man who was fatally shot during an encounter with two white officers “did not seem to present any threat to anyone” and charges could come as soon as Wednesday.“The fact that it would escalate to his death seems unreasonable,” Howard told CNN.…

(CNN)Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms vowed Sunday evening that America will "get to the other side of this" as the country grapples with widespread unrest and Atlanta becomes the focus of another …

As the killing of a 27-year-old black man in an encounter with two white officers late Friday rekindled fiery protests in Atlanta and prompted the police chief’s resignation, the medical examiner found Rayshard Brooks suffered two gunshot wounds to the back and his death has been ruled a homicide.The office of Fulton County Medical Examiner…

Atlanta police on Sunday were seeking a suspect who set a Wendy’s on fire amid unrest over the deadly police shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks on Friday night, as officials raced to prevent any further violence from erupting in their city. The Saturday-night fire capped off a day of protests outside the restaurant where Brooks was…