Latin for "all out" — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual of electing a new leader of the Catholic Church, opening the ...

Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and arithmetic if they want to get their initiatives on next year's ballot in some ...

A dispute between rival gangs led to a shooting at a large gathering of motorcycle riders just south of Atlanta that left two people dead, police said Wednesday.

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor has officially begun.

Wheels of Soul Motorcycle Club was trying to move into Atlanta, and the Outcast motorcycle gang didn't want to give up territory, police said.

Attorneys for a Utah man who has been on death row for 37 years are due before a state judge Wednesday as they seek to spare the convicted murderer from execution because he has dementia.

Example du jour: Stuart Fairchild is the outfielder the Braves picked up on the day Jurickson Profar’s PED suspension came down. Cincinnati traded him for “cash considerations,” which is a nice way of ...

Stocks wavered on Wall Street Wednesday as China steps up measures to shore up its economy and gears up for trade talks with the U.S.

President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, according to ...

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of teacher and coach Victor Vega,” said Stan Lewis, the school district’s director of communications and athletics, in a statement to The Atlanta ...