NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Davidson is heading to space.The “Saturday Night Live” star is among the six passengers on the next launch of Jeff Bezos' space travel venture Blue Origin, the company announced Monday.The launch is scheduled for March 23 and Davidson will be the third celebrity on a Blue Origin flight. , blasting off from West Texas and reaching a height of roughly 66 miles above Earth on the 10-minute jaunt.Former NFL great and "Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan flew on Blue Origin's second passenger flight in December, Shepard's . Bezos, the founder of Amazon, flew on the...…NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Davidson is heading to space.The “Saturday Night Live” star is among the six passengers on the next launch of Jeff Bezos' space travel venture Blue Origin, the company announced Monday.The launch is scheduled for March 23 and Davidson will be the third celebrity on a Blue Origin flight. , blasting off from West Texas and reaching a height of roughly 66 miles above Earth on the 10-minute jaunt.Former NFL great and "Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan flew on Blue Origin's second passenger flight in December, Shepard's . Bezos, the founder of Amazon, flew on the...WW…

Gwinnett County transit workers are threatening to walk off the job Thursday over fear for their safety amid the  — even as a second metro Atlanta transit worker has died.In a Monday letter to the transportation company Transdev, which operates the Gwinnett County Transit service, the employee union cited unsafe working conditions and a lack of adequate protective equipment for bus drivers.Among other things, the union says bus drivers want clear shields to separate drivers from passengers, and they want the transit system to require passengers to wear masks. The union also says proper...…Gwinnett County transit workers are threatening to walk off the job Thursday over fear for their safety amid the  — even as a second metro Atlanta transit worker has died.In a Monday letter to the transportation company Transdev, which operates the Gwinnett County Transit service, the employee union cited unsafe working conditions and a lack of adequate protective equipment for bus drivers.Among other things, the union says bus drivers want clear shields to separate drivers from passengers, and they want the transit system to require passengers to wear masks. The union also says proper...WW…

Atlanta Watershed Commissioner Kishia Powell has resigned to take another job in Washington, D.C. where she will serve as Chief Operating Officer for DC Water, the District of Columbia’s water utility.The resignation was announced to Watershed employees in an email Wednesday, and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms informed Atlanta City Council members of Powell’s decision Thursday.“Kishia has been a fantastic leader,” Bottoms said. “We wish her all the best.”Watershed is one of the city’s largest, and most important departments. It delivers water to more than 1.2 million customers in a handful of...…Atlanta Watershed Commissioner Kishia Powell has resigned to take another job in Washington, D.C. where she will serve as Chief Operating Officer for DC Water, the District of Columbia’s water utility.The resignation was announced to Watershed employees in an email Wednesday, and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms informed Atlanta City Council members of Powell’s decision Thursday.“Kishia has been a fantastic leader,” Bottoms said. “We wish her all the best.”Watershed is one of the city’s largest, and most important departments. It delivers water to more than 1.2 million customers in a handful of...WW…

The chairwoman of Georgia’s Democratic Party on Friday condemned Senate candidate Matt Lieberman for authoring a book with “racist and discriminatory tropes,” while the head of the state NAACP called on the Democrat to abandon the race.Lieberman, the son of former vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman, faced the calls to quit his bid after the a piece about his 2018 self-published novel “Lucius,” which involves a racist character who is sympathetic to the Ku Klux Klan.“Let me be clear: racist and discriminatory tropes have no place in our politics and no place in the Democratic Party,”...…The chairwoman of Georgia’s Democratic Party on Friday condemned Senate candidate Matt Lieberman for authoring a book with “racist and discriminatory tropes,” while the head of the state NAACP called on the Democrat to abandon the race.Lieberman, the son of former vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman, faced the calls to quit his bid after the a piece about his 2018 self-published novel “Lucius,” which involves a racist character who is sympathetic to the Ku Klux Klan.“Let me be clear: racist and discriminatory tropes have no place in our politics and no place in the Democratic Party,”...WW…

State agencies were told Friday they should plan on cutting more than $3.5 billion from their budgets in the upcoming fiscal year, a move that could bring furloughs and layoffs among Georgia’s 200,000 teachers and state employees.With the coronavirus pandemic shutdown and recession hitting state finances hard, Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget office and the leaders of the House and Senate budget committees sent a memo to agencies asking them to develop new spending proposals for fiscal 2021, which begins July 1. The amount they should expect to cut: 14%, no exceptions.That includes K-12 schools,...…State agencies were told Friday they should plan on cutting more than $3.5 billion from their budgets in the upcoming fiscal year, a move that could bring furloughs and layoffs among Georgia’s 200,000 teachers and state employees.With the coronavirus pandemic shutdown and recession hitting state finances hard, Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget office and the leaders of the House and Senate budget committees sent a memo to agencies asking them to develop new spending proposals for fiscal 2021, which begins July 1. The amount they should expect to cut: 14%, no exceptions.That includes K-12 schools,...WW…

The GBI has opened an investigation of Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard and his use of a nonprofit to funnel at least $140,000 in city of Atlanta funds to supplement his salary, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News have learned.The criminal investigation comes at a time when Howard, Fulton's DA since 1997, is being  and is facing .In a statement issued Monday, Howard predicted he will be cleared of any wrongdoing.“This is not the first time what would be considered as an administrative matter for other Georgia elected officials is turned over to...…The GBI has opened an investigation of Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard and his use of a nonprofit to funnel at least $140,000 in city of Atlanta funds to supplement his salary, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News have learned.The criminal investigation comes at a time when Howard, Fulton's DA since 1997, is being  and is facing .In a statement issued Monday, Howard predicted he will be cleared of any wrongdoing.“This is not the first time what would be considered as an administrative matter for other Georgia elected officials is turned over to...WW…

Wall Street doubled down on its bet that the worst of the recession has passed, sending stocks higher again on Friday despite another historic, crushing report on the job market.Stocks around the world were already rising before the U.S. government gave its monthly report on jobs, in part on hopes that the U.S. and China won’t restart their trade war. After the report showed employers cut a record-busting 20.5 million jobs last month, the gains actually accelerated.While the number is a nightmare, it was slightly below the 21 million that economists told markets to brace for. More...…Wall Street doubled down on its bet that the worst of the recession has passed, sending stocks higher again on Friday despite another historic, crushing report on the job market.Stocks around the world were already rising before the U.S. government gave its monthly report on jobs, in part on hopes that the U.S. and China won’t restart their trade war. After the report showed employers cut a record-busting 20.5 million jobs last month, the gains actually accelerated.While the number is a nightmare, it was slightly below the 21 million that economists told markets to brace for. More...WW…

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is set to receive $338.5 million in funding to help replace lost revenue from the .The Atlanta airport is one of thousands across the country that will share $10 billion from the $2 trillion .The is based on how many passengers each handles, their debt payments and reserves to pay off debt, while general aviation airports will get funds based on their category in aviation. Hartsfield-Jackson, the world's busiest airport, is due to get the most of any in the country. Airports must submit grant applications for the funds.Hartsfield-Jackson issued a...…Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is set to receive $338.5 million in funding to help replace lost revenue from the .The Atlanta airport is one of thousands across the country that will share $10 billion from the $2 trillion .The is based on how many passengers each handles, their debt payments and reserves to pay off debt, while general aviation airports will get funds based on their category in aviation. Hartsfield-Jackson, the world's busiest airport, is due to get the most of any in the country. Airports must submit grant applications for the funds.Hartsfield-Jackson issued a...WW…

On July 17 the High Museum of Art will bring another fanciful installation to its outdoor Sifly Piazza.A series of mesh tents supported by a metal superstructure, “Murmuration,” will go on view July 17 , and remain through Nov. 29.A “murmuration” is a flock of starlings, and the structure at the High is intended to echo the city’s famous tree canopy and perhaps provide a place for Atlanta’s many bird species to perch.Beneath this man-made canopy, guests can use the space as a shaded respite and participate in their own “nesting and perching” by using benches and “pods” suspended...…On July 17 the High Museum of Art will bring another fanciful installation to its outdoor Sifly Piazza.A series of mesh tents supported by a metal superstructure, “Murmuration,” will go on view July 17 , and remain through Nov. 29.A “murmuration” is a flock of starlings, and the structure at the High is intended to echo the city’s famous tree canopy and perhaps provide a place for Atlanta’s many bird species to perch.Beneath this man-made canopy, guests can use the space as a shaded respite and participate in their own “nesting and perching” by using benches and “pods” suspended...WW…