Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON, ALEX VEIGA and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem. The bill, which ...

After years of growth, Georgia's film industry hits a painful reset

By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Ratledge used to make as much as $9,500 a week working on film sets around Atlanta. Now, he's on food stamps. The 48-year-old digital imaging technician moved from Indiana to Georgia in 2017 as studios — lured by generous tax ...