WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: As Tropical Storm Debby continues to impact communities across the Southeast, President Biden approved an emergency declaration for North Carolina, which authorizes FEMA to provide federal assistance to save lives, protect property and public health and safety. The Biden-Harris Administration urges those in the storm's path to take the necessary precautions. Th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Former Fulton County Detention Officer Monique Clark has been sentenced for using excessive force against a pretrial detainee at the Fulton County Jail. "Instead of carrying out his mission to ensure the safety and security of detainees in his custody at the Fulton County Jail, Clark abandoned his oath of office when he used excessive force to strangle a pre-trial  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Federal health care personnel, resources at-the-ready to support affected states U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared Public Health Emergenciesopens in a new tab (PHEs) for the states of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to address the health impacts of Hurricane Debby, now Tropical Storm Debby. The declarations follow President Biden's eme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: A former detention officer with the Fulton County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office was sentenced today to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for intentionally depriving a detained woman of her civil rights by using unreasonable force. Monique Clark, 32, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, pleaded guilty last March to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. According t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Secretary Antony J. Blinken marking 16 years since Russia's invasion of Georgia: * * * Today we mark sixteen years since Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Georgia and remember those killed, injured, or displaced by Russia's military campaign and illegal occupation. To this day, Russia continues to occupy 20 percent of Georgia's territory and impose its will on the people there, including by claiming the tran  more