ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta Now News at 10) — Voter outreach efforts are picking up steam around the South, and here in Georgia, ahead of the November elections. A local partnership is providing millions of dollars in grants to help the cause. Georgia’s Asian American community played a big role in the historic voter turnout in 2020, and voter advocacy groups are now rounding up voters for the 2022 elections. “We are doing much of the same that we have been doing, in terms of engaging our communities in multiple languages,” said Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta Executive Director Phi Nguyen ..read more

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — The launch of NASA’s historic Artemis I moon mission has been postponed after the team was unable to work through an issue with one of the rocket’s four engines. “It’s too early to say what the options are,” said Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager at a NASA press conference. “We really need time to look at all the information, all the data. We’re going to play all nine innings here. We’re not ready to give up yet.” The next opportunity to send the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft on their journey is September 2, but whether or no ..read more

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10)– The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested two different suspects during an undercover child pornography investigation in 2021. Both suspects received multiple consecutive life sentences in the Florida state prison system, they were responsible for repeatedly sexually abusing an 8 year old child together, and creating, filming, and trading child pornography. On August 22, 2022, 30-year-old David Lavin, Jr. of Winter Haven pleaded no contest to 21 counts of possession of child pornography, four counts sexual battery by a suspect over 18 on a victim under 12 ..read more

(CW44 News AT 10 | CNN) — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will headline a new, Monday night golf competition set to launch in January 2024. The TGL has been formed in partnership with the PGA Tour and aims to attract a younger audience to golf through technology and custom-built arenas. Competitions will feature six teams of three PGA Tour players and will be televised live in a primetime slot on Monday nights. The high-tech concept will see players hit shots on a virtual screen before moving to a “state-of-the-art short game complex” in the center of the stadium, according to a press release. Ev ..read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — The Artemis I rocket is set to take off for an uncrewed flight around the moon, and NASA is counting down the minutes. The countdown officially started at 9:53 a.m. on Saturday, according to a tweet from NASA’s Artemis account. The countdown started once the launch teams arrived at their stations at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch timeline has been shaped by lessons learned from the wet dress rehearsal, conducted on August 22. The rehearsal simulated almost every part of the launch, including loading the spacecr ..read more

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta Now News at 10) — The state and local NAACP branches are demanding federal law enforcement investigate the Atlanta Police Department, saying APD has demonstrated racist patterns and practices of killing Black men. Three months after Atlanta police shot and killed Nygil Cullins, 22, his family says the grief is unbearable. “What happened? Can you at least give us an update? Can you give us answers? Can you give us something,” said his mother, Dr. Mya Speller Cullins. “They took him away from me. I used to talk to Nygil every day,” said Demietrice Brown, his grandmother. “L ..read more

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta Now News at 10) – During its first annual Morning of Hope, St. Vincent de Paul Georgia  spotlighted the organization’s efforts to address poverty, homelessness and lack of affordable healthcare of Georgia. Members of the organization, volunteers and supporters crowded the ballroom at the Westin Perimeter Hotel and enjoyed an early morning breakfast during the program, which was centered around a theme of hope. “Hope truly does change when it comes to lifting people out of hardship and misfortune,” said SVdP Georgia CEO Patrick McNulty. Staggering statistics showing 1 ..read more

WASHINGTON, DC. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — The Justice Department must release a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit by noon on Friday, a federal judge ruled. The affidavit lays out why investigators believe there was probable cause that crimes had been committed. The warrant authorized the FBI to search former President Donald Trump’s home and private club earlier this month. Earlier Thursday, the DOJ submitted its proposed redactions to US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, who issued the order for the public release. Justice Department Spokesman Anthony C ..read more

SYRIA. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — The US carried out additional airstrikes targeting enemy positions and rocket launchers near Deir ez-Zor in northeast Syria following a rocket attack on coalition bases in the region that injured three US troops on Wednesday, according to a US official. A number of enemy fighters were killed in the strikes, which was launched from an AC-130 gunship. The US launched the latest strikes overnight in response to a rocket attack against two coalition bases housing US troops in Syria in which three US service members suffered minor injuries. In the initial response t ..read more

DECATUR, Ga. (WUPA) — DeKalb County government officials are partnering with local faith leaders to distribute about 5,000 boxes of Georgia-grown food on Saturday, August 27. The food will include fruits, vegetables, eggs, and chicken hindquaters. According to county officials, residents will receive about $45 worth of food on a first-come, first-serve basis. “Hardworking families are struggling to keep food on the table because food prices have increased every month this year and are now 12 percent higher than last summer,” said DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond in a statement. “DeKalb Count ..read more