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Atlanta Is Experiencing A Film And TV Production Boom

More than 70 film and TV projects were shot in and around Atlanta in 2017. So many, the area has developed a permanent production industry.

Children watch from their home in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 20 as people march about a mile to the police station to protest the shooting of Michael Brown. Brown's shooting in the middle of a street by a Ferguson police officer on Aug. 9 sparked protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. Some people are ready to leave the troubled city. Others say they will remain no matter what.

Unrest In Ferguson May Speed Up Decline Of Real Estate

Many in the Missouri city are worried about its future, and there's speculation there will be a "mass migration" should violence erupt again. But some residents remain committed to the city.

Trainer Jimmy McConnell of Shelbyville, Tenn., rides champion walking horse Watch It Now before a 2009 football game in Knoxville, Tenn. Celebrations of the breed's distinctive gait are a 75-year-old tradition, but animal rights activists say that for many of those decades, the walking horse industry has abused animals to get their knees even higher.

Making Sure Those Walking Horses Aren't Hurting Horses

Animal rights groups say Tennessee walking horses' distinctive high-stepping gait is partly the result of trainers hurting the animals. This year, a major show is testing to try and curb abuse.

Vials of the HPV vaccination drug Gardasil. Doctors and public health experts say the new version of the vaccine could protect more people against cancer.

HPV Vaccine Could Protect More People With Fewer Doses, Doctors Insist

In the U.S., there are about 39,000 cancers associated with the human papillomavirus each year. Doctors say the new HPV vaccine may help reduce the number of cases.

Research Says: Actually, Where You Go To College Matters

Researchers say that blacks and Latinos are underrepresented at the nation's top universities but overrepresented at open-access colleges.

Community health worker Teresa Johnson greets Pastor Shon Neyland before Sunday church services. Highland Christian Church estimates about half of its congregation is still not vaccinated.

Portland Congregation Races To Get Members Vaccinated Before Oregon Reopens

With Oregon set to end pandemic restrictions, Pastor Shon Neyland is fighting to get his congregation vaccinated. The vaccination rate within Black communities lags behind the state's overall numbers.

A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of up to 1,500 organizations around the world beginning on Friday. Many of those affected included dentist offices, car dealers, libraries, schools and grocery stores.

A Ransomware Attack Hit Up To 1,500 Businesses. A Cybersecurity Expert On What's Next

Dmitri Alperovitch says the scale of the attack, on software from U.S. firm Kaseya, is unprecedented. He wants President Biden to threaten sanctions on Russia for allowing cybercriminals to operate.

Philadelphia Schools: Another Year, Another Budget Crisis

The city's public schools have lurched from one crisis to the next. The latest: canceling the contract with the teachers' union. Just about everyone worries that there's no long-term fix in sight.

FILE- Jonathan Pagliarulo, 11, gets tested for COVID-19, after vaccinated family members tested positive for the virus, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in North Miami, Fla. Several Florida pediatric hospitals are reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases as schools reopen and the delta variant surges. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

COVID-19 Morning Report

The Alachua County School District is the first in the nation to receive federal funding from a Biden administration program aimed at supporting school districts facing financial sanctions for imposing student mask mandates.Florida’s supply of federally-purchased monoclonal antibody treatments will be cut by more than half starting next week.The Collier County School District has documented more COVID-19 cases in the first six weeks of this school year than in the entire previous school year.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Family Leadership Summit on July 16 in Des Moines, Iowa. Questions are floating around whether Noem had anything to do with the forced retirement of a state official after her daughter was denied a real estate appraiser's license.

Questions Arise About Gov. Noem And The Early Retirement Of A South Dakota Official

After South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's daughter was denied a real estate appraiser's license in the state, an official overseeing that program says she was forced into early retirement.

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