A Georgia judge has barred authorities from releasing crime scene and autopsy photos of a 24-year-old University of Georgia graduate slain while hiking. DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Dan Coursey said Wednesday releasing the photos of Meredith Emerson to Hustler Magazine would cause "irreparable harm." Authorities ...

Former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed announced Wednesday he will not run for Congress in Georgia, saying he can do more to push a conservative agenda through his work for a political startup. Reed considered seeking the Republican nomination for Georgia's 7th Congressional District ...

The leader of an assisted suicide group charged with helping a 58-year-old Georgia man with cancer kill himself says he's looking forward to a trial that he hopes will validate the group's work. Jerry Dincin says Tuesday that the Final Exit Network ...

Authorities said Monday they will not give Hustler Magazine crime scene and autopsy photos of a Georgia college student who was slain while hiking, with one lawmaker calling the porn publication's request "vile" and "disgusting." Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead said his agency would reject the magazine's "indecent" request for the photos of Meredith Emerson, whose ...