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Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) poses with a supporter in Rome, Ga., late Tuesday. Greene, criticized for promoting bigoted videos and supporting the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, won the GOP nomination for Georgia's 14th Congressional District.

QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress

President Trump is congratulating Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "future Republican Star." Greene has endorsed a theory that satanic pedophiles secretly run the world.

Fani Willis is poised to become the next Fulton County District Attorney after winning a runoff election against her former boss on Tuesday. Willis is seen here in 2014 during the trial of 12 former Atlanta Public Schools educators accused in a conspiracy to inflate state test scores.

'We Made Herstory': Fani Willis Poised To Become First Woman DA in Georgia County

Willis defeated six-term Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, and her former boss, in Tuesday's runoff. Howard has been dogged by scandal, including his handling of the Rayshard Brooks case.

California Sen. Kamala Harris at a campaign event for presidential candidate Joe Biden in Detroit, Michigan on March 9, 2020. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images)

What Sen. Kamala Harris' Candidacy Means For The Democratic Party

Errin Haines, The 19th's editor-at-large, discusses what California Sen. Kamala Harris brings to the party ticket.

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods speaks during a press conference in Ocala, Fla., in 2018. Woods sent an email Tuesday informing the approximately 900 people working in the department that "when you are on-duty/working as my employee and representing my Office – masks will not be worn," the Ocala<em> Star-Banner</em> reports.

Florida Sheriff Orders Deputies And Staff Not To Wear Face Masks

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods says that "effective immediately, any individual walking in to any one of our lobbies ... wearing a mask will be asked to remove it."

City Scenes: Northern Colorado's Music Community Rallies For Mental Health

In this edition of Slingshot's City Scenes, which shines a spotlight on local music scenes around the country, Colorado musicians stage an online concert to help those struggling during the pandemic.

A professor at the University of Brasilia and coordinating doctor for tests of the Sinovac Biotech vaccine, shows the vaccine to journalists amidst the coronavirus pandemic on Aug. 5, 2020 in Brazil. (Andressa Anholete/Getty Images)

Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be A 'Dimmer Switch,' Researcher Says

Large populations of susceptible or at-risk people need to be studied in order to gauge the safety and efficacy of a coronavirus vaccine, says Dr. Richard Kennedy of the Mayo Clinic.

Puerto Rico's Arecibo Radio Telescope Damaged By Falling Cable

The cable tore a gaping 100-foot hole in one of the largest radio telescope dishes in the world, taking the instrument offline until repairs can be made.

Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Make 1st Joint Appearance

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his newly named running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., made their first joint appearance in Delaware on Wednesday.

The U.S. Military Is Using Esports As A Recruitment Tool

The military has jumped into the booming world of competitive electronic gaming called "esports." But the new approach to reaching potential new recruits comes with new challenges.

Firefighters in the valley area of Vacaville, in northern California, during the LNU Lightning Complex fire on Aug. 19.

Wildfires Are 1st Big Test To COVID-19 Firefighter Safety Plans

Thousands of firefighters are deployed to dangerous megafires in the West, the first big tests to the added safety protocols fire managers scrambled to get in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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