Homeless men sleep on Marietta street Friday, June 5, 2020, in Atlanta.

Homeless men sleep on Marietta street Friday, June 5, 2020, in Atlanta.

Credit: (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta is aiming to house, not arrest, people facing homelessness ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which begins on Thursday.

MARTA is facing federal scrutiny in the wake of three violent incidents in the last two weeks, including a fatal stabbing.

An annual report on childhood well-being shows Georgia in the bottom half of the country, dropping from 37th to 38th.

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