JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD - MAY 19: U.S. President Barack Obama boards Air Force One on May 19, 2013 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Obama is on a day trip to Atlanta, GA to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution.
Former NBA player Bernard King is presented a jersey by John Doleva, president and CEO of the Hall of Fame, left, during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class announcement, Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta, GA.
Atlanta: Three Georgia counties have filed a lawsuit claiming that British bank HSBC cost them hundreds of millions of dollars in extra expenses and damage to their tax bases by aggressively signing minorities to housing loans that were likely to fail.
The Atlanta-area counties' failure or success with the relatively novel strategy could help determine whether other local governments in the US try to hold big banks accountable for losses in tax revenue based on what they claim are discriminatory or predatory lending practices.
CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 04: Monica Cabbler of Atlanta, GA prays during the benediction during day one of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 4, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC that will run through September 7, will nominate U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate.
Georgia Tech quarterbacks Tevin Washington,left, Holland Frost, center, and Justin Thomas sign posters during Georgia Tech Fan Day at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Several thousand football fans stood in line to get autographs and pictures of their favorite football players and coach.
ATLANTA, GA - JULY 22: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston seen on July 22, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. 11 year old Kyle Glover was the son of Tameka Foster and her former partner Ryan Glover, and the stepson of musician Usher. Doctors removed Kyle Glover from life support on Saturday, July 21st. He was injured on July 8th at Lake Lanier when his inner tube was hit by a jetski.
