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Thick smoke billows into the sky from the area behind the Statue of Liberty, lower left, where the World Trade Center towers stood after airplanes crashed into both towers on Sept. 11, 2001, causing them to collapse. The Sept. 11 attacks in New York City and Washington killed almost 3,000 people and led to a long war in Afghanistan. (Daniel Hulshizer/AP)

Former AJC reporter recounts the horror of New York after the 9/11 attacks.

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A.M. ATL: Time flies

ICE faces $2M claim over unprecedented raid at Hyundai site in Georgia

Dekalb County District Attorney announces charges on Jamal Toliaferro

DeKalb DA says DNA ties one man to 3 cold cases. Are there more victims?

Pushback against talking about Charlie Kirk troubles teachers a year after his death

Cobb father charged in boy’s death after police say sick child was left alone

No injuries after gunfire prompts ‘robust’ response at Piedmont Park, APD says

UPDATE

19-year-old charged after gunfire incident at Piedmont Park, Atlanta police say

CEO of Dunkin’ and Arby’s parent Inspire Brands on temporary medical leave

Paul Brown, co-founder and CEO of Inspire Brands, a Sandy Springs-based fast food giant is on temporary medical leave of absence just as the company prepares to go public.

Joseph E. Geshwiler, former AJC opinion writer, dies at 89

In his self-written obituary, Geshmiler says he contributed more than 4,000 opinion articles for the Constitution across 17 years.

Mother charged in son’s hot car death leaves jail for house arrest

Deja Coleman, who faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of her 1-year-old son, had been in jail since late July but was granted bond Wednesday.

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Buckhead estate sells for second-highest price ever in metro Atlanta

A sprawling Buckhead estate has sold for $18.6 million, as luxury home sales outpace the broader metro Atlanta housing market.

A.M. ATL: It’s coming

Morning, y’all! We don’t often consider fall a big bloom season, but all over Georgia, new pops of color come out as the weather gets cooler.

‘No hope’: More Georgia immigrants voluntarily leave as detention increases

Voluntary departure cases are up 200% in Georgia this year.

AJC REPORTER COLUMN

I was teaching on 9/11. No lesson plan could’ve prepared me.

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, began like so many others before it. I was teaching fourth grade at Warren T. Jackson Elementary in northwest Atlanta. A small K-5 elementary sc...

Atlanta heavy metal band Mastodon sued by late guitarist’s estate

Lawsuit states the band failed to pay Mastodon founder Brent Hinds for his share of the business after kicking him out of the group.

Council members urge Dickens administration to revisit Beltline rail

The first-term council member is hopeful the resolution will help persuade local leaders “that this is a project worth pursuing.”

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Ossoff makeup ads hint of Collins’ flagging foundation

Election silly season is back in full force.

This Atlanta company plans to split in two. Here is its leadership plan.

Genuine Parts announced its separation plan in February, aiming to divide its auto and industrial parts divisions into two separate public companies.

Moore's Ford Bridge mass lynching, July 25, 1946. Graves of the victims; family and community members at graveside, Georgia, July 28, 1946. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.)

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80 years after Moore’s Ford lynchings, grand jury transcripts must be released

The 1946 Moore’s Ford lynchings have been the subject of books, documentaries and court battles, yet records from the grand jury investigation remain hidden from the public.

A.M. ATL: Scattered and smothered

Morning, y’all. Your Sept. 9 update: More than 500 Georgia National Guard troops remain in D.C., Waffle House takes on unionization effort, a Dragon Con dispatch and more.