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Funeral arrangements were announced early Friday for the two Georgia Southern University nursing students from metro Atlanta killed in Wednesday's pile-up on I-16 that also killed three of their classmates. The five nursing students were memorialized on the campus of Georgia Southern in a ceremony Thursday. | Photos

The truck company involved in the fatal crash that killed five Georgia nursing students has a poor safety record.

Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar used a YouTube video to fire back at critics who lampooned his request for donations for a $65 million jet. "If I want to believe God for a $65 million plane, you cannot stop me," Dollar told his followers. "You cannot stop me from dreaming. I'm gonna dream until Jesus comes."

A motorcycle driver died after colliding with a car on Windy Hill Road in Cobb County, police said. The victim's name has not been released.

Another DeKalb official is under investigation. The FBI is looking into repairs made to the home of interim CEO Lee May after a sewer line backup in late 2010 spilled raw sewage into his living room.

A former top finance official with the Georgia Lottery has filed a whistleblower lawsuit claiming that he was fired after refusing to present inflated sales projections.

The slumping Braves lost again to the surging Mets. The team plays in Philadelphia tonight.

The Atlanta Hawks play game three of the first round of the NBA playoffs Saturday. Here's why the Hawks are up 2 games against the Brooklyn Nets.

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Georgia Power, PSC staff strike deal for $16B expansion to power data centers

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Warnock renews push for enhanced job training with bipartisan bill

Employers that come to Georgia “are having a hard time finding workers with the education they need,” U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said in a written statement.

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