Catch up on the news everyone is talking about:
- 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.
- Before heading out for lunch, check out the AJC Spring Dining Guide.
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