‘A Day Without Immigrants’ brings parts of Atlanta area to a halt; 2 dead in Barrow County plane crash and more

1. 'A Day Without Immigrants' brings parts of Atlanta area to a halt. Restaurateurs and shop owners shut their doors and protesters marched around the Atlanta area and across the nation Thursday as part of coordinated demonstrations aimed at the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies. [Read more]

2. BREAKING: 2 dead in Barrow County plane crash. A Beech C23 crashed at the end of the runway at the Barrow County Airport in Winder about 2 p.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. [Read more]

3. Trump says White House 'fine-tuned machine,' despite turmoil. Donald Trump mounted an aggressive defense of his young presidency Thursday, lambasting reports that his campaign advisers had inappropriate contact with Russian officials and vowing to crack down on the leaking of classified information. [Read more]

4. Braves great Greg Maddux wears disguise for baseball prank. Braves Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux donned wig, mustache and goatee to fool reigning baseball MVP Kris Bryant in a gag set up by redbull.com. [Read more]

5. Braves say they are ready to win now — this time they mean it. Freddie Freeman had only been in Braves camp a couple of hours Thursday, but already the first baseman could sense what he felt brewing for months, since the Braves won 20 of their last 30 games and then added three veteran starting pitchers during the offseason. [Read more]

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