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Atlanta actor Dayo Okeniyi talks about Apple TV’s ‘Dark Matter’

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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.

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?

NFL

Falcons QB Cooper Rush prepared to start with Tagovailoa’s health in question

KEN SUGIURA

Story of the Braves’ season can’t be told without Martín Pérez

UPDATE

Weekend heat advisory, storms expected to give way to milder Labor Day

The heat index was expected to reach 105 degrees in metro Atlanta on Sunday, but Labor Day highs are expected to be lower than in recent days.

GRIDLOCK GUY

Give grace during busy Labor Day weekend traffic, even to selfish drivers

Drive sober, slow down and ignore your phone. But also consider letting another motorist merge in front of you.

2 metro Atlanta agencies promise new Flock rules amid misuse findings

Gwinnett County police and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said reviews found misuse of license plate readers, leading to several officers resigning or facing charges.

Georgia News

A Black woman, Air Force One and the day America changed

Atlanta native Sonya Ross was part of the small press pool that followed President George Bush after the Sept. 11 attacks. Twenty-five years later, she remembers.

THE STEERING COLUMN

What 1,700 miles taught me about choosing a family car

Car shoppers have plenty of reasons to think carefully about what they're actually paying for.

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

One of the 475 workers arrested by ICE during an unprecedented raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia last year has filed a $2 million legal claim against the agency.

Crime & Public Safety

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

One of the 475 workers arrested by ICE during an unprecedented raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia last year has filed a $2 million legal claim against the agency.

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

A man was arrested and charged after officials said DeKalb’s cold case task force linked his DNA to cases dating as far back as 2014.

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

A father is facing second-degree murder and child cruelty charges after Cobb County police say he left his sick 2-year-old son alone for about six hours.

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Education

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

AJC REPORTER COLUMN

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Business

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Politics

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POLITICALLY GEORGIA

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Nation & World

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Mother charged in son’s hot car death granted bond by Gwinnett judge

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.”

Trilith wants college students to spend a semester on set

The purpose is to provide students real world experience in a field that doesn’t have a predefined path to “breaking in."

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.

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.

Large Atlanta law firm nabs rival’s team to open new office

Atlanta labor and employment law firm Ogletree Deakins is opening its 61st office with a nine-lawyer team it poached from competitor Littler Mendelson in Monterrey, Mexico.