Youth organizations nationwide will be holding events today to promote the importance of after-school programs.

Locally, VOX Teen Communications is sponsoring a karaoke night at 5 p.m. at their office on 229 Peachtree Street.

According to the Afterschool Alliance, 15 million American children spend their afternoons alone and unsupervised.

For more information, call 404-614-0040.

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Waymo autonomous vehicles operate across 65 square miles inside I-285 and have been involved in six incidents with Atlanta Public School buses since May. Waymo issued a recall because of their cars briefly stopping or slowing down before continuing forward while a bus was stopped and flashing its lights. (Courtesy of Atlanta Public Schools)

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