Five things to know Tuesday, Dec. 22:

1. A Miss Universe contestant is angry about the mixup when declaring a pageant winner Sunday night. But it isn't Miss Colombia, who was first crowned, or Miss Philippines, who went home with the crown. [Jennifer Brett has the story on this latest controversy]

2. Yes, Braves beat writer David O'Brien knows baseball. He also knows music. [O'Brien puts together his annual list of the top 50 albums of 2015]

3. A Cobb County mother is accused of stealing a teacher's purse during kindergarten Christmas party. [Alexis Stevens has the details here]

4. Let it snow, let it snow, on Snow Mountain ... [Go tubing today, plus three other fun things to do in Atlanta]

5. It's the first day of winter! It's 59 degrees outside! It's also foggy, so be careful. [Get your full Atlanta area weather forecast here]

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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