Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. Good news: The rain has finally subsided, meaning the weather shouldn't be a factor in your Tuesday afternoon commute. Bad news: The vice president of the United States of America will be in town just in time for rush hour. [Read more]

2. Former Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson, one of the most promising young talents in the game just five years ago, died at age 29. Former teammates remembered him as "the kindest, most loyal person." [Read more]

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Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle, assistant director of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, says the the DOE rule change is “a slippery slope” for civil rights. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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