1. Ted Turner endorses Hillary Clinton. The billionaire and philanthropist writes in a statement, "I have had the good fortune of knowing some of the smartest and most powerful people in the world, and Secretary Hillary Clinton is at the top of that list." [Read here]

2. Woman says robber shot, killed her husband over $5 costume necklace. Anthony and Cynthia Welch were just leaving a birthday dinner when a man shot both of them in the parking lot of a Marietta restaurant. [Read here]

3. Power outages remain after Hurricane Matthew. Georgia Power reported 82,545 customers without power, and the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation had 19,502 just before 6 a.m., according to Channel 2 Action News. [Read here]

4. Samsung to stop producing Galaxy Note 7 phones. Samsung Electronics "has made a final decision to stop production" of the Galaxy Note 7 as reports come in that the smartphones are igniting, the Associated Press reports. [Read here]

5. Experts say Falcons are 'for real' this time. Victories over last season's two Super Bowl teams on consecutive Sundays have a lot of folks praising the Falcons. Here's some of the buzz. [Read here]

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Yemaya Lyles (right) wipes away tears during a news conference in front of the Rockdale County Public Schools administration building on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Lyles' son, Antonio, was assaulted by a paraprofessional, who has since been fired and charged with battery. Lyles says her case against the school district has dragged on since then. (Miguel Martinez/AJC 2023)

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