5 things to know today: Suit seeks emergency voter registration extension
1. Lawsuit seeks emergency voter registration extension in Ga. Voter advocates filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday night saying some coastal residents forced to flee Hurricane Matthew should be allowed more time to submit applications. [Read here]
2. 1 critically injured in shootout with police. An officer investigating car break-ins in northwest Atlanta was fired at by a man hiding in someone's driveway, according to Channel 2 Action News. [Read here]
3. Trump facing new allegations of sex assault. Two women tell The New York Times that Donald Trump touched them inappropriately — groping a woman in one instance and kissing a woman in another — during separate encounters that took place as long as three decades ago. [Read here]
4. Photos: Falcons practice out West. Rather than head home, the team traveled directly to Seattle after a football game Sunday in Denver, ahead of playing the Seattle Seahawks this coming Sunday in Seattle. [Read here]
5. Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature. American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician. [Read here]
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