1. Trump picks Roswell congressman for health cabinet post. Tom Price was formally tapped to lead the department of health and human services Tuesday, putting a Georgian at the center of efforts to dismantle President Barack Obama's signature health care law. [Read here]
2. Braves trade for Mariners outfield prospect. The Braves added another recent first-round pick Monday when they traded minor league pitchers Rob Whalen and Max Povse to the Seattle Mariners for outfield prospect Alex Jackson. [Read here]
3. 'Sanctuary campus' proposal could cost Emory funding. A powerful Republican lawmaker aims to cut off state funding to Emory University and any other higher education institution that declares they will defy President-elect Donald Trump if he tries to deport immigrants who are illegally in the U.S. [Read here]
4. Plane carrying Brazilian soccer team crashes. A chartered plane carrying a Brazilian first division soccer team crashed outside Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 76 people, Colombian officials said Tuesday. Six people initially survived, but one of them later died in a hospital. [Read here]
5. Heavy rain brings crashes, flooding. For the first time in more than a month, metro Atlanta woke up to heavy downpours. But that rain led to flooding, standing water on local interstates and "one of the worst rush hours in recent memory," the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center's Mark Arum said. [Read here]
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