Police swarmed downtown Charleston, South Carolina, Thursday after a reported gunman stormed a local restaurant and pointed the weapon at patrons, authorities said.

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Students in Jeremy Lowe's fourth grade class at Parkside Elementary read "warm-up plays" they wrote on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Atlanta Public Schools saw significant improvement in fourth grade math and reading scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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