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The settlement is for far less than the city has argued MARTA owed — $70 million. But it’s a lot more than the $865,000 that MARTA officials and its auditor argued was due.

Parts of the Downtown Connector were closed early Thursday amid the morning commute after a pedestrian was fatally struck, officials say.

The execution will take place Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.

Morning, y'all. In your Aug. 27 update: Meta's billion-dollar settlement, Morgan & Morgan in court, plus a new AJC newsletter, the latest "Flagship" episode and more.

Both Georgia gubernatorial candidates want to raise teacher pay and improve literacy rates if elected.

Georgia tends to rank in the middle on topics like academics, teacher pay and spending, but has made recent steps toward improvement.

The Atlanta Board of Education will cast the deciding vote on Mayor Dickens’ idea to extend taxing districts, sacrificing revenue for revitalization. They are in no hurry.

Sheriff Patrick Labat pointed to slowness reaching a "bleeding out" inmate and an officer stuck in a broken elevator with inmates to demonstrate the risks at Rice Street jail.

A former Amazon contractor was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in federal prison for her involvement in a $10 million Atlanta-area scheme to defraud the company.

A gifted storyteller, Rev. Joanna Adams was magnetic in the pulpit. She was also devoted helping Atlanta's most vulnerable people, by founding shelters and nonprofits.