Pence's plane slides off runway. Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence's campaign plane slid off a runway during a rainstorm at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Thursday, tearing up concrete before coming to rest on a patch of grass. There were no injuries. [Read here]
Hawks win season-opener. Now, Dennis Schroder is a starting point guard in the NBA. He officially took over the position for the Hawks in their 2016-17 regular-season opener against the Wizards on Thursday night at Philips Arena. [Read here]
Ross Harris prosecution to rest. The state plans to rest its case today in the Justin Ross Harris murder trial. Defense attorney Maddox Kilgore objected to the jury's visit to the courthouse parking lot yesterday to view Harris's Hyundai Tucson — the vehicle in which Harris left his 22-month-old son, Cooper, to die in the heat of a June day in 2014. [Read here]
Georgians without legal status travel north, highlight plight. Six Georgians who lack legal status in the U.S. are traveling to colleges across the Northeast this week, seeking admission to them while highlighting Peach State policies that bar them from attending five of their home state's top universities and paying heavily discounted in-state tuition rates at its others. [Read here]
Mild now, record highs ahead. Weather conditions were off to a mild and dry start Friday. But that mild weather will turn to hot by the afternoon. Expect northwest breezes, no clouds and heat that flirts with record-breaking levels. [Read here]
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