1. 2 Riverdale High School students found dead. Clayton police said the teenagers, a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, were former boyfriend and girlfriend. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Medical Examiner's Office is expected to conduct autopsies later Tuesday, according to a report. [Read here]
2. Hot-car murder trial: The defense takes its turn. The lead defense attorney in the Justin Ross Harris murder case will make his opening statement this morning, a day after the prosecutor delivered a blistering two-hour attack in which he said he will prove Harris intentionally left his son in a hot SUV to die. [Read here]
3. Snitker, Black, Washington lead candidates for Braves managerial post. While the Braves aren't ready to remove the "interim" label and hire Brian Snitker as their full-time manager, they've seriously narrowed the field of other candidates for the position. [Read here]
4. Here's what to watch for in tonight's vice presidential debate. The first and only head-to-head matchup between vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence on Tuesday evening will be hosted by Longwood University in the central Virginia town of Farmville. [Read here]
5. Georgia wins federal dollars for charter schools. Georgia will get $24.4 million to expand charter schools as one of eight states to win money in the latest round of the U.S. Department of Education's Charter Schools Program. [Read here]
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