1. Florida veteran, 72, shot while defending protected sea turtle nest: According to CBS Miami, Michael McAuliffe allegedly approached Stanley Pannanman, a 72-year-old Vietnam veteran who was volunteering with Sea Turtle Overnight Protection. The Associated Press reported that McAuliffe pulled stakes from around a protected nest because "he did not like sea turtles." [Read more]

2. Atlanta council asks Deal to consider changes to Stone Mountain relief: The Atlanta City Council is calling on Gov. Nathan Deal to consider giving Stone Mountain's famous Confederate Memorial Carving a makeover. [Read more]

3. 5 things to know from Rachel Dolezal's Vanity Fair interview: A simple question brought down the president of the NAACP in Spokane, Washington. [Watch video]

4. Man accused of shooting, killing squatter charged with murder: The man accused of shooting and killing a squatter Monday morning at his relative's DeKalb County home has been charged with murder, officials said. [Read more]

5. Chicken with a side of cash? Man finds $4,500 in Bojangles box: A Virginia man just wanted some hot chicken from Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits. But he got much more. [Read more]