1. Suspect pleads guilty, gets life plus in violent Atlanta home invasion. Michael Lash may never regain feeling in one foot after being shot in both legs in a violent home invasion in August. But the family has forgiven the four teenagers responsible, they said Thursday morning in a Fulton County courtroom. [Read more]

2. Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum join Donald Trump opposite tonight's GOP debate. According to the Associated Press, Trump will be joined by two of his rivals at the event he's planning in place of attending Thursday's GOP debate. [Read more]

3. Ga. lawmaker: KKK made 'people straighten up.' State Rep. Tommy Benton asserts the Civil War wasn't fought over slavery and compares Confederate leaders to the Founding Fathers. [Read more]

4. 'Fake nurse' who worked at Bobbi Kristina's hospice signed death certificate, authorities say. According to Channel 2 Action News, the "fake nurse" who once worked at the hospice where Bobbi Kristina Brown died allegedly signed a death certificate in an unrelated case. [Read more]

5. Some clouds this evening, but mainly clear skies. You may still want to keep a light jacket nearby. [Get your 5-day forecast]