1. Rapper Young Thug was arrested Wednesday morning, eight days after allegedly threatening toshoot a Perimeter Mall security guard in the face. According to an arrest warrant, Williams was asked to leave the mall and was being escorted out when he "threatened to shoot (a security guard) in the face." [Read more]

2. Atlanta's Hussein Fatal, Tupac Shakur associate, killed in Friday crash: Fatal was a passenger in Zanetta L. Yearby's black Dodge Challenger just after 2:30 a.m. Friday, according to a Georgia State Patrol crash report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was best known as a member of the Tupac-led rap group The Outlawz. [Read more]

4. Reflecting on the Braves' deals: Were they worth it? Granted, grading the deals today is somewhat like grading an NFL draft after a few hours. But it's the All-Star break, a time for analysis. [So here goes]

5. A Clarkston coffee truck with a mission: Initially, Refuge Coffee, which opened for business just a month ago, limited its business to one corner of Clarkston one day a week. Now it is here 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. every Tuesday at the Cobb Galleria; and at other times on television and movie sets, private events and weddings. [Read more]

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, among others, will no longer be considered fee-free days at U.S. National Parks. While the MLK National Historic Park in Atlanta doesn't charge admission, the new schedule will affect such metro Atlanta sites as Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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Fans celebrate in the stands after Cape Verde defeated Eswatini in a World Cup qualifying soccer match at Estádio Nacional in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, to clinch their qualification for the 2026 World Cup. (Cristiano Barbosa/AP)

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