1. Band leader at Georgia's top high school accused of child molestation. Michael Appelbaum, who spent nearly eight years at the Gwinnett County School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, is in the Gwinnett Adult Detention Center on multiple counts of aggravated child molestation and one count of sexual assault by a teacher, principal or administrator, according to online jail records. [Read more]
2. Hamilton stays on $10 bill; Tubman goes on $20. Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist who was born a slave, will stand with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin as among the iconic faces of U.S. currency. [Read more]
3. Kelly Ripa reportedly furious, skips "Live" after Michael Strahan's exit announced. Actress Ana Gasteyer filled in. Although a number of outlets have reported she was "blindsided" by the news and is spitting mad over her co-host's imminent departure the show called Ripa's absence simply "a day off." [Read more]
4. These are Georgia's top 25 public schools, according to new ranking. In a new ranking released this week, the Gwinnett County School of Mathematics, Science and Technology is not only No. 1 in Georgia, but the nation's 27th best high school (a decline from its fourth overall ranking in 2015). [Read more]
5. Health official sues Georgia for 'religious discrimination.' Dr. Eric Walsh, who in recorded sermons called homosexuality a sin and said evolution is a "religion created by Satan," filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Georgia Department of Public Health for rescinding a job offer two years ago because of what he said were his religious views. [Read more]
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