1. Braves trade Mallex Smith, Shae Simmons to Seattle for prospects. The Braves traded outfielder Mallex Smith and relief pitcher Shae Simmons to the Seattle Mariners for a pair of left-handed pitching prospects, Luiz Gohara and Thomas Burrows. [Read more]

2. John Lewis denounces Jeff Sessions' attorney general nomination. U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, excoriated U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions' attorney general nomination on Wednesday, implying in testimony that the longtime Alabama senator would only look out for "some of us." [Read more]

3. Cobb vlogger cited by code enforcement for home business. A popular video blogger has been cited for violating county code by creating and uploading videos from the Cobb home he shares with his collaborators. [Read more]

4. Multiple shell casings found after shooting in parking lot of DeKalb Zaxby's. Employees of a DeKalb County Zaxby's restaurant hid in a nearby Pizza Hut after police responded to a report of shots fired Wednesday afternoon. [Read more]

5. Gov. Nathan Deal calls for 2 percent teacher pay raise, big projects. Gov. Nathan Deal proposed Wednesday a 2 percent pay raise for Georgia teachers and a massive building program that includes borrowing $105 million to build a state courthouse on the site of the old archives building down the street from the Capitol. [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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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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