5 things to know tonight: Does Georgia have Safe Haven law to protect abandoned newborns?
1. Indiana has installed Safe Haven Baby Boxes -- but does Georgia have laws to protect abandoned newborns? Safe Haven laws for newborn babies are in the news after Indiana installed Safe Haven Baby Boxes to encourage new moms to safely give up their babies. [Read more about Ga.'s laws] [Read more about Indiana's baby boxes]
2. Before Prince died, doctor's son taught drug users to surf. Kornfeld's father sent his son to Prince's Minneapolis-area home, a decision that has raised questions about whether the doctor was acting legally at the time. The elder Kornfeld was not licensed to practice medicine in Minnesota and was not registered to care for patients there via telemedicine, as the state requires. His son was not a licensed prescriber. [Read more]
3. Doctors' group to Grady: Dump McDonald's location. A medical group trying to encourage hospitals nationwide to dump fast-food franchises on their premises is taking its message to Grady Memorial Hospital. [Read more]
4. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio calls for Chick-fil-A boycott. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urges people to stay away from Chick-fil-A as the Georgia-based restaurant chain plans to open a store in Queens Center Mall, the fourth location in the city. How effective de Blasio will be in calling for the boycott is unclear. [Read more]
5. Watch our for nightmare traffic in Atlanta this weekend: Roadwork, closures to avoid. Take a look at the list of this weekend's planned roadwork and lane closures around metro Atlanta's interstates, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. [Read more]
