1. Prison inmate charged in shooting in upscale Gwinnett neighborhood. Nearly three months after a shooting in an upscale neighborhood near Lawrenceville left a 25-year-old man dead, Gwinnett County police said Thursday they have arrested two people — a Norcross teen and a prison inmate — in connection with the crime. [Read more]

2. Donald Trump slams Pope Francis for questioning his Christianity.  Donald Trump just took on perhaps a foe even he can't tackle: Pope Francis. [Read more]

3. Cops: Man tied up, beaten, robbed in Atlanta home invasion. Police are searching for multiple suspects who stormed into a northwest Atlanta home, then beat, tied up and robbed a man inside. [Read more]

4. Prosecutor: Former DeKalb cop disgraced county, dishonored badge. A former DeKalb County sergeant on trial for police misconduct orchestrated a series of beatings on three teens and a 18-year-old suspected of burglaries, prosecutors alleged in opening statements Thursday. [Read more]

5. Condemned man praises God in recorded final statement. Little more than three hours before he was put to death Wednesday night, Travis Clinton Hittson recorded a final statement professing his faith in God. [Read more]

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Corbin Spencer, right, field director of New Georgia Project and volunteer Rodney King, left, help Rueke Uyunwa register to vote. The influential group is shutting down after more than a decade. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2017)

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