1. Prosecutor challenges credibility of juror in hot-car murder trial. After the juror had been answering questions for about 30 minutes, prosecutor Jesse Evans went into full cross-examination mode. He challenged the validity of Juror #57's answers on his questionnaire and then asked why he didn't report that he had three prior arrests, not just the one he admitted to. [Read more]

2. Ted Cruz announces Carly Fiorina as VP running mate. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announced Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina as his running mate Wednesday afternoon, part of a last-ditch effort to prevent front-runner Donald Trump from clinching the GOP nomination outright. [Read more]

3. Gurvir Dhindsa has left 'Good Day Atlanta' after second stint. "Good Day Atlanta" Gurvir Dhindsa has left Fox 5 after five years as a co-anchor. Her final day was last Friday. [Read more]

4. DeKalb police shoot, kill man with machete-like weapon, live chickenDeKalb County police fatally shot a man Wednesday morning who was wielding a machete-like weapon in one hand and a live chicken in the other, the department said. [Read more]

5. 10-year-old boy pulled from Westin pool has diedStephen Akinlabi, 10, was rushed to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite on Saturday after he fell into a pool and nearly drown while attending a birthday party at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, his parents told Channel 2 Action News. [Read more]

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Mathew Palmer, a former Delta Air Lines employee, at his home in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  Palmer was fired less than two weeks after writing a post on social media about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (Natrice Miller/AJC)