1. Justin Ross Harris sentenced to life in prison without parole. Justin Ross Harris, convicted three weeks ago of intentionally leaving his 22-month-old son inside a hot car to die, was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. [Read more]
2. Georgia University System reacts sharply to talk of sanctuary campuses. A mushrooming controversy over efforts to defy President-elect Donald Trump and protect immigrants without legal status who are studying on college campuses prompted a sharp reaction from Georgia's University System Monday. [Read more]
3. Council to consider abandoning streets to complete Underground sale. The Atlanta City Council is considering legislation to keep alive the pending sale of Underground Atlanta to a South Carolina developer. But the resolution could mean key streets near the tiered downtown mall would no longer be public rights-of-way and would fall under the control of a private company. [Read more]
4. Prosecutors plan to retry police officer. Prosecutors say they intend to retry a fired South Carolina police officer whose murder trial ended in a mistrial on Monday when jurors could not reach a verdict. [Read more]
5. NFL's most fashionable player benched for dress code violation. Carolina quarterback Cam Newton said following the Panthers' loss Sunday that he was benched from starting the game because he didn't wear a tie while traveling with the team to Seattle, a requirement of coach Ron Rivera. [Read more]
