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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, center, drives to the basket against Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) and center Al Horford (42) during the first half of Game 5 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Trae Young’s long 3 lifts Hawks to 119-117 win over Celtics

By Kyle Hightower - Associated Press

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III (44) reacts after diving for the ball against Atlanta Hawks forward Saddiq Bey (41) during the first half of Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Sunday, April 23, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Brown, Tatum score 31 each; Boston beats Hawks for 3-1 lead

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter, left, protects the ball as Denver Nuggets forward Bruce Brown defends in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 9, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

What to know entering the NBA playoffs

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem stands and watches his team play against the Brooklyn Nets during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin)

Udonis Haslem, Heat reflect on rare 20-year NBA career

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams speaks to volunteers during an election eve phone and text bank party, Nov. 7, 2022, in Atlanta. Howard University in Washington announced Wednesday, April, 5, 2023, that Abrams would be joining its faculty. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Stacey Abrams to join faculty at Howard University

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Washington Nationals' Keibert Ruiz (20) grounds out during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the New York Mets, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Nationals projected to be irrelevant in tough NL East

By Charles Odum - Associated Press

A protester stands along Intrenchment Creek in DeKalb County, Ga., near the site of a planned police training center on March 9, 2023. The protester's button is in honor of Tortuguita, a 26-year-old activist who was fatally shot by Georgia authorities in January. (AP Photo/R.J. Rico)

Muddy clothes? ‘Cop City’ activists question police evidence

By R.J. Rico - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) shoots between Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, forward Kyle Kuzma (33), and center Daniel Gafford (21) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 10, 2023, in Washington. The Hawks won 114-107. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hawks top Wizards 114-107 to sweep 2-game set at Washington

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis, left, looks to pass in front of Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hawks edge Wizards 122-120 despite Porzingis’ 43 points

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) is shown against the Atlanta Hawks during an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Beal, Wizards spoil Snyder’s Hawks debut with 119-116 win

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

FILE - U.S. President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd while walking with his wife, Rosalynn, and their daughter, Amy, along Pennsylvania Avenue. The Carters elected to walk the parade route from the Capitol to the White House following his inauguration in Washington, Jan. 20, 1977. Carter announced his campaign for the presidency in December 1974. At that point he had never met an American president. He later said part of what nudged him into the race was meeting several candidates ahead of the 1972 campaign and concluding that he was talented as they were. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)

Carter: Still a model for candidates asking ‘Why not me?’

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney speaks during a hearing to decide if the final report by a special grand jury looking into possible interference in the 2020 presidential election can be released Jan. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. The public on Feb. 15, will see portions of a report by a special grand jury that investigated whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes while trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Parts of Georgia special grand jury report to be released

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Road to Majority conference Friday, June 17, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Trump election probe grand jury believes some witnesses lied

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

In this image taken from body cam video released by the Atlanta Police Department, officers respond to gunfire in the distance near the future site of City of Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center on Jan. 18, 2023, near Atlanta, Ga. Authorities said Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, an environmental activist who went by the name Tortuguita, died at the scene, and a state trooper was injured with a gunshot wound. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)

Police video from ‘Cop City’ operation doesn’t show shooting

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks during a rally for the Democratic National Committee at Richard Montgomery High School, Aug. 25, 2022, in Rockville, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Democrats consider holding convention in Georgia after pushing ‘Jim Crow’ narrative

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Demonstrators protest the death of an environmental activist, who went by Tortuguita, in Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Tortuguita was killed Wednesday, Jan. 18, after authorities said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper. Activists have questioned officials’ version of events, demanding an independent investigation. (AP Photo/R.J. Rico)

Protesters: ‘Cop City’ activist’s killing doesn’t make sense

By R.J. Rico - Associated Press

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney swears in potential jurors during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury in Atlanta, on May 2, 2022. McBurney is set to hear arguments on whether to release a report by a special grand jury tasked with investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies broke any laws as they sought to overturn his narrow 2020 election loss in Georgia. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Judge to hold hearing over Georgia special grand jury report

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

President Joe Biden attends a service honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden: Americans should ‘pay attention’ to MLK’s legacy

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., enter Ebenezer Baptist Church, Jan. 11, 2022, in Atlanta. Warnock is senior pastor at the church. With Warnock having secured his first full term and Biden buoyed by Democrats' better-than-expected election results, the senator is welcoming the president back to Georgia and to America's most famous Black church. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden welcomed back to Georgia after laying low in midterms

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

Devastation is seen in the aftermath from severe weather, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, in Moundville, Ala. A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South spurred a tornado on Thursday that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees. (Mike Goodall via AP)

Tornado hits Selma, Alabama; 8 deaths reported across South

By Kim Chandler and Jeff Martin - Associated Press