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PHOTOS: Masters 2026 tournament starts
Honorary starters Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson launched play for the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Defending champion Rory McIlroy is tied for first with Sam Burns after the first round.
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Sam Burns tees off on the 17th green Thursday. He ended the day tied for first with Rory McIlroy. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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A burned trailer sits near a destroyed home as the Brantley Highway 82 fire burns, Thursday, April 23, 2026, near Nahunta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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PHOTOS: Two Georgia wildfires destroy homes, ravage thousands of acres

The Pineland Road fire in Clinch County, between the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and Valdosta, and the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, inland from Brunswick on Geo

Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey waves to fans after their 14-4 victory over Georgia in an NCAA baseball game at Truist Park on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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Credit: Jason Getz/AJC

PHOTOS: Georgia Tech beats Georgia in top-5 baseball matchup

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took down the Georgia Bulldogs, 14-4, in a matchup of top-5 baseball teams Tuesday at Truist Park.

A couple takes a selfie during SweetWater 420 Fest at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park in Atlanta on Friday, April 17, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)
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Credit: Abbey Cutrer/AJC

PHOTOS: SweetWater 420 Festival finds sweet spot at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park

Tianah Robinson’s parents view her body at Ebenezer Baptist Church before the start of a celebration of life Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Atlanta. Robinson was the 16-year-old who was killed during a shooting at Piedmont Park following 404 Day celebrations. (Ben Gray for the AJC)
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PHOTOS: Funeral for 16-year-old Tianah Robinson, who was fatally shot at Piedmont Park

Robinson was fatally shot on April 4 at Piedmont Park. The incident occurred more than an hour after the 404 Day festivities concluded.

A person walks past a display at the Illumine exhibit at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta on April 16, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC

PHOTOS: Illumine 2026 at Oakland Cemetery

The Illumine exhibit at Oakland Cemetery allows visitors to see art and more in a unique after dark experience.

Vice President JD Vance, alongside Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet (left), waves following a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC

PHOTOS: Vice president comes to Athens for Turning Point

Vice President JD Vance heads to the University of Georgia as part of Turning Point USA's traveling college campus series.

Thousands of people would turn on to Guidestones Road in Elberton every year to visit the Georgia Guidestones. But if you were to visit this place today, you'd be standing in an empty field. In 2022, someone blew them up. The AJC podcast "Who Blew Up the Guidestones?" explores the answer to that question and encounters some interesting people and places along the journey. (Tyler McBrien for the AJC)
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PHOTOS: On the road with the "Who Blew Up the Guidestones?" podcast

The Georgia Guidestones, six massive granite slabs inscribed with 10 “commandments” for society, stood in Elberton for 42 years until their explosive demise in 2022.

This is a rendering of a planned 4-acre park in Atlanta called Midtown Green, which is being developed by the Midtown Alliance. The rendering was unveiled publicly on April 14, 2026. (Courtesy of Midtown Alliance)
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PHOTOS: Renderings of Midtown Green, a planned Atlanta urban park