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The end of the Conan O’Brien chapter of “The Tonight Show” was officially hammered out on Thursday with a lot of money — and some parting recriminations — being dished out. O’Brien’s settlement with NBC will pay him $32.5 million. Click here for details.

Scott Brown, a little-known Republican state senator, rode a growing sense of unease among independent voters to an extraordinary upset Tuesday night when he was elected to fill the Senate seat that was long held by Edward M. Kennedy in the overwhelmingly Democratic state of Massachusetts.

For the latest updates on the situation in Haiti, click here.

The Haitian Community of Atlanta is having an emergency meeting to discuss earthquake relief efforts. Click here for details.

In his first interview since the earthquake, Haitian president René Préval said the country was destroyed and he believed there were thousands of people dead. “Parliament has collapsed. The tax office has collapsed. Schools have collapsed. Hospitals have collapsed,” he said. “There are a lot of schools that have a lot of dead people in them.”

Maureen Allaben, the spunky set decorator for “The Mo’Nique Show” and a local food stylist, was killed Sunday by her husband, who drove for two days with her body in the bed of his pickup truck before turning himself in, authorities said Wednesday.

January and February are the months most people die in Georgia from home fires. Space heaters are usually the cause since many people depend on them for economical home heating, but space heaters can be destructive and deadly. Click here to read tips on how to avoid the dangers.

Looks like we'll see snow flying in the Atlanta area Thursday. Georgia State Troopers want you to consider these tips to stay safe on the roads. Click here for details.

As Air Force One lifted off Sunday night, President Obama and his family left behind a 77-degree Hawaiian evening for Washington, D.C., where the temperature was a brisk 23 degrees. If a 54-degree climate swing were not reason enough to lament the end of vacation, President Obama certainly had others.

Kasim Reed became Atlanta's mayor today at a ceremony at the Atlanta Civic Center. Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein conducted the swearing-in at the event that began with a song from the Howard University choir, Reed's alma mater.

“The Princess and the Frog” was tops at the box office as families flocked to theaters during opening weekend to see Disney’s animated musical comedy featuring the first African-American princess. In this interview, Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose talks about voicing Princess Tiana.

As news of Percy E. Sutton’s death spread on Sunday in Harlem, the sadness spanned generations and city blocks, from Sutton’s home on 135th Street to the doorstep of the Apollo, that cultural heart of Harlem that Sutton jolted to life.