Students at schools and colleges across Metro Atlanta are ‘walking out’ as part of a nationwide strike — which calls for a day of “no work, no school, no shopping”; The Venezuelan man convicted of killing a Georgia nursing student in 2024 is in court Friday requesting a new trial; the commissioner of Georgia's behavioral health agency talks about the state being released from a 2010 federal settlement agreement to improve treatment conditions.

<p>Students at schools and colleges across Metro Atlanta are &lsquo;walking out&rsquo; as part of a nationwide strike &mdash; which calls for a day of &ldquo;no work, no school, no shopping&rdquo;; The Venezuelan man convicted of killing a Georgia nursing student in 2024 is in court Friday requesting a new trial; the commissioner of Georgia's behavioral health agency talks about the state being released from a 2010 federal settlement agreement to improve treatment conditions.</p>

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<p>The Brief from WABE brings you daily news with context from Atlanta's public media outlet and National Public Radio member station. The Brief from WABE is updated daily before 7pm with a look at what is happening in the metro Atlanta area brought to you by your WABE News Team.</p>