Prince hospitalized hours after Atlanta concerts

Just hours after the second of his two sold-out concerts in Atlanta ended, Prince was rushed to the hospital after his private plane made an emergency landing in Illinois, TMZ reports. His representative has not responded to a request for comment from the AJC.

TMZ reported that his “private plane made an unscheduled landing at Quad City International Airport in Moline just after 1 a.m. and that he “was immediately transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital.”

A rep later told the celeb site that he “wanted to make Thursday night’s performance in Atlanta, even though he was still not feeling well.” He started feeling worse after leaving Atlanta, hence the emergency landing. After a brief hospital stay in Moline he boarded the plane and “is now back home,” TMZ reports.

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Hearing set for suspect in activist’s slaying

The teenager arrested in connection with the shooting death of community activist Barney Simms waived his first appearance Friday, and has been scheduled for an April 29 preliminary hearing, at which police will be required to outline a portion of their case against him.

Eric Banks, 17, was arrested Thursday — five days after Simms was gunned down in his front yard at 2:30 p.m. on April 9. He is being held in the Fulton County Jail on no bond. No one from either Banks’ or Simms’ families went to the jail.

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Many in APS scandal can resume teaching careers

A year ago, 11 former Atlanta teachers and school administrators were sentenced to prison, home confinement or jail after a historic test-cheating trial, yet many already are eligible to resume their careers.

That’s because state officials who oversee educational licensing don’t necessarily yank a teacher’s certificate when he or she is convicted of a crime.

Today, at least five of the educators convicted in the test-cheating conspiracy could resume their careers, even though their criminal sentences have not yet been served. Most are free while they are appealing their convictions.

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