First Slice 12-15-14: Spelman indefinitely suspends Cosby professorship
Plus,hostage situation in Sydney
Spelman College is indefinitely suspending its William and Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Endowed Professorship until, well, the numerous sexual assault allegations surrounding Bill Cosby are sufficiently addressed.
Watch out, Alabama and Florida! Gov. Nathan Deal has created "an office for interagency coordination and management of water resources." Georgia Environmental Protection Division director Jud Turner is leading the effort launched just before the legislative session and upcoming Supreme Court arguments over sharing water with neighboring states.
An East Point teacher says, despite having a substitute to cover her classroom duties, she was fired for walking out of the school to participate in a protest over a grand jury's decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown. Fulton County Schools claims otherwise.
Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize, his children are at war with one another.
You buried the lede, WSB: "A man who police say was naked and arrested nearby for disorderly conduct has been named as a person of interest."
And you thought American taxi drivers were hardcore in their dislike of Uber...
At least three hostages have escaped a Sydney cafe that was taken over by a gunman earlier today. Authorities say the suspect forced employees of the Martin Place restaurant to hold up an Islamist flag and have urged employees who work nearby to stay home.
ICYMI: Officials presented potential improvements for Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. And Atlanta Police made an arrest in the killings of two homeless men.