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Posted: 9:35 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Tyler Perry Studios Fire; Obama Marks One Year Since bin Laden's Death; Zimmerman's Old MySpace 

Fire breaks out at Tyler Perry Studios
Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fire breaks out at Tyler Perry Studios

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By Veronica Waters

Investigators say the structure of a building on the Tyler Perry Studios lot is okay after part of it caught fire. The four-alarm blaze broke out just before 9:00 Tuesday night, and nearly 100 firefighters kept it contained to one structure on the 30-acre lot on Continental Colony Parkway. Its cause is unknown. Witnesses said the flames were nearly six feet high. No one was injured. Tyler Perry was on the scene, but did not make any comments to reporters.

Thirteen people have been charged by prosecutors in the November hazing death of Florida A&M university drum major Robert Champion, Jr. Eleven people face felony counts; the other two, misdemeanors. State Attorney Lawson Lamar says a conviction for felony hazing could bring up to nearly six years in prison. Champion was beaten aboard a bus and suffered internal bleeding that caused him to go into shock, killing him. Lamar called Champion's death "nothing short of an American tragedy."

President Barack Obama says that "the tide has turned" in Afghanistan, as we mark the year since the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of a Navy SEALS team. In a prime-time address to the nation from Afghanistan, the president said the U.S. is on the path toward the destruction of al-Qaida. Addressing the nation from Afghanistan, Mr. Obama said an agreement he signed Tuesday will mean that any American forces that remain after the 2014 withdrawal will only be involved in training and counter-terrorism.

A Cherokee County teenager is dead following a SWAT standoff in a neighborhood off of Towne Lake Parkway. The teenager was shot and killed by a sniper when he pointed the gun at other officers.

Newt Gingrich is officially bowing out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination today.

Governor Deal signs into law a ban on abortions after five months. Exceptions can be made if the mother's life is in danger or if the fetus has a fatal birth defect. A number of female lawmakers raised objections during the debate over the bill, arguing medical decisions should be left up to a woman and her doctor.

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season by the NFL, one of four players punished Wednesday for participating in the team's cash-for-hits bounty system. Defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with the Green Bay Packers, was suspended for the first half of the 16-game season; Saints defensive end Will Smith was barred for the opening four games; and linebacker Scott Fujita, now with the Cleveland Browns, will miss the first three games. Like Vilma, they were suspended without pay.

The man who shot an unarmed Florida teen has an old MySpace page -- on which George Zimmerman made disparaging comments about Mexicans. The page has been confirmed as authentic by his attorney. The shooting of Trayvon Martin sparked racial tensions because Martin was black, while Zimmerman has a white father and Hispanic mother. Supporters of the slain teen say he was a victim of racial profiling.

The Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics are all even in their Eastern Conference playoff series. The Celtics rallied from an 11-point deficit on Tuesday to beat Atlanta 87-80 to win Game 2. Game 3 is Friday night in Boston.

The KISS 104 weather forecast: mostly to partly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.

Veronica Waters

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