Atlanta, GA
Megyn Kelly slams CNN, Atlanta Journal-Constitution for not crediting her with reporting text messages in Fani Willis case
Megyn Kelly blasted CNN and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for not crediting her with reporting the contents of text messages between a defense attorney and a former law partner of a prosecutor who is said to have had a sexual relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
“We await your update to your late evening reports,” Kelly wrote on the X social media platform on Wednesday, tagging the cable news outfit and the Atlanta-based daily newspaper.
“You can cite us as first with texts in the #FaniWillis case. Not only did you not have an ‘exclusive,’ it took you all day to match our reporting.”
The Post has sought comment from AJC.
A CNN spokesperson told The Post that the network has changed the text of its online story to reflect that Kelly was the first to report the existence of the texts.
On her SiriusXM podcast on Tuesday, Kelly reported on text messages between Ashleigh Merchant, the attorney representing ex-Trump staffer Mike Roman, and Terrence Bradley.
Roman has retained Merchant in an effort to disqualify Willis from prosecuting former President Donald Trump for allegedly trying to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
Bradley is the former divorce lawyer and law partner of Nathan Wade, the prosecutor who was tapped by Willis to work on the Trump case even though she and Wade were involved romantically.
In court on Tuesday, Bradley was called back to testify about text messages in which he stated that he “absolutely” believed that Willis and Wade started dating before she hired him to lead the Trump case.
Steve Sadow, an attorney for Trump, pointed Bradley to a text exchange from earlier this year in which he appeared to acknowledge that Willis and Wade had been dating since they met at a judicial conference in late 2019.
“Do you think it started before she hired him?” Merchant texted Bradley earlier this year.
“Absolutely. It started when she left the DA’s office and was a judge in South Fulton,” Bradley replied.
In a follow-up text message, Merchant asked Bradley: “Is this accurate? Upon information and belief, Willis and Wade met while both were serving as Magistrate Judges and began a romantic relationship at that time.”
Bradley responded: “No Municipal court.”
Merchant: “Thank you.”
On the witness stand on Tuesday, Bradley appeared to be trying to put a distance between himself and the text messages, prompting Sadow to accuse him of lying on the witness stand.
Bradley testified on Tuesday that he did not know when the relationship between Wade and Willis started — contradicting the text messages.
“I do not have knowledge of it starting or when it started,” Bradley testified on Tuesday. “I never witnessed anything. So, you know, it was speculation.”
“Why in the heck would you speculate?” Sadow asked.
“I have no answer for that,” Bradley replied.
“Except for the fact that you do, in fact, know when it started, and you don’t want to testify to that in court. That’s the best explanation,” Sadow shot back.
“That’s the true explanation. Because you don’t want to admit it in court, correct?”
Merchant has alleged that the relationship between Wade and Willis was “improper” and that the top prosecutor in Fulton County financially benefited from hiring him to work the Trump case.
She is asking the judge to remove Willis and her team of prosecutors.
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Atlanta, GA
Caitlin Clark’s stats Thursday in Indiana Fever vs Atlanta game
Caitlin Clark and Stephanie White exchange breakdown
USAT’s Meghan Hall breaks down the recent exchange between Fever star Caitlin Clark and HC Stephanie White during their loss against the Portland Fire.
Sports Seriously
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever continued their 2026 WNBA regular season with a 83-71 win against the Atlanta Dream on Thursday, June 4.
Clark, a former Iowa women’s basketball star, and the Fever are 5-4 after the first nine games of the regular season.
Here’s a look at how Clark fared in Thursday’s game in Atlanta:
Caitlin Clark stats today in Indiana Fever vs Atlanta Dream
- Minutes: 31
- Points: 17
- Rebounds: 7
- Assists: 8
- Blocks: 1
- Steals: 0
- Turnovers: 3
- Fouls: 4
- FG shooting: 6-for-17
- 3-point shooting: 2-for-8
- Free throws: 3-for-4
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever upcoming games
- June 6: at New York Liberty, 7 p.m. CT, CBS
- June 8: at Washington Mystics, 6 p.m. CT, Peacock and NBC Sports Network
- June 11: vs Chicago Sky, 6 p.m. CT, Prime
Atlanta, GA
I-285 vanishes: Another full closure set for this weekend | What to know
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Metro Atlanta, clear your calendars and get your First Alert Traffic alerts ready: Interstate 285 is about to disappear for the weekend — again.
The Ga. Dept. of Transportation (GDOT) plans to completely shut down both directions of I-285 on the Westside between SR 139/MLK Jr. Drive (Exit 9) and Cascade Road (Exit 7) for a full weekend of work tied to the massive I-285 Westside rebuild.
This is the second of multiple full closures for the I-285 rebuild.
When it happens
- Start: 7 p.m. Friday, June 5
- End: 5 a.m. Monday, June 8
Translation: If you normally “just hop on 285 real quick,” you won’t.
Why is I-285 closing
GDOT says crews need the uninterrupted time to keep the project on schedule, doing work like milling/grinding pavement and prepping for slab repair and replacement. The broader project covers about 10 miles, costs $206 million, and is slated to wrap in 2028.
The ripple effect: traffic won’t stay contained
GDOT warns the closure could trigger region-wide slowdowns, with congestion expected on:
- I-20
- I-75/I-85
- SR 166 (Langford Parkway)
- Local roads across southwest Atlanta/Fulton County
Detours (aka: the official “good luck” routes)
- Southbound I-285: Exit to I-20 (exit 10A) to I-75/I-85 southbound
- Northbound/westbound I-285: Exit to SR 166/Langford Parkway (exit 5)
One big wildcard
Weather. If conditions aren’t safe or workable, GDOT says the schedule could change.
Past stories
- I-285 closure slows traffic, hurts businesses along Cascade Road in Atlanta
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