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ATLANTA (AP) — A battle over background checks for Uber drivers at the world's busiest airport comes as cities like Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, consider more thorough screenings to prevent criminals from getting behind the wheel.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgium government sought Sunday to contain criticism of its handling of the Brussels attacks, as investigators launched 13 anti-terror raids in the capital and two other cities and taking four more people in custody.

DUBLIN (AP) — Thousands of soldiers marched solemnly Sunday through the crowded streets of Dublin to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising against Britain, a fateful rebellion that reduced parts of the capital to ruins and fired the country's flame of independence.

COLUMBUS, Georgia (AP) — A man is dead after he was shot multiple times Saturday afternoon inside a mall in Columbus, Georgia.Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan tells local media outlets that the victim, Anthony Meredith, died from multiple gunshot wounds. Meredith, 24, was pronounced dead at Midtown Medical Center.The front entrance of Peachtree Mall was sealed off with crime scene tape as Columbus police investigate the shooting that reportedly happened around 8 p.m. in the food court.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders scored three wins in Western caucus contests Saturday, giving a powerful psychological boost to his supporters but doing little to move him closer to securing the Democratic nomination.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California legislators and labor unions have reached a tentative agreement that will take the state's minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour, a state senator said, a move that would make for the largest statewide minimum in the nation by far.

Violent Crimes detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department have launched an investigation into the suspicious death of Lakesha Nicole Mays, 35, who was found in the yard of an abandoned house on the 300 block of West 38th Street on March 26, according to spokesperson Eunicia Baker.Metro arrived at the scene at about 1:47 p.m. after Mays was found by citizens. Metro’s Patrol Division, Violent Crimes detectives and Forensics Unit responded. An autopsy at the Georgia Bureau of Investigations Crime Lab will be scheduled at a later date to determine cause of death.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police detectives seek to identify a black male suspect who reportedly sexually assaulted a woman at a church on Lewis Mills Boulevard on March 26 just before 10 p.m., according to spokesperson Eunicia Baker.The suspect then entered a red car, driving away from the scene in an unknown direction.Investigators are following leads to identify this suspect.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are headed back to their districts as election season approaches, giving them and their constituents time to reflect on what issues did, and didn't, make it to the governor's desk.

Read the obituaries. Kathleen Anderson, St. Mary’s, GA Mr. Owen Monroe Anderson, Savannah, GAMr. Rickey C. Bagley, Sr., Brunswick, GADeacon Moses Knight Baker, Savannah, GAJeane Barse Bankhead, Garden City, GAMrs. Barbara A. Brown-Bruin, Savannah, GAMr. Gene Daniel Bryan, Jr., Ridgeland, SC