The Detroit Pistons return to game action on Monday night as they host the Atlanta Hawks for an Eastern Conference showdown. Both the Pistons and Hawks would make the playoffs if the season ended today. The Pistons sit at No. 7 in the Eastern Conference playoff picture with a 25-24 record. The Hawks are No. 9 with a 22-27 record.

ATLANTA — After a 49-year-old man was killed during actions to clear a homeless encampment near Ebenezer Baptist Church in mid-January, the Atlanta City Council introduced a new ordinance to create a Homelessness Task Force.

Council voted hours after the family of Cornelius Taylor chanted for change outside City Hall. It's now up to Mayor Andre Dickens to sign or veto the legislation.

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation at its Feb. 3 meeting to create a homelessness task force and to pause the use of heavy machinery during sweeps of encampments. The measures come in the wake of the Jan.