GPB evening headlines for September 19, 2024
US Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing legislation that he says will address "leadership failures" at the United States Postal Service. Macon-Bibb County will get new affordable housing units in one of the city’s most prominent historically Black neighborhoods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of Rural Health has released a plan to address health care disparities.
Migrants show up at Logan for shelter, prompting fresh calls for state to change policies
An advocate for migrant families said he believes some families are reluctant to go into a temporary shelter, because it prevents them from getting longer-term emergency housing support.
Muslim voters say they don’t feel understood or welcomed by Republicans or Democrats
This year, some American Muslims say they feel politically homeless — not understood or welcomed by either Republicans or Democrats.
Five states planning to execute prisoners this week despite federal moratorium
Despite a federal moratorium, there have already been thirteen state executions this year. And in the next week, five people are scheduled to die.
Sudanese refugees are struggling after fleeing to Chad. Locals are being strained too
Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad, where they're facing increasingly difficult conditions as their presence strains local resources and humanitarian aid organizations.
New data sheds light — and raises objections — on COVID-19 origins
New data samples from the Wuhan market points to an intermingling of SARS-CoV-2, raccoon dogs and humans. The authors of a new paper say it bolsters the animal origin theory. Other researchers object.
