GPB evening headlines for September 24, 2024
Ryan Routh is charged with attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump
In addition to attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate, Routh was charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime and assaulting a federal officer.
Going once … going twice: Alex Jones’ cameras, mics, Infowars show, vitamin site
A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a plan to sell off the assets of Jones' media company, Free Speech Systems, can move ahead. Net proceeds will go to the Sandy Hook families who Jones defamed.
Trump vows to ‘steal’ jobs from other countries in winding speech on economic plans
Former President Donald Trump called for a "manufacturing renaissance" in a Savannah, Ga. speech on Tuesday, proposing measures some economists say would raise prices on Americans.
New lawsuit accuses Sean Combs of rape, recording assault later distributed as porn
Thalia Graves alleges Combs and his bodyguard, Joseph Sherman, raped her, recorded the attack without her knowledge and later distributed the video as pornography in the 11th suit against him.
Brett Favre testified about allegedly misusing welfare funds for volleyball arena
Hall of famer Fred Favre testified Tuesday in Congress in a case involving welfare dollars allegedly being used to build a volleyball arena in Mississippi.
Republican state Sen. Michael McDonnell weighs in on Nebraska’s electoral votes
The state of Nebraska has five electoral votes for president, but there’s a catch: Their election laws are written in such a way that those five votes can be split.
