Biden pledges mpox aid to Africa in his valedictory speech to the United Nations
President Biden talked about the sweeping changes he has seen during his long career, urged an end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, and said "some things are more important than staying in power."
Retired NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson’s disease
Favre, 54, revealed the diagnosis while testifying before a U.S. House committee about his role in a controversy over millions of dollars of misspent welfare funds in his home state of Mississippi.
GPB morning headlines for September 24, 2024
Students at Apalachee High School are set to return to class this morning for a half day, nearly three-weeks after a gunman killed two-students and two-teachers at the school in Northeast Georgia. The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, a disturbance located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea. A nonpartisan Black voting rights group held registration drives at three HBCUs in South Georgia last week.
Harris says she would support ending the filibuster to bring back Roe v. Wade
Harris said that as president she would support eliminating the filibuster in the U.S. Senate to bring back federal protections for a woman's right to an abortion.
Push for compensation for U.S. nuclear testing fallout resumes on Capitol Hill
Dozens of advocates are blanketing Capitol Hill this week to continue their push for Congress to revive a program that provided compensation for people suffering long-standing impacts from US nuclear testing programs.
Watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco, from a birthday bug to call center failures
A new review and testimony from investigators with the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer the clearest picture yet of the aid form’s troubled rollout.
