GPB evening headlines for September 12, 2024
School threats have been reported across the state after last week's Apalachee High School shooting killed four and wounded nine. Advocates for public housing tenants in Georgia are demanding leaders address their concerns about substandard living conditions. Ratepayers and advocacy groups spoke out today against a Georgia Power proposal to use more biomass to generate electricity.
Springfield, Ohio, evacuated city hall, school and other locations due to bomb threat
Authorities in Springfield Ohio evacuated city hall after receiving bomb threats for several locations in the town. The threats came after accusations about the behavior of Haitians who live there.
Mental health experts warn of social media’s impact on teens
Teenagers spend nearly five hours a day, on average, on social media. And there's growing consensus that it's a big problem for their mental health.
Fact checking Trump’s claims about Iran in the debate
In Tuesday's debate, Trump said that Biden administration policies provided a windfall for Iran. We decided to look into the truth of that claim.
Kacey Musgraves talks about questioning a fundamental truth in NPR’s ‘Wild Card’
Grammy-winning country star Kacey Musgraves draws a question from the Wild Card deck and tells NPR's Rachel Martin about a fundamental truth in her life that she began to question.
The story of two sisters was a standout in the NPR College Podcast Challenge
A standout entry from our NPR College Podcast Challenge was a story about two sisters: One a college junior, the other a soldier in the U.S. Army.
