Nation Sep 25 Florida braces for Hurricane Helene with storm expected to reach Category 4 strength Hurricane Helene is in the Gulf of Mexico and headed toward Florida. Floridians have been filling sandbags, preparing to hunker down in the face of heavy rains, storm surge and floods. Current forecasts show that Helene will arrive as a…
Politics Sep 24 Trump vows to lure foreign companies to U.S. as Harris pushes affordable housing plan This week, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are touting their plans to boost the economy. Harris is also trying to keep some focus on abortion rights, an issue Democrats see as a winning one, with 41 days to go until…
Arts Sep 24 New book 'The Barn' revisits the people and forces behind Emmett Till's murder Emmett Till's murder is one of the most harrowing events in American history. Till was 14 in 1955 when he was killed after a white woman accused him of making an advance toward her. Mississippi author Wright Thompson has a…
World Sep 23 Middle East experts discuss what's behind the escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict To discuss the spiraling violence between Israel and Lebanon, Geoff Bennett spoke with Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a longtime State Department official in both Democratic and Republican administrations, and Hussein…
Politics Sep 23 Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on the Trump, Harris strategies to win battleground states NPR’s Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright of NOTUS join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including new developments in two key states that could affect the potential path to victory, if there will be a second debate between…
World Sep 20 Polish foreign minister: Ukraine 'has every right to defend itself' by striking in Russia Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's drawing up a "comprehensive plan" for how Kyiv believes the war with Russia should end. Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its war with Russia and has taken in hundreds of…
Politics Sep 20 Brooks and Capehart on if a cultural shift away from negativity will benefit Harris New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the GOP facing a major scandal involving Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina,…
Politics Sep 19 Teamsters chief on why union won't endorse Trump or Harris: 'Our system is broken' One of the nation’s largest unions, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, says it won't make an endorsement in the 2024 presidential election. It’s the first time the union has skipped an endorsement in a presidential race since 1996, having supported…
Arts Sep 19 Maya Wiley chronicles a life of activism and fulfilling a family legacy in new memoir Civil rights attorney Maya Wiley grew up in a household that prioritized activism. Her parents' influence set her on a path to a lifetime of advocacy work, but sometimes left her wondering how best to fulfill the family legacy on…
Arts Sep 17 Sean 'Diddy' Combs held without bail after arrest on sex trafficking indictment Sean “P. Diddy” Combs was indicted on multiple charges including sex trafficking, sexual assault, violence and racketeering. The government’s charges describe a gruesome pattern of abuse, accusing Combs of using his extensive music and business empire as a criminal outfit.