The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed its sixth measles case of 2025. The individual is an unvaccinated family member of a previous case.
Two suits have now been filed to stop the federal Department of Labor from ending an almost 60-year-old program for job training for low income young people.
Lawmakers Host Donna Lowry joins GPB Morning Edition host Pamela Kirkland for a weekly recap of all the top stories form Georgia’s legislative session with Lawmakers Huddle.
On the Wednesday June 18th edition of Georgia Today: Voting in the Public Service Commission primaries come to a close, with low voter turnout; Job Corps students sue the US Department of Labor; and Senator Jon Ossoff criticizes the defunding of maintenance programs for military housing.
Last year, Congress banned the app in the U.S., citing national security concerns and demanding it spin off from its Chinese owner, ByteDance. Trump said he'll once again pause enforcement of the ban.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday. Members of the central bank's rate-setting committee also telegraphed their plans for possible rate cuts later this year.
Medicaid helps pay for the services seniors can no longer do for themselves. Proposed cuts target federal spending for the program, worrying providers of caregiving services.
It's a common misconception that the 40-day legislative session is the only work elected state lawmakers do. But it's when they are out of session that the essential work is done before creating laws each January.
The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed its sixth measles case of 2025. The individual is an unvaccinated family member of a previous case.
The Georgia Department of Behavioral and Developmental Disabilities today announced the first round of $50 million in opioid abatement funds has been distributed, and its online portal is open to applications.
Serenity Mental Health Center in Sandy Springs is offering patients transcranial magnetic stimulation, a non-invasive treatment that uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain.
Labubus are a global sensation — sparking long lines outside toy stores, selling out online within minutes, and listing for double or triple their original price on resale markets. Here's why.
Maureen Corrigan recommends four great reads: El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott; The House on Buzzards Bay, by Dwyer Murphy; King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby; and Murder Takes a Vacation, by Laura Lippman.
There are so many unknown stories not of the dimension and scope of Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Bill Russell or Texas Western basketball. Here is a small story ushering in change to 1963 Atlanta.
Some of the favorite tales of Atlanta’s past, come to life through the spoken word: Author Edgar Rice Burroughs never made it to Georgia, but the man closely associated with his Tarzan certainly did, as Olympian Johnny Weissmuller’s footsteps can still be found in East Atlanta.
A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?
Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordo, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often referred to as "bunker busters" — capable of reaching it.
Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.
So far, strikes on Iran's facilities have created limited chemical and radiological hazards. Experts say that's not likely to change even if the U. S. uses a big bomb.
