Pope Francis Asks Georgia To Spare Death Row Inmate's Life
Pope Francis, through his representative Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, has asked for a commutation of Kelly Gissendaner's death sentence, which is scheduled for Tuesday evening.
View ArticleWorkers At The Varsity Learn The Art Of ‘What’ll Ya Have?’
The Varsity is a fast food institution in Atlanta.
View ArticleAnalyst: Higher Tuition For Immigrant Students Hurts Ga.
The Georgia Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case over in-state tuition at Georgia’s public colleges.The hearing is a continuation of the legal fight between immigrant students who attend...
View Article$20.5M Verdict For Family After Man Dies During Ga. Sleep Test
The family of a 25-year-old man who died during a sleep study at an Atlanta medical center has been awarded $20.5 million.
View ArticlePolice Body Camera Trend Comes To Georgia College Campuses
When Georgia Southern University rolled out body cameras for its 34 patrol officers earlier this month, it joined a growing number of colleges and universities across the country using them.
View ArticleHurricane Joaquin Forms Near The Bahamas
Joaquin strengthened to a hurricane Wednesday morning as it nears the Bahamas.A hurricane warning has been issued for the central Bahamas as the storm approaches.
View ArticleAmtrak To Introduce Bag Fees For Passengers Exceeding Limits
Amtrak is boarding a baggage fee bandwagon that has generated billions in revenue for the airline industry.The passenger train operator says that on Thursday it will start charging $20 to passengers...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Ending Sponsorship Of Dietitians Group
Coca-Cola says it will not renew its sponsorship of a professional group for dietitians, bringing to a halt one of the many outreach efforts on health by the world's biggest soda maker.
View ArticleJimmy Carter To Join Nepal Project With Habitat For Humanity
Jimmy Carter plans to travel to Nepal this November to
View ArticleDeKalb Commissioners Hold Meeting On Atlanta United Stadium
asset-audio[{"description": "Hear the audio version of this story.", "fid": "35172", "uri": "npraudio://201509/DeKalbSoccerspot.mp3"}]] A proposal to build a soccer stadium in DeKalb County was...
View ArticleAtlanta Weekend Events: Aziz Ansari, Amy Schumer And More
There’s a lot going on around Atlanta this weekend including Aziz Ansari and Amy Schumer sharing the stage at Lakewood for the Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival.To learn more, host Amy Kiley...
View ArticleRoswell Mayor On The History Of His Town, Its Modern Issues
Roswell, Georgia, is a northern suburb of Atlanta. Roswell is the state’s eighth largest city with a population of more than 94,000 residents, according to the 2014 U.S. Census estimate.Roswell is an...
View ArticleMARTA Army Aims To Change Image of Atlanta’s Mass Transit
New York has the subway; London has the tube; and Atlanta has MARTA.But Atlanta's public transportation system has a tarnished reputation as not only difficult to access, but routinely late, making it...
View ArticleGeorgia House Committee To Explore Regulations For Drones
Is Georgia's ban on drones flying within a five-mile radius of the governor's mansion legal? What will drones look like in five years? State Rep. Kevin Tanner of Dawsonville, Georgia, is looking to...
View ArticleAtlanta: Always A Railway Town At Heart
Earlier this month, WABE sent our reporters out to find out one thing: "What defines Atlanta, exactly? Do we have a unique identity?" This is the latest installment in the project series. Atlanta is...
View ArticleAtlanta Composer And Educator: ‘We're All Born Singing’
"We're All Born Singing:" that's the name of a new CD and book from Atlanta-area composer and singer Elise Witt. It's also her paradigm as a music educator. Witt will officially launch her album with a...
View ArticleLearning From Design Of Rosenwald's Rural Southern Schools
In the early 1900s, schoolhouses began popping up in African-American communities all around the rural South. The buildings looked simple, but their impact was significant. They provided many Southern...
View ArticleTruth Or Fiction? PolitiFact Ga. Checks, Verifies, Reveals
From presidential candidates to the media, there are often plenty of inaccuracies between what is said publicly and what is actually the truth.PolitiFact Georgia listens, checks and verifies all kinds...
View ArticleGa. Aquarium To Review Court's Decision On Beluga Whales
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries agency said it is pleased with a federal judge's ruling to uphold NOAA’s decision.The Georgia Aquarium lost an appeal on Monday to import...
View ArticleKelly Gissendaner Execution Raises Transparency Issues
Kelly Gissendaner was convicted of malice murder in 1998 for plotting to kill her husband.But just after midnight Wednesday, the only woman on death row in Georgia was executed by lethal injection at...
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