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A pioneering African-American TV reporter finally gets his due with new biography

Mal Goode was first African-American reporter for a major American TV news network. A new biography of the pioneering broadcaster is finally getting Goode the recognition he deserves.

A copy of the Ten Commandments is seen along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol on June 20 in Atlanta. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit on June 24 challenging Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom.

How will Louisiana's Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?

It's unclear whether the new law that requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana classrooms has any teeth to enforce the requirement and penalize those who refuse to comply.

Palestinians who settled in Iraq have remained stateless for generations

There are an estimated six million Palestinian refugees in the diaspora — most of them descendants of families who left 76 years ago during the war when Israel was established.

Trump campaign challenges Maine's move to omit him from the Republican primary ballot

Republicans in Maine are calling for the impeachment of the state's secretary of state after she decided former President Donald Trump is ineligible to run for office in Maine.

A sign outside of a store informing customers that they accept EBT in Hartford, Connecticut July 9, 2024.

CT ve progreso en la prevención de los robos de SNAP, pero aún hay lagunas

Miles de residentes de Connecticut que reciben asistencia alimentaria federal han sido víctimas de robos, tras una creciente ola de hurtos en el pasado año. Los funcionarios estatales han apostado por una campaña educativa para concientizar sobre el asunto y proteger a los residentes de bajos ingresos del estado.

Pennsylvania voters are complicated. We drove around the state talking to them

Two Morning Edition teams drove hundreds of miles around the state to gauge how residents in this critical swing state feel about VP Harris and former President Donald Trump. Here’s what they told us.

A person looks at a flooded street caused by the rain and storm surge from Hurricane Debby on August 05, 2024, in Cedar Key, Fla. Hurricane Debby is now moving slowly over Georgia, bringing heavy rain storms and high winds along the coast.

Tropical Storm Debby is flooding the Southeast, and it’s barely moving

Debby is expected to bring up to 25 inches of rain across parts of the Southeast. It's currently creeping over Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean, expected to return to shore this week with more strength.

Trump's hush money trial starts, as his team hopes for delay

It was a big week in the world of former President Donald Trump's legal battles. Witnesses testified in the hush money trial and the Supreme Court heard arguments concerning Trump's immunity claims.

Pioneer talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88

The broadcaster was hailed as the father of the modern audience-participation daytime talk show. Donahue's taste for controversial and polarizing subjects birthed a new genre of television.

The latest on where Gaza's polio came from — and the race to contain it

There's one confirmed case. And likely hundreds more. As experts try to ID the source of the virus in Gaza, a huge vaccine effort has wrapped up stage 1 and gears up for the critical stage 2.

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