Georgia NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 Georgia Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:10:32 +0000 https://www.gpbnews.org Ellen Eldridge The first vaccine against COVID-19 tested in the United States is moving into its final phase with promising results, according to results published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine . Moderna Inc. in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health started working together and within six weeks had a vaccine called mRNA-1273, said Dr. Nadine Rouphael, one of the authors on the study. "To be able to publish preliminary results three months later is really unprecedented," Rouphael said. "It had shown that the vaccine was well tolerated. It has also shown that the vaccine is able to induce a good immune response." https://www.gpbnews.org/post/first-covid-19-vaccine-tested-us-shows-promising-results 107158 as https://www.gpbnews.org Tue, 14 Jul 2020 22:54:38 +0000 First COVID-19 Vaccine Tested in US Shows Promising Results Donna Lowry Ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Atlanta area on Wednesday, prominent Georgia Democrats have scheduled a news conference to "slam" what they call the president's "failed coronavirus response," the group announced in a press release. For state Republican leaders, the visit offers an opportunity to showcase Trump before the GOP base as the November election approaches. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/trumps-visit-atlanta-wednesday-boost-gop-target-dems 107143 as https://www.gpbnews.org Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:51:06 +0000 Trump's Visit To Atlanta Wednesday: Boost For GOP, Target For Dems Associated Press The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the decision as a court hearing was getting underway on a challenge to the rule by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/trump-administration-rescinds-rule-foreign-students 107141 as https://www.gpbnews.org Tue, 14 Jul 2020 19:44:25 +0000 Trump Administration Rescinds Rule On Foreign Students GPB Radio News https://www.gpbnews.org/post/gpb-evening-headlines-july-14-2020 107137 as https://www.gpbnews.org Tue, 14 Jul 2020 19:13:58 +0000 GPB Evening Headlines for July 14, 2020 Jordan Daniels has worked in the Atlanta film industry for years. Monday's court ruling, which reversed the controversial "heartbeat" abortion bill passed last year in Georgia, came as a relief. "We did have a few productions leave on the basis of HB 481, and I'm happy that more won't," she said. "Obviously, I'm dually relieved since I'm a woman who loves her job, and also wants the right to choose." https://www.gpbnews.org/post/georgians-react-reversal-controversial-abortion-law 107129 as https://www.gpbnews.org Tue, 14 Jul 2020 19:05:56 +0000 Georgians React To Reversal On Controversial Abortion Law Associated Press Actor Michael B. Jordan says “timing is everything. ” The SAG award winner marched in a Los Angeles Black Lives Matter protest last month demanding that Hollywood drastically increase its diversity in the executive ranks. Jordan, whose breakout “Fruitvale Station” role followed the events of a young Black man killed by a transit police officer, is channeling an urgency for change and healing into “A Night at the Drive-In.” https://www.gpbnews.org/post/michael-b-jordan-wants-you-view-drive-movie-him 107132 as https://www.gpbnews.org Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:42:25 +0000 Michael B. Jordan Wants You To View A Drive-In Movie, On Him La'Raven Taylor Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is taking up New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on his offer to send a team to conduct testing and contact tracing of people exposed to the coronavirus. Cuomo announced Monday that New York State will deploy coronavirus assistance to the capital of Georgia as the state continues to experience an increase in COVID-19 cases. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/new-york-gov-cuomo-offers-coronavirus-assistance-atlanta 107126 as https://www.gpbnews.org Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:14:08 +0000 New York Gov. Cuomo Offers Coronavirus Assistance To Atlanta Tuesday on Political Rewind, conventional wisdom states that we are living through an unprecedented era of crisis in America today. As the country looks to recover and heal through these tough times, does our history have any answers or lessons? We discussed this topic with several top historians. Listen below: https://www.gpbnews.org/post/political-rewind-history-comfort-teacher-troubled-times 107118 as https://www.gpbnews.org Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:09:51 +0000 Political Rewind: History As Comfort, Teacher In Troubled Times Donna Lowry According to Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter, Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law is rooted in medieval times and is an “outmoded concept” in this age of “increased police forces.” Porter made those remarks at a Georgia House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee hearing on Monday. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/lawmakers-consider-repealing-citizen-s-arrest-law-used-defense-ahmaud-arbery-death 107090 as https://www.gpbnews.org Mon, 13 Jul 2020 22:22:10 +0000 Lawmakers Consider Repealing Citizen’s Arrest Law Used As Defense in Ahmaud Arbery Death Ellen Eldridge Secoriea Turner, the 8-year-old girl shot to death July 4 near the burned-down Wendy's in Atlanta, had nothing to do with ongoing protests against police brutality, her family's lawyers say. At a news conference Monday, Secoriey Williamson, the girl's father, begged for anyone with information to come forward. He even played to the conscience of his daughter's killer, pleading with the shooter to come forward. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/not-snitch-hero-father-slain-atlanta-girl-begs-killer-turn-self 107072 as https://www.gpbnews.org Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:15:54 +0000 'Not A Snitch, A Hero': Father Of Slain Atlanta Girl Begs Killer To Turn Self In GPB Radio News Federal Judge Blocks Georgia's 2019 "Heartbeat" Abortion Law Family Of Secoriea Turner, 8-Year-Old Shot Near Atlanta Wendy's, Call For Action Augusta Joins List Of Georgia Cities With Mask Mandate, Clashing With Governor's Orders Atlanta Braves Officials Say They Won't Change Their Name June Tax Revenues Down 8.8% From Last Year https://www.gpbnews.org/post/gpb-evening-headlines-july-13-2020 107068 as https://www.gpbnews.org Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:37:46 +0000 GPB Evening Headlines For July 13, 2020 Associated Press A federal judge is permanently blocking Georgia’s 2019 “heartbeat" abortion law, finding that it violates the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled against the state Monday in a lawsuit filed by abortion providers and an advocacy group. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/federal-judge-strikes-down-georgia-abortion-restrictions 107067 as https://www.gpbnews.org Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:31:40 +0000 Federal Judge Strikes Down Georgia Abortion Restrictions Monday on Political Rewind , the relationship between Gov. Brian Kemp and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has frayed, as both officials take opposing views on how to govern during the pandemic. A once productive and collegial relationship is now soured by open fighting. What brought us here? Listen here: https://www.gpbnews.org/post/political-rewind-tension-between-governor-and-mayor-both-lead-through-virus 107052 as https://www.gpbnews.org Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:35:49 +0000 Political Rewind: Tension Between Governor and Mayor As Both Lead Through Virus Ellen Eldridge Atlanta police released images of a second person of interest in the July 4 shooting death of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner. The first person of interest has been cleared, attorneys for the family said. Her parents, Charmaine Turner and Secoriey Williamson, are pleading with the public to provide information about those responsible in the death of their child. The reward is up to $50,000, and anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/person-interest-sought-atlanta-police-killing-8-year-old-girl 107053 as https://www.gpbnews.org Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:26:45 +0000 Person Of Interest Sought By Atlanta Police In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Atlanta United is the first professional sports team from Georgia to return to play during the coronavirus pandemic. Major League Soccer suspended play in March less than a month into the season. GPB Sports' Jon Nelson joined GPB All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington to explain why Saturday night's soccer match will be anything but normal. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/despite-pandemic-atlanta-united-returns-pitch 106947 as https://www.gpbnews.org Fri, 10 Jul 2020 22:34:27 +0000 Despite The Pandemic, Atlanta United Returns To The Pitch John Lewis has gotten into a lot of trouble in his life. The now 17-term House Representative from Atlanta has been arrested 45 times – five as a U.S. congressman. One of the original Freedom Riders , Lewis trained in nonviolent resistance, but faced a lot of brutality during his time as a young activist in the civil rights movement. He suffered harassment and attacks during lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, his skull was fractured by a blow from a Klansman in 1961, and he was badly beaten after crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on Bloody Sunday . https://www.gpbnews.org/post/activism-voting-rights-and-good-trouble-new-film-highlights-legacy-congressman-john-lewis 106944 as https://www.gpbnews.org Fri, 10 Jul 2020 22:32:43 +0000 Activism, Voting Rights, And ‘Good Trouble’: New Film Highlights Legacy Of Congressman John Lewis Stephen Fowler Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is set to roll back the city's reopening plan back to phase one as COVID-19 continues to spread across the state, a spokesman said Friday. The first phase guidelines include encouraging residents to stay home except for essential trips, wearing a face covering in public and avoid in-person dining at restaurants. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/atlanta-mayor-rolls-back-reopening-plan-coronavirus-cases-soar 106946 as https://www.gpbnews.org Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:20:04 +0000 Atlanta Mayor Rolls Back Reopening Plan As Coronavirus Cases Soar Ellen Eldridge A group of H1N1 swine influenza viruses have essential hallmarks of being highly adapted to infect humans and are of potential pandemic concern, health officials say. These viruses — referred to as G4 Eurasian (EA) avian-like H1N1 viruses — have been spreading in pigs in China since 2016 and are now the predominant set of genes that can be passed down from parents to offspring , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/cdc-takes-action-after-study-shows-swine-flu-viruses-have-pandemic-potential 106921 as https://www.gpbnews.org Fri, 10 Jul 2020 20:01:36 +0000 CDC Takes Action After Study Shows Swine Flu Viruses Have Pandemic Potential Ellen Eldridge With hospitals facing a surge of coronavirus patients, Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday said the Georgia World Congress Center would again be utilized as an alternate hospital as more people in the state become sick with COVID-19. https://www.gpbnews.org/post/kemp-reopens-georgia-world-congress-center-temporary-hospital-covid-19-patients 106929 as https://www.gpbnews.org Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:42:34 +0000 Kemp Reopens Georgia World Congress Center As Temporary Hospital For COVID-19 Patients Growing up, Mahalia Latortue says she had three career options — doctor, lawyer or engineer. But despite starting her undergraduate studies at Oakwood University in Alabama focused on pre-law, she graduated with a passion for filmmaking. Today, she’s a recent Savannah College of Art and Design film graduate who founded her own Atlanta-based production company called Anacaona Pictures . The company’s mission is to “create diverse, untold stories and provide a voice to the voiceless.” https://www.gpbnews.org/post/how-anacaona-pictures-providing-voice-voiceless 106907 as https://www.gpbnews.org Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:29:24 +0000 How Anacaona Pictures Is ‘Providing A Voice To The Voiceless’