Nation Sep 03 Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on her groundbreaking path to Supreme Court in new memoir Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is out with a new memoir chronicling her family’s rise from segregation to her confirmation as the first Black woman on the nation's highest court, all in a single generation. Geoff Bennett sat down…
World Aug 30 Gaza’s first polio case in 25 years highlights total collapse of its health infrastructure The World Health Organization, working with other UN agencies and the Palestinian Ministry of Health, will begin vaccinating children in Gaza against polio. Israel and Hamas have agreed to have three-day pauses in fighting so health workers can distribute the…
Politics Aug 30 Brooks and Atkins Stohr on Trump trying to change narrative on abortion access New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including former President Trump tries to change the narrative on abortion access, Vice President Harris sits down for…
Health Aug 29 What’s behind the recent surge in mosquito-borne illnesses Parts of New England are on high alert after health officials in New Hampshire confirmed the first death from the rare, mosquito-borne virus known as eastern equine encephalitis. Another illness transmitted by mosquitoes, West Nile Virus, paralyzed a teenager in…
Politics Aug 28 In ‘At War with Ourselves,’ McMaster recounts his time in the Trump White House As the presidential race heats up, a new book looks at Donald Trump’s first administration with respect to foreign policy and national security. Trump tapped H.R. McMaster, a three-star general who served in the Gulf War and Iraq War, to…
Health Aug 28 Surgeon General addresses growing stress and mental health struggles facing parents As most parents will attest, raising children can be challenging. But today, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory, saying it’s even more difficult now and it's time to recognize the stress and mental health toll associated with parenting…
Politics Aug 27 Why the special counsel filed a new Jan. 6 indictment against Trump The fallout from the Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity continues. Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment against former President Trump in federal court. The charges against the Republican nominee remain the same: four counts related to alleged…
Nation Aug 27 Alsu Kurmasheva on adjusting to life back home after release from Russian detention A prisoner swap with Russia brought three Americans home earlier this month. Among them was Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who was sentenced to six and a half years after the Russian government accused her of "spreading falsehoods" about the…
Politics Aug 27 How some companies are scaling back DEI initiatives after conservative backlash Diversity, equity and inclusion programs are under attack by conservative lawmakers and activists. From college campuses to corporate America, the fear of legal liability and political backlash is leading some to backtrack or rebrand their DEI initiatives. Geoff Bennett discussed…
Politics Aug 22 ‘Georgia is very much in play’ for Harris, says Sen. Warnock. Here’s why Georgia is one of a handful of states that could determine the winner of the 2024 presidential election. Geoff Bennett speaks with Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago for more.