Kenny Murry

5 days ago | wabe.org | Kenny Murry

The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21, according to a memo issued to the force on Friday. It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign to rid the military of diversity and equity programs, policies and instructional materials.

6 days ago | wabe.org | Kenny Murry

An Atlanta resident known to many as a local hero is asking the city for help locating his stolen bicycle. Known as the “Atlanta Magnet Man,” Alex Benigno bikes around Atlanta with a hitched trailer that uses magnets to attract metal debris that poses a risk to people’s car tires. Benigno first reported the theft on his Instagram page on Wednesday, asking followers to contact him on the app if they see it.

6 days ago | wabe.org | Kenny Murry

Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff. Prevost, 69, had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pope, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the United States in the secular sphere.

6 days ago | wabe.org | Kenny Murry

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected Prevost to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave.

1 week ago | wabe.org | Kenny Murry

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Education Department to undo a freeze on the last of the U.S. relief money given to schools to help students recover academically from the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government provided $189 billion in aid money for schools during the crisis, giving them broad latitude in how to spend it. Nearly all that money had been spent, but some school districts received deadline extensions that gave them additional time to use it.