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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Tuesday, September 24, 2024

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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Tuesday, September 24, 2024

2024-09-25 00:17 Last Updated At:00:21

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

A Lebanese woman who fled the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes Monday, settles with her kids on a public beach in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

A Lebanese woman who fled the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes Monday, settles with her kids on a public beach in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, stands with Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., left, her daughter, Zaya Thomas, and family members after her swearing-in at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. McIver won a special election to finish the term of Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who died in office in April. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, stands with Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., left, her daughter, Zaya Thomas, and family members after her swearing-in at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. McIver won a special election to finish the term of Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who died in office in April. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fans cheer during the second half of an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Commanders, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Fans cheer during the second half of an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Commanders, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Police tend to a supporter of President Luis Arce who was injured during clashes with sympathizers of former President Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Sanchez)

Police tend to a supporter of President Luis Arce who was injured during clashes with sympathizers of former President Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Sanchez)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses members at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses members at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

United States President Joe Biden, rear center, leaves the General Assembly Hall after addressing the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

United States President Joe Biden, rear center, leaves the General Assembly Hall after addressing the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after a rocket, fired from Lebanon, hit a local municipality storage in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after a rocket, fired from Lebanon, hit a local municipality storage in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Kendall Jenner wears a creation as part of the L'Oreal Spring/Summer 2025 collection presented Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Kendall Jenner wears a creation as part of the L'Oreal Spring/Summer 2025 collection presented Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

A hooded student throws an explosive at the Ministry of the Interior during demonstrations ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa in Guerrero state, in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

A hooded student throws an explosive at the Ministry of the Interior during demonstrations ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa in Guerrero state, in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Argentina's President Javier Milei poses for pictures after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Argentina's President Javier Milei poses for pictures after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Pedestrians cross a puddle of water in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Pedestrians cross a puddle of water in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Katie Mimura, left, and Hisako Kaneko, center, who traveled from Japan to show support for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump walk outside before a rally at Ed Fry Arena in Indiana, Pa., Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)

Katie Mimura, left, and Hisako Kaneko, center, who traveled from Japan to show support for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump walk outside before a rally at Ed Fry Arena in Indiana, Pa., Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)

A wounded boy lies in a hospital bed in the southern village of Saksakieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

A wounded boy lies in a hospital bed in the southern village of Saksakieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Lebanese citizens who fled the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes Monday, sit on their cars at a highway that links to Beirut city, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Lebanese citizens who fled the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes Monday, sit on their cars at a highway that links to Beirut city, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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A Lebanese woman who fled the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes Monday, settles with her kids on a public beach in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, stands with Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., left, her daughter, Zaya Thomas, and family members after her swearing-in at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. McIver won a special election to finish the term of Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who died in office in April. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, stands with Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., left, her daughter, Zaya Thomas, and family members after her swearing-in at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. McIver won a special election to finish the term of Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who died in office in April. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fans cheer during the second half of an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Commanders, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Fans cheer during the second half of an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Commanders, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Police tend to a supporter of President Luis Arce who was injured during clashes with sympathizers of former President Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Sanchez)

Police tend to a supporter of President Luis Arce who was injured during clashes with sympathizers of former President Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Sanchez)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses members at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses members at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

United States President Joe Biden, rear center, leaves the General Assembly Hall after addressing the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

United States President Joe Biden, rear center, leaves the General Assembly Hall after addressing the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after a rocket, fired from Lebanon, hit a local municipality storage in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after a rocket, fired from Lebanon, hit a local municipality storage in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Kendall Jenner wears a creation as part of the L'Oreal Spring/Summer 2025 collection presented Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Kendall Jenner wears a creation as part of the L'Oreal Spring/Summer 2025 collection presented Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

A hooded student throws an explosive at the Ministry of the Interior during demonstrations ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa in Guerrero state, in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

A hooded student throws an explosive at the Ministry of the Interior during demonstrations ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa in Guerrero state, in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Argentina's President Javier Milei poses for pictures after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Argentina's President Javier Milei poses for pictures after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Pedestrians cross a puddle of water in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Pedestrians cross a puddle of water in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Katie Mimura, left, and Hisako Kaneko, center, who traveled from Japan to show support for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump walk outside before a rally at Ed Fry Arena in Indiana, Pa., Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)

Katie Mimura, left, and Hisako Kaneko, center, who traveled from Japan to show support for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump walk outside before a rally at Ed Fry Arena in Indiana, Pa., Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)

A wounded boy lies in a hospital bed in the southern village of Saksakieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

A wounded boy lies in a hospital bed in the southern village of Saksakieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Lebanese citizens who fled the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes Monday, sit on their cars at a highway that links to Beirut city, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Lebanese citizens who fled the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes Monday, sit on their cars at a highway that links to Beirut city, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease

2024-09-25 00:12 Last Updated At:00:20

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday.

Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in the state and was also an investor in a biotech company with ties to the case. The biotech firm has said it was developing concussion treatments.

The former football star told the committee that he lost his investment in the company “that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others.”

“As I’m sure you’ll understand, while it’s too late for me — I’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s — this is also a cause dear to my heart,” Favre said.

What causes Parkinson's disease is unknown, and it is unclear if Favre's disease is connected to his football career or head injuries. He said in 2022 that he estimates he experienced “thousands” of concussions in his two decades in the NFL.

Favre appeared at the Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee hearing to advocate reform of the federal welfare system to better prevent fraud.

“The challenges my family and I have faced over the last three years—because certain government officials in Mississippi failed to protect federal TANF funds from fraud and abuse, and are unjustifiably trying to blame me, those challenges have hurt my good name and are worse than anything I faced in football,” Favre said.

House Republicans have said a Mississippi welfare misspending scandal involving Favre and others points to the need for an overhaul in the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Favre has said he didn’t know the payments he received came from welfare funds and has noted his charity had provided millions of dollars to poor kids in his home state of Mississippi and in Wisconsin, where he played most of his career with the Green Bay Packers.

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease

FILE - Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre participates in a question and answer session at a fundraiser for Willowood Developmental Center, a facility that provides training and assistance for special needs students, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

FILE - Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre participates in a question and answer session at a fundraiser for Willowood Developmental Center, a facility that provides training and assistance for special needs students, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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