Wednesday, 9 September 2026
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NPR News · 05:20
U.S. military says it destroyed 5 Iranian oil tankers after attacks on Navy warship ↗The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships. Iran hit American targets in Jordan. (Image credit: Vahid Salemi)
NPR News · 05:41
TSA brings back gate access for some people without plane tickets 25 years after 9/11 ↗The move is a start toward reviving a tradition that largely disappeared after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks 25 years ago this week. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)
NPR News · 08:46
Morning news brief ↗Back-and-forth strikes between the U.S. and Iran continue, U.K. imposes sanctions on Israeli settlements, accusing settlers of "ethnic cleansing," Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III resigns.
NPR News · 09:00
Judges may face unprecedented decisions this election. A new guide seeks to help ↗The idea of law enforcement taking possession of ballots in the middle of an active election used to be considered impossible. Now, it's a scenario voting officials — and judges — are training for. (Image credit: Matthew Hatcher)
NPR News · 09:00
Mail-in voters weigh flying to vote in person and other backup plans amid uncertainty ↗Voters and election officials are navigating uncertainty about mail-in voting for the midterms as the legal fight drags on over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's bid for restrictions. (Image credit: Spencer Platt)
NPR News · 09:00
Citing the 'Deep State,' Trump overhauls the intelligence community ↗The catastrophic 9/11 attacks forced the intelligence community to radically revamp its ways of doing business. Now, critics say, President Trump is dismantling much of what was built since then. (Image credit: Molly Riley)
NPR News · 09:00
Republicans kick off a 'Trumpapalooza' of a midterm convention Wednesday in Texas ↗Republicans have never held a midterm convention before. But there's also never been a president like Donald Trump. Billed as a "Trumpapalooza," the unprecedented event kicks of in Dallas Wednesday. (Image credit: Win McNamee)
NPR News · 09:01
COMIC: If we fight, is our love doomed? And other honest questions about conflict ↗Arguing with a partner or a loved one can be anxiety-inducing. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker explains how to start and end a fight — while easing dread for everyone.
NPR News · 09:05
National Guard member arrested in DC, accused of drawing gun on fellow Guard member ↗A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
NPR News · 09:05
National Guard member arrested after drawing gun on fellow soldier in D.C. ↗A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
NPR News · 09:09
Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash, flight data indicates ↗Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday. (Image credit: David Santiago)
NPR News · 11:12
U.S. military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers. And, the Smithsonian head resigns ↗The U.S. military says it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers as the conflict continues to escalate. And, Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III says he plans to step down by the end of the year. (Image credit: Tasos Katopodis)
NPR News · 12:58
Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps ↗A Trump census proposal would stop asking about race and exclude millions of U.S. residents from a count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state." (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)
NPR News · 13:04
Whatever happened to the measles outbreak that shocked a country this year? ↗Bangladesh has seen over 50,000 confirmed or suspected cases of measles this year. The death toll among children just surpassed 1,000. How are officials trying to bring the outbreak under control? (Image credit: Ali Asif Shawon for NPR)
NPR News · 13:34
A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy ↗Will artificial intelligence nibble around the edges of the economy or upend it altogether? A new, interactive model from Anthropic lets people tests their assumptions. (Image credit: Imen Ben Youssef)
NPR News · 13:56
Greetings from Paris, where the 2024 Olympics balloon rises again ↗The floating Olympic cauldron, held aloft by a giant glowing balloon, is still making regular appearances two years after the 2024 Paris Games, showing up all summer long in the nighttime Paris sky.
NPR News · 17:23
Andrew Tate is denied bail and will remain in jail during his extradition fight ↗Prosecutors told the court that Andrew and Tristan Tate boasted about having multiple passports and flying on private jets. But the Tates' lawyers argued they were only playing a role for their fans. (Image credit: Lynne Sladky)
NPR News · 17:48
Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns ↗The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking. (Image credit: Robert Knopes)
NPR News · 18:39
Fold the phone: Apple's new CEO unveils a foldable iPhone ↗New Apple CEO John Ternus announces the iPhone Duo, which folds like a passport and is the most radical iPhone design update in nearly 20 years. (Image credit: Jeff Chiu)
NPR News · 20:42
Conductor Julian Wachner receives suspended sentence for possession of child sex abuse material ↗The formerly prominent, widely recorded conductor was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years of probation for five counts of possession of child sex abuse material in Indianapolis. (Image credit: Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)
NPR News · 21:43
After 900 years, the Bayeux Tapestry returns to England and goes on display in London ↗The nearly 230-foot long Bayeux Tapestry is back in England for the first time in 900 years. It depicts the 1066 Battle of Hastings, a turning point in English history that ended Anglo-Saxon rule. (Image credit: ADRIAN DENNIS)
NPR News · 21:43
A huge 11th-century tapestry of the Norman Conquest has (carefully) traveled to England ↗Part war propaganda, part comic strip, the 230-foot Bayeux Tapestry is back in England for the first time in 900 years. It depicts the 1066 Battle of Hastings, which ended Anglo-Saxon rule.