Monday, 5 October 2026
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NPR News · 00:17
Brazil's presidential race heads to Lula–Bolsonaro run-off as right gains ground ↗Now there are two: Brazil heads into a runoff after a first round that failed to fully energize voters, setting the stage for a more polarized contest that Washington is watching very closely. (Image credit: Mauro Pimentel, Sergio Lima)
NPR News · 08:45
Morning news brief ↗Investigators are still searching for the motive behind a midair attack aboard a FlyDubai plane, SCOTUS term begins with climate change case, Brazil's presidential race heads to run-off.
NPR News · 09:00
Republicans and Democrats find a unifying target: Pharmacy benefit managers ↗Republicans and Democrats, both patients and politicians, seem united in their disdain for the healthcare companies known as pharmacy benefit managers. Tennessee and Arkansas are regulating them now. (Image credit: Earl Neikirk)
NPR News · 09:00
Super El Niño is here. What's so super about it? ↗This year, federal forecasters say the planet could see the strongest El Niño event on record. Here's what you need to know. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites)
NPR News · 09:00
Voters are increasingly using AI chatbots to fact-check and compare candidates ↗Voters are already voting in the midterms. This year, some voters are trying something new to get ready for the election: asking AI to help research their ballot and even decide who to vote for. (Image credit: Getty Images)
NPR News · 09:00
From floating saunas to clinical trials: How heat might help mental health ↗While scientists have a decent understanding of how sauna and other forms of heat exposure exercises our cardiovascular system, they know relatively little about its impact on mental health. (Image credit: Siv Dolmen for NPR)
NPR News · 09:00
Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case ↗The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate. (Image credit: Jimena Peck for NPR)
NPR News · 09:15
Spain's prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis ↗Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early elections Monday after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the country's housing crisis. (Image credit: Bernat Armangue)
NPR News · 10:01
Former Prince Andrew files legal action to quash warrants that led to residence searches ↗A judicial spokesperson confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had filed a claim with the High Court in London and a hearing would take place Thursday. (Image credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth)
NPR News · 10:11
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity ↗The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells. (Image credit: Pontus Lundahl)
NPR News · 10:53
FlyDubai attacker intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, ongoing investigation finds ↗The investigation has found the attacker intended to crash the plane into Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, a person familiar with the matter not authorized to speak publicly told NPR. (Image credit: JACK GUEZ)
NPR News · 11:07
SCOTUS hears major climate change case. And, Brazil's presidential race goes to runoff ↗The Supreme Court is set to hear a blockbuster climate change case that could affect more than just climate issues. And, Brazil's presidential race is too close to call. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt)
NPR News · 11:38
Imran Khan supporters march in Pakistan to demand his release after talks failed ↗Talks between Khan's party and the government failed two days ago. Besides Khan's release, protesters demand his transfer to a hospital and family visits. (Image credit: Maaz Awan)
NPR News · 11:47
FBI arrests a woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader's family for China ↗The FBI and U.S. prosecutors say Wanying Zhang, also know as Heather, surveilled the Taiwanese president's son and his family.
NPR News · 12:33
Drones buzz overhead, troops hunker underground in Ukraine's hellish Kill Zone ↗The frontline in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches more than 700 miles and has barely moved in four years. Yet straddling this line is the Kill Zone, dominated by constantly evolving drone technology. (Image credit: Andriy Andriyenko/Ukrainian 65th Mechanized brigade)
NPR News · 14:24
Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84 ↗ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84. (Image credit: Christian K. Lee)
NPR News · 18:26
The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago ↗The animated series "Arthur" premiered on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996. (Image credit: WGBH Educational Foundation, WildBrain and Marc Brown Studios)