NPR News: 09-11-2025 3AM EDT

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Speaker 2 Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. President Trump is expressing anger and grief over the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Speaker 2 The 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA was gunned down during an event at Utah Valley University. Trump blames the attack on rhetoric from the political left.

Speaker 3 An assassin tried to silence him with a bullet, but he failed because together we will ensure that his voice, his message, and his legacy will live on for countless generations to come.

Speaker 3 Today, because of this heinous act, Charlie's voice has become bigger and grander than ever before.

Speaker 2 Trump has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff.

Speaker 2 President Trump's nominee to fill a short-term vacancy on the Federal Reserve has cleared another hurdle in the Senate. Details from NPR Scott Horsley.

Speaker 4 The Senate Banking Committee voted 1311 to confirm Trump's nomination of White House economist Stephen Myron to serve on the Fed's governing board.

Speaker 4 If the full Senate goes along, as expected, Myron would fill out the last five months of Adriana Kugler's term as Fed governor. Kugler stepped down last month.

Speaker 4 Myron raised eyebrows by saying he doesn't plan to give up his White House job, instead, merely taking a leave of absence while serving on the Fed board.

Speaker 4 Committee Democrats warned Myron would effectively still be taking marching orders from the president, while the Fed's design to be insulated from that kind of political pressure.

Speaker 4 Meanwhile, a federal judge has temporarily stymied Trump's effort to oust another Fed board member, Lisa Cook. Scott Horseley, Empire News, Washington.

Speaker 2 Russia denies intentionally sending drones into Poland's airspace. Polish and NATO forces downed multiple Russian drones early Wednesday, raising concerns about a new escalation of the war in Ukraine.

Speaker 2 More from NPR's Charles Mainz in Moscow.

Speaker 5 The Kremlin spokesman said it was up to the Defense Ministry to comment on the incident with Poland, and eventually it did so.

Speaker 5 The Russian ministry issued a statement that said no objects on Polish territory were planned for targeting and suggested falsely that Polish territory was beyond the range of its drones.

Speaker 5 The statement added the ministry was ready to hold consultations with Poland on the issue.

Speaker 5 Meanwhile, Russia's top diplomat in Warsaw, Chargé de Ferandre Ordas, was summoned to the Polish foreign ministry.

Speaker 5 Speaking to Russian media afterward, Ordas said he had been presented with groundless accusations, declaring Russia was absolutely not interested in any escalation with Poland. Charlesmain's NPR News.

Speaker 5 Moscow.

Speaker 2 A chartered Korean air jet remains in Georgia, poised to ferry 300 South Korean nationals home.

Speaker 2 The group was among 475 workers arrested, shackled, and chained last week during an ice raid at a Hyundai auto plant in Folkeston, Georgia.

Speaker 2 South Korean officials say the workers were helping to build a battery plant at the factory, but the Trump administration says they're in the U.S. illegally.

Speaker 2 The arrests sparked protests outside of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul and strained relations between the U.S.
and South Korea. This is NPR.

Speaker 2 FBI Director Cash Patel is being sued by three former employees, alleging they were fired on orders from the White House.

Speaker 2 The lawsuit seeks reinstatement, back pay, and a ruling that the firings were illegal.

Speaker 2 One plaintiff, Brian Driscoll, alleges Patel told him that his job stability depended on firing people involved in the prosecution of President Trump.

Speaker 2 Driscoll is a former commander of the FBI's hostage rescue team. He briefly served as acting FBI director before Patel was sworn in.

Speaker 2 The New York City Medical Examiner's Office is still trying to identify the remains of some of the people killed in the 9-11 attacks 24 years ago today.

Speaker 2 As NPR's Joe Hernandez reports, advances in technology and more reference samples are making that effort possible.

Speaker 1 Last month, the medical examiner identified the remains of three more victims of the World Trade Center attacks.

Speaker 1 The office has been reaching out to the family members of those who died and asking if they want to submit a DNA sample that can be used to try to find a match. Chief Medical Examiner Dr.

Speaker 1 Jason Graham says the office is working to keep a promise made more than two decades ago.

Speaker 6 That commitment was a very solemn promise to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to get them identified.

Speaker 1 Technological advancements have also made it possible to find DNA on bone fragments that had tested negative in the past.

Speaker 1 About 40% of victims who died at the World Trade Center have never had any of their remains identified. Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
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Speaker 2 futures are flat in pre-market trading on Wall Street. This is NPR News.

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