NPR News: 08-06-2026 1AM EDT
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What did President Trump say about his economic bets in Las Vegas?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. In Las Vegas Wednesday, President Trump said he's made some good bets on the economy.
I don't get any credit for anything. Everything I do. even prescription drug prices.
Trump speaking to supporters at a Vegas casino where he not only touted his prescription drug program, but also his tariffs and his no tax on tips policies. Trump also took aim at progressive Democrats after they scored key victories in Tuesday's primary elections, notably in Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won his primary for an open Senate seat. Trump is now back at the White House arriving there late Wednesday night. In Spokane, Washington, wildfire evacuees getting tired of living in hotels or in the evacuation center.
How are Spokane wildfire evacuees and their livestock coping with the crisis?
Horses, cattle, dogs, and cats have all had to evacuate too. Northwest Public Broadcasting's Anna King reports.
Horses often talk to each other when they're upset or confused. Many animals have been evacuated to Spokane's fairground. Bubbles, the park draft horse, has been a bit off his feed and water. He's not used to being stalled. Lou Hill of Spokane said it was scary to have phone numbers written across Bubbles' coat in case he became lost.
You can feel that they're scared too, and they know something's coming, and so... They have just as much urgency to be safe.
The people are stressed too, but many say working with the livestock, cleaning stalls, and filling water buckets helps. For NPR News, I'm Anna King in Spokane, Washington.
With hotter, drier, and windier days ahead, officials said Wednesday that firefighters are focused on reinforcing containment lines around all three fires in and around Spokane. One man has been arrested. Authorities say he deliberately set one of the fires together. They've destroyed hundreds of buildings and forced the evacuation of some 67,000 people.
What happened to the Russian drone‑maker Vladimir Tukhachuk in the alleged assassination?
The head of a Russian company that manufactures attack drones used against Ukraine has been seriously wounded in an apparent assassination attempt. NPR's Charles Maines reports he was targeted in a car bomb explosion.
Vladimir Tukhachuk founded a drone company in his hometown of Ekaterinburg in the Earl Mountains in 2023, within a year of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Soon, Tukhachuk was demonstrating a new attack model called the Vampire to senior Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin. The drone has gone on to widespread use by Russia's military in Ukraine. Doctors say Tikhachuk is now fighting for his life after a bomb detonated under his car, an explosion that killed his driver instantly. Investigators say they suspect Ukrainian special services were behind the attack. The incident comes against a recent backdrop of assassinations and attempted killings of Russian military officials and pro-war businessmen.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow. This is NPR.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first flu vaccine that uses the same technology as COVID-19 shots. Moderna says FDA approved its mRNA-based vaccine for seasonal flu for people ages 50 and older.
Why did the FDA approve an mRNA flu vaccine and who will lead the CDC?
Moderna says it will be available for the upcoming respiratory virus season. The Senate has confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz is President Trump's third pick for the job. She is to take on the permanent role after her predecessor, Susan Monarez, was fired last year after less than a month by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The two clashed on vaccine policy. The CDC has lacked a permanent leader for all but a month of Trump's second term. Part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon early Wednesday. Joe Palko reports NASA estimated the impact would create a crater 60 feet across.
The Falcon 9 rocket left Earth in January of this year. It was carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander. The rocket's upper stage wasn't intended to hit the moon, but it seems SpaceX never commanded it to maneuver so it would definitely miss the moon.
How did a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage accidentally hit the Moon?
The approximately 10,000-pound upper stage struck the moon traveling at more than 5,000 miles per hour.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did President Trump say about his economic bets in Las Vegas?
0:00–0:50
2
How are Spokane wildfire evacuees and their livestock coping with the crisis?
0:50–2:05
3
What happened to the Russian drone‑maker Vladimir Tukhachuk in the alleged assassination?
2:05–3:17
4
Why did the FDA approve an mRNA flu vaccine and who will lead the CDC?
3:17–4:12
5
How did a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage accidentally hit the Moon?
4:12–4:51
6
What should listeners know about the upcoming midterm news cycle?
4:51–5:04