NPR News: 09-12-2025 5AM EDT

episode

NPR News Now 4 min 4 speakers 6 chapters transcribed 28 days ago

▲ 0

Transcript

jump: chapters · speakers · find in transcript

Transcript

Transcript generated automatically by AI and may contain errors.

What happened during the shooting at Utah Valley University and why is a $100,000 reward offered?

Nora Rahm 0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Robb. A one hundred thousand dollars reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Cook. at Utah Valley University. NPR's Sage Miller spoke with a student there.

Sage Miller 0:17

Isaac Davis skipped class to see Kirk speak. He says he was about 30 feet away from where Kirk was sitting when a single gunshot rang out.

Unknown 0:27

Probably kind of in a state of shock for a second or two, but once I realized that, I just booked it as fast as I could. There were some bushes that were right next to it. It wasn't great cover.

How did the Evergreen High School incident unfold and what did officials discover about the shooter?

Sage Miller 0:38

Davis sought shelter at a nearby building where police officers with AR-15s yelled at him to seek cover.

Unknown 0:45

That's when I kind of realized like this is no joke, like there's definitely a risk that something could happen.

Sage Miller 0:52

Utah Valley University has canceled classes for the week. Once school is back in session, Davis says he looks forward to connecting with his fellow classmates and hearing their responses to what happened. Sage Miller, NPR News.

Nora Rahm 1:07

Also on Wednesday, gunfire erupted at Evergreen High School near Denver, Colorado. Two students were critically injured. Officials say the suspected shooter, a sixteen year old boy, died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. Jackie Kelly is the Jefferson County Sheriff's Spokeswoman.

Why are Senate Republicans changing confirmation rules for Trump’s nominees and how will it work?

Nora Rahm 1:24

She says they believe he had been radicalized by some extremist network.

Unknown 1:29

Looking at his phone, looking at his social media page pages, searching his room. Uh searching his backpack, there's just the searching his locker, there's a lot of places to look. um that we hope will just give us better information as to what he was attempting to do. And maybe the why. Sometimes we never find out why.

Nora Rahm 1:47

Kelly was interviewed by Denver Seven. Senate Republicans are changing the rules to make it easier to confirm President Trump's nominees. As NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports, the change will enable the chamber to approve certain nominees in groups rather than by individual

Barbara Sprunt 2:03

vote.

What is the UN Security Council planning to discuss about Russia’s incursion into Poland’s airspace?

Barbara Sprunt 2:04

The vote comes after months of Republican lawmakers criticizing their Democratic counterparts for dragging out the confirmation process, one of the few elements of power the minority party has in GOP unified government. The new rule allows the Senate to consider non cabinet level nominees in batches. The Senate is expected to finalize the rules change next week, which covers subcabinet and ambassador nominees, not judicial nominees. Democrats strongly oppose the change. Senate Republicans use the rule to advance a package of forty-eight nominees, which will likely be confirmed next week. Barbara Sprunt and Pierre N.

Nora Rahm 2:40

News, Washington. The United Nations Security Council is expected to hold an emergency session today to discuss Russia's incursion into Poland's airspace this week. Poland shot down the drones with the help of NATO allies.

How are Missouri lawmakers proposing to make constitutional amendments harder to pass?

Nora Rahm 2:55

You're listening to NPR News in Washington. A chartered plane landed in South Korea today, carrying about three hundred South Korean workers who had been detained in Georgia since September fourth. They had been picked up in an immigration raid in a Hyundai auto plant and taken into custody in handcuffs and shackles, to the dismay of South Korea, a key US ally. Lawmakers in Missouri want to make it much harder for citizens to amend the state constitution. St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum reports this comes after voters approved a slew of progressive ballot items.

Jason Rosenbaum 3:34

Missouri Republicans want to require any constitutional amendment put on the ballot through the initiative petition process to pass in a statewide vote and in all eight congressional districts. State Senator Brad Hudson says the Constitution is too easy to amend. Missourians recently passed amendments protecting abortion rights, legalizing marijuana, and expanding Medicaid, which won with support in cities but not rural areas.

What is the FTC investigating regarding AI’s impact on children and teens?

Jason Rosenbaum 4:00

I think you should have broad consensus throughout the state of Missouri before you amend the Constitution. Detractors of the plan say it will make it basically impossible for most amendments to pass.