NPR News: 09-20-2026 5AM EDT
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Who is hosting the NPR News update and what’s the opening headline?
Live from the NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Fans cheered as British pop star Ed Sheeran took the stage in Philadelphia last night. Before the concert began, Sheeran addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the removal of Macklemore from the tour. The rapper was dropped from the opening act after shouting Free Palestine during a concert in New Jersey this month.
And compounded centuries of Jewish pain. What is happening in Gaza is a catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate. My heart has been broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilians' lives.
Demonstrators gathered outside of the stadium to protest the performance.
Why did Ed Sheeran’s concert spark protests over the removal of Macklemore?
College student Adi Chadabade was among them.
Yes, Ed Sheeran had power here. Ed Sheeran could have kept Malamore on this on this tour, but the silencing of pro-Palestine speech is not new. And the silencing of pro-Palestine speech doesn't affect the celebrities. It affects the people of this city. It affects the people of this country who are willing to give their lives to talk about Palestine.
Sharon says stadium owners objected to McLamore remaining on the tour and the promoter made the final decision. A federal appeals court has ruled US immigration officials must offer detainees a meaningful opportunity to contest being deported to a country where they have no ties, NPR's Jasmine Guards reports.
The third country deportations have been among the most controversial of the Trump administration's immigration policies. Migrants have been sent thousands of miles away from their country of origin. In some cases, immigrants from Latin America have been sent to sub-Saharan Africa with little to no opportunity to challenge their deportation. Friday's ruling came from the Boston-based U.S.
What did the federal appeals court decide about deportation challenges for detainees?
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The appellate court largely upheld a lower court order, which found the policy illegal. The ruling is almost certain to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Jasmine Gar's
And Pierre News, New York. Officials in Denmark and Greenland say they're cautiously optimistic about a deal expanding the US military presence on the Arctic island. Kurt Volcker is the former US ambassador to NATO, he says a nineteen fifty-one agreement already provides much of that access.
Having now established that we're gonna have a new agreement with Denmark that basically allows us to do what we were already allowed to do, this is now a diplomatic win for Denmark and for President Trump and put allows us to put this issue in the past. We shouldn't be fighting with our allies, we should be working together on security.
The agreement comes after months of President Trump threatening to take control of Greenland. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
How are the United States and Denmark negotiating a new Arctic military presence?
In one of the most anticipated college football contests this season, the University of Mississippi beat Louisiana State last night thirty-two to twenty-four. Steve Futterman reports the focus was on LSU coach Lane Kiffin, who last year bolted from Ole Miss before the season was over.
It was not a warm and fuzzy homecoming. Ole Miss fans, still furious over Kiffin's departure, greeted him with nasty chants, t-shirts, and signs. The game itself came down to the final seconds. LSU at the six-yard line had a chance to tie the contest. That's when Mississippi intercepted the pass to wrap up the game. Ole Miss fans like Mike Masters were elated.
This was football justice. Poetic justice on the football
field. Afterwards, Kiffin played down the focus on his return.
Anytime you have emotions of that many people, it bonds people together and creates that atmosphere.
What were the key moments and controversy in the Ole Miss vs. LSU football game?
The price of diesel has climbed to another record high. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon is now six dollars fifty cents. That's about thirty cents more than it was a week ago and nearly a dollar higher than last month. Diesel powers the trucks and farm equipment used to produce and transport food and other goods. That means rising fuel costs can eventually lead to higher. Prices for businesses and consumers.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who is hosting the NPR News update and what’s the opening headline?
0:01–0:51
2
Why did Ed Sheeran’s concert spark protests over the removal of Macklemore?
0:51–1:56
3
What did the federal appeals court decide about deportation challenges for detainees?
1:56–3:00
4
How are the United States and Denmark negotiating a new Arctic military presence?
3:00–4:06
5
What were the key moments and controversy in the Ole Miss vs. LSU football game?
4:06–4:42
6
Why are diesel prices hitting record highs and how could that affect consumers?
4:42–4:52