NPR News: 09-22-2025 4AM EDT

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What is the opening overview of today’s NPR News broadcast?

Dale Willman 0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington DC, I'm Dale Wilman. Thousands of people waited in lines for hours to attend a memorial for Charlie Kirk in Arizona on Sunday. Many attendees say they felt a personal connection to the slain conservative activist. From Member Station KJZZ and Phoenix, Wayne Shutsky reports.

Wayne Schutsky 0:19

Vanessa Gomez and her husband stood in line outside of the memorial with their three young children. She said she had met Kirk's wife, Erica Kirk, and they bonded over their babies. Due to a no bag and no stroller policy at the memorial, Gomez wore her son in a carrier and balanced diapers in her left hand. But she says dealing with those inconveniences was worth it.

Unknown 0:37

We grew up without our fathers and

Why did thousands gather for a memorial to Charlie Kirk in Arizona?

Unknown 0:40

We're trying to do right by our kids and give them good values. We think Charlie Kirk was such a good role model in all of that.

Wayne Schutsky 0:47

Another attendee, Tanya Ortiz, says she saw Kirk speak at her church in a Phoenix suburb. And Ricky Scoggin of Scottsdale, Arizona, says he attended the memorial as a form of therapy for his teenage son Boston, who was in the crowd when Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a Utah University. For NPR News, I'm Wayne Shutsky in Phoenix.

Dale Willman 1:05

The UK, Canada, and Australia formally recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday. The initiative from the longtime allies of Israel reflects growing international outrage at Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the move is not a reward for Hamas but an effort to move toward calm in the region.

Keir Starmer 1:24

In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East. We are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace. And a two state solution.

How did the UK, Canada, and Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state affect the Middle‑East debate?

Keir Starmer 1:34

That means a safe and secure Israel. Алонсайд авіабл Палестини стат. At the moment We have neither.

Dale Willman 1:45

Later today, the UN Security Council is expected to discuss the most recent Russian incursions into NATO airspace. As Terry Schultz reports, this comes at the request of Estonia, whose airspace was violated just last week.

Terry Schultz 1:58

Estonia wants the highest possible international visibility for the latest incursion. On Friday, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland. and remained there for twelve minutes before being escorted out by Finnish, Swedish, and Italian planes operating as part of NATO's new eastern sentry mission. But the head of the Estonian Parliament's foreign affairs committee, Marco Mikkelsen, says he fears a Russian plane will have to be shot down by NATO jets before Moscow stops the provocative behaviour.

Dale Willman 2:27

We have to make sure that Russians will understand that this is not excluded

Terry Schultz 2:32

NATO will hold a special meeting at Estonia's request on Tuesday. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Helsinki.

What are the details of the recent Russian airspace violation over Estonia and NATO’s response?

Dale Willman 2:38

Asian markets move slightly higher on Monday as markets weigh the monetary path forward for the Federal Reserve after last week's interest rate cut. India's benchmark index though slipped after the Trump administration said on Friday that it would charge one hundred thousand dollars for new H one B worker visas. This is NPR News. A bipartisan group of US lawmakers were in China on Sunday during a meeting with Premier Li Chung. They pushed for more military to military dialogue between the two countries and discussed trade and the world economy. Li welcomed the delegates led by Democratic Representative Adam Smith of Washington and he called the visit an icebreaking trip that will improve ties between the US and China.

Dale Willman 3:22

Texas saw the largest increase in the rate of uninsured children in the country between twenty twenty two and twenty twenty four, and as Abigail Ruman of Member Station KERA reports, experts warned those numbers will likely get worse.

Abigail Ruman 3:34

Texas once again had the highest rate of uninsured children in 2024, at about thirteen percent, more than double the national average. Lynn Coles is with the research and advocacy group Every Texan. She says many more kids are at risk of losing their coverage due to changes in the federal budget. She says more than half a million Texas children are enrolled in the federal health insurance marketplace.