NPR News: 10-04-2025 2PM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. The Israeli military says it's curtailing activity in Gaza and preparing to carry out President Trump's plan to end the war. NPR's Carrie Khan reports.
A person briefed by an Israeli official told NPR that forces in Gaza were ordered to reduce activity to, quote, a minimum. and only for defensive actions. Friday, Hamas agreed to points in Trump's plan, including releasing all hostages and turning power over to a Palestinian entity, but added other elements need negotiation. Still unclear is how Hamas would disarm and a timetable for Israeli troop withdrawal. In a statement Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said cooperation would be, quote, in accordance with the principles set forth by Israel without specifying details. Gaza's civil defense reported multiple explosions and injuries overnight. Israel's military warned residents to stay out of active combat zones in Gaza City.
Carrie Khan, NPR News, Tel Aviv. As the shutdown of the federal government enters its fourth day, a memo suggests NASA has furloughed many of its civilian workforce. Houston Public Media's Sarah Grunow reports.
The furlough plan targets more than 15,000 employees of the space agency, including more than 2,000 at Houston's Johnson Space Center, the majority of their total workforce. NASA employees who are furloughed will receive back pay at the end of the shutdown, but there's no indication when that might be. Space Center Houston, the visitor center of the Johnson Space Center, will remain open to guests through the shutdown. Workers there get paid because the center is a nonprofit organization and not an entity of the federal space agency.
What recent developments have occurred in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
The memo includes a short-term plan to temporarily seize most operations of the space agency. The International Space Station and Artemis program developments will continue throughout the shutdown. I'm Sarah Grunow in Houston.
The President Trump has endorsed a candidate in Tennessee's special congressional race. Mariana Buckego from member station WPLN has more.
After months of silence, Trump has endorsed Matt Van Epps, a former Tennessee commissioner and combat veteran. Van Epps has also been endorsed by Mark Green, whose surprise resignation from Congress this summer kicked off the special election. Outside money groups, including a PAC almost entirely funded by the parents of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, have spent half a million dollars supporting his run. More money from outside groups has gone to opposing anti-school voucher candidate and state representative Jody Barrett's bid for Congress. Barrett and Van Epps will appear on a ballot of nearly a dozen Republican candidates in Tuesday's primary. The general election is set for December 2nd. For NPR News, I'm Mariana Bacayau in Nashville.
This is NPR News in Washington. Japan's governing party today elected a new leader. Sanae Takeuchi is likely to become the country's first female prime minister. She served as economic security minister and calls for greater defense spending and stricter controls on immigration. Texas authorities are investigating a shooting near Houston early this morning. They say two children, ages 13 and 4, were killed. Two other children, 8 and 9, were critically injured. They have provided few other details, but say everyone involved has been detained and there is no ongoing threat to the community. The next round of Major League Baseball playoffs gets underway today, with Division Series games in Milwaukee, Toronto, Philadelphia, and Seattle.
Chuck Hornbach has more on the high-stakes matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs.
The Brewers had the best record in baseball this year, but the Cubs finished just five games back and defeated the San Diego Padres in a wild-card series. Chicago manager Craig Council used to manage Milwaukee.
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