NPR News: 10-19-2025 5AM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. It was a day of protests across the country, from Los Angeles to Boston and cities and towns in between. People took to the streets to oppose President Trump's policies. Reporter Bruce Convisor has more from New York.
Good evening.
A Latin street band helped create a festive atmosphere amid a peaceful protest. The New York Police Department posted on X that more than 100,000 people took to the streets of Manhattan to protest Trump's policies on Saturday. The NYPD said there were no protest-related arrests. There was indeed a carnival-esque atmosphere, but beneath the lighthearted air was fear, anxiety, and anger. The rally was dubbed No Kings in response to what many see as President Trump's executive overreach. They oppose his strong-arm tactics in rounding up immigrants, his deployment of military troops in U.S. cities, and his tax cuts for billionaires. Protesters say the immigrant roundup and the troop deployment smack of authoritarian rule.
For NPR News, I'm Bruce Kahnweiser in New York.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to California's Camp Pendleton this weekend to help celebrate the Marine Corps' 250th anniversary.
When other parts of the department wanted to go woke... The Marine Corps stood strong.
What were the reasons behind the nationwide protests against President Trump's policies?
Hegseth was accompanied by Vice President J.D. Vance. Part of the celebration, a live artillery demonstration drew objections from California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom shut down a 17-mile stretch of Interstate 5, citing potential danger to drivers. Secretary Hegseth also touched on the military strikes on suspected drug-carrying vessels in the Caribbean. President Trump has confirmed that two survivors from the latest strike, The U.S. military rescued the pair, and officials in Ecuador and Colombia say they have arrived back home. Colombian President Gustavo Petro accusing the U.S. of violating Colombia's sovereignty, saying the strike killed a Colombian fisherman. Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire after more than a week of clashes, including strikes on the Afghan capital Kabul and an attack that killed Afghan cricket players.
Here's NPR's Diya Hadid reporting.
Pakistan's defence minister announced a ceasefire that was mediated by Qatar and Turkey. Pakistan accused neighbouring Afghanistan of sheltering militant groups that have been targeting their security forces. Those attacks dramatically surged since the Taliban seized power of Afghanistan in 2021. Adding to Pakistan's concerns that Taliban are also strengthening their relations with India, Pakistan's chief rival. The fighting included Pakistani strikes on Saturday in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, targeting a militant group. But Afghan officials said the strikes killed civilians, including three local cricketers who'd been playing a match nearby. Cricket's global governing body, the International Cricket Council, said it was saddened and appalled by the deaths of the three men.
Diya Hadid, NPR News, Siolim.
This is NPR. Officials in Israel have identified one of two bodies returned from Gaza late last night as an Israeli man who was killed in the October 7th attack. Israel says the second body is still being identified. This latest handover comes as Israel is threatening to keep the Rafah border crossing closed until Hamas returns the remains of all deceased hostages. Nearly a dozen states in the central and southeastern U.S. on alert for severe weather. NPR's Matt Bloom reports a large storm system could affect the Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic today.
A major cold front brought wind and tornado watches to millions of people from east Texas to as far north as Ohio and Michigan. Local authorities reported quarter-sized hail in several states, including Missouri, and thousands of power outages from 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts in Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois, and Indiana, but no major injuries.
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