NPR News: 11-06-2025 12AM EST
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.
What recent changes has the FAA announced regarding flight operations?
The FAA is reducing the number of flights in and out of the nation's busiest markets beginning on Friday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the aim is to ensure air safety amid staffing shortages prompted by the government shutdown.
I've also offered air traffic controllers who are of the age of retirement a 20 percent upfront cash bonus to actually stay on. Some of the best controllers we have don't retire, keep working for us.
Duffy says many air traffic controllers who must work during the shutdown without pay have taken on second jobs to cover their expenses. The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments over President Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs without input from Congress. Three conservatives on the court questioned whether Trump can use an emergency law to set and change import taxes. Under the Constitution, Congress has the power to impose tariffs. The case is seen as a major test of Trump's political agenda. Less than a day after voters in California approved a new congressional map, To favor Democrats, Republicans have filed suit. The lawsuit names Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom as a defendant. Carrie Klein of member station KPPR has details.
The federal complaint argues the redrawn district map passed by voters violates the Constitution, specifically the 14th and 15th Amendments. Plaintiffs allege district lines were redrawn in favor of Hispanic voters, which they claim is illegal because Hispanics are not a minority in California. Lead plaintiff is David Tongipa, a Republican state assembly member in Fresno County.
This whole process was a sham. And with this lawsuit... We will make sure that we will expose it and we will hold those accountable.
Plaintiffs are asking a panel of judges to issue an injunction preventing the new map from going into effect. The case could make its way to the Supreme Court. For NPR News, I'm Carrie Klein in Fresno.
The Israeli military has escorted a group of international journalists to the Gaza dividing line between the Israeli-controlled side and the area under Hamas control. NPR's Daniel Estrin filed this report from inside Gaza.
I feel like my heart sank just climbing up to the top of this mound of dirt, looking at this expanse of destruction, piles of cement, bombed out schools and homes. Israel, for its part, is active. The war is over, but it is still locating tunnel shafts, demolishing them and other infrastructure. And Hamas, for its side, is regrouping in Gaza. We are here accompanied by Israeli troops. But Israel still, more than two years after the war began, is not allowing journalists into Gaza independently to interview Palestinians and to see their lives up close. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Gaza.
You're listening to NPR. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves says emergency officials and first responders are trying to contain an ammonia leak near Yazoo City. There are no reported injuries. The leak was caused by an explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen plant. It involves androgynous ammonia, which is a pure form of the chemical containing no water. McDonald's is saying something that not a lot of restaurant chains have said lately.
How is the Supreme Court addressing President Trump's tariff authority?
Customers are spending more. NPR's Elena Selyuk reports on the fast food giant's credit.
McDonald's says its U.S. sales grew 2.4 percent in the latest quarter, not because people came in more often, but because they spent more when they did. The chain points to a return of its snack wraps and extra value meals. McDonald's executives repeated that this is a tough period for restaurants, as low-income families especially are feeling the budget squeeze. McDonald's executives called out pricier rents and groceries, expensive child care and inflation, erasing the value of a paycheck. At the same time, more high-income shoppers continue to trade down to fast food. Their visits increased by double digits in the quarter. McDonald's is forecasting inflation to stay above average well into 2026, especially higher beef prices.
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