11am ET, October 08 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
NPR News Now covers intense campaign spending in competitive House districts, new documents revealing federal investigations into voter registration groups, and ongoing student protests in France demanding educational equity. The broadcast also reports on Houthi attacks on Saudi airports, rising public support for Medicare for All, and the Nobel Literature Prize awarded to Canadian author Anne Carson.
Topics discussed
Heavy spending in competitive U.S. House districts
Federal investigation of voter registration non-profits
Student protests and police violence in France
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian airports
Rising support for Medicare for All in polling
Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
NPR public media funding appeal
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