8am ET, October 12 | The latest headlines from NPR
Oct 12, 2026 · 4m
Summary
This NPR News Now episode covers Zelensky’s conditional offer to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries, Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport, and the Nobel Economics Prize awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford. The broadcast also reports on record-breaking heat threatening Hurricane Isaias cleanup efforts in the southeast, Native American tribal concerns over proposed changes to the 2030 Census, and a federal judge’s order to cancel taxpayer-funded White House television ads.
Topics discussed
Zelensky proposes energy truce with Russia
Details on Ukraine-Russia energy strikes and Trump's claim
Houthi rebels attack Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport
Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Hall and Woodford
Hurricane cleanup and heat warning in the Southeast
Native American leaders oppose Census changes
Judge orders cancellation of taxpayer-funded Trump ads
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