NPR News: 09-16-2026 9PM EDT
Summary
The EU proposed making Canada its first associate member, prompting Trump to threaten tariffs on Europe. Meanwhile, a federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center board to explain its sudden closure, and Trump nominee Dr. Nicole Saffa denied vaccine-autism links. The report also covers rising retail sales, new US travel bans on South African officials, a Stanford study using human neurons in mice to model brain diseases, and George W. Bush’s upcoming book of political prisoner portraits.
Topics discussed
Trump threatens tariffs over EU-Canada association
Legal fight over Kennedy Center closure and naming
Surgeon General nominee on vaccine-autism link
Retail sales and restaurant spending data
US stocks slip
US travel bans on South African officials
New mouse model for studying human brain diseases
George W. Bush releases book of political prisoner portraits
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