NPR News: 08-12-2026 9PM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt’s departure amid Trump’s polling concerns and Eli Lilly’s lawsuits against sellers of unapproved obesity drugs. The broadcast reports on a fatal Apache helicopter crash in Texas and the desperate search for survivors after a deadly earthquake in Colombia. Additionally, it details charges against a former SPLC official, a ferry sinking in Zimbabwe, and a settlement regarding a police raid on a Kansas newspaper.
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White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt departing
Eli Lilly sues over black market obesity drug
Military helicopter crash in Texas kills two
Search for survivors continues after Colombia earthquake
Former SPLC official charged in DOJ case
Ferry sinking in Zimbabwe kills at least 44
Kansas town settles lawsuit with former reporter
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