4pm ET, October 08 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
NPR News Now covers Hurricane Ies prompting evacuations along the Gulf Coast, a federal judge's pending decision on restoring White House press access, and new torture charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The broadcast also reports on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine safety initiatives, the UK's decision to keep its Jerusalem mission open under a new name amid diplomatic tensions with Israel, and the safe splashdown of NASA's Crew-12 mission after 235 days in space.
Topics discussed
NPR News Now introduction
Hurricane Ies evacuations and landfall forecast
Court ruling on White House press access
New torture charges for former Venezuelan president
Details on Maduro prosecution and trial date
New NIH clinic to study vaccine safety
Expert reactions to vaccine safety initiatives
UK and Israel dispute over Jerusalem mission
Resolution for British consulate in Jerusalem
Diplomatic tensions between UK and Israel
NASA Crew-12 splashdown and mission summary
Promotion for NPR Politics podcast
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