NPR News: 09-10-2026 4PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Vice President J.D. Vance will deliver tonight's keynote address at the Republican midterm convention. NPR Stephen Fowler reports the message will likely preview a 2028 presidential run. While Trump is telling Republicans to vote this year like he's on the ballot, Vance's task will be to try and keep those voters engaged for a future where Trump isn't president. The vice president's address will likely continue the messaging Trump laid out, including the election being a contrast between, quote, common sense versus crazy. It's also expected a fuel speculation that Vance would seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2028. Other potential 2028 candidates are speaking tonight too, like Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Donald Trump Jr. At least one name being floated, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is not in attendance. Stephen Fowler and NPR News, Dallas. Turning point USA returns to Utah Valley University today to memorialize its co-founder Charlie

1:03Kirk. The conservative activist was shot and killed in front of a crowd of students and other attendees one year ago today. NPR's Lane and More reports on the fallout of Kirk's assassination. At the time of Kirk's death, Kirk had really become one of the most influential voices within the conservative youth space. And supporters credited him with helping President Trump make crucial gains with young voters in the 2024 election. Some took Kirk's death as a sign to get more involved. In the days following the shooting, Turning Point reported a surge of interest with requests from high school and college students looking to start new chapters at their schools. NPR's Lane and More reporting. Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old man accused of killing Kirk, will stand trial on seven charges, including aggravated murder, which carries the death penalty in Utah. Robinson has pleaded not guilty. The AI company Anthropic has issued a report on its efforts to disrupt so-called threat actors trying to use its AI model clawed from malicious activities.

2:04There's include users doing research that could support the development of biological weapons. Here's NPR's John Rewich. The kind of science knowledge that experts say makes advanced AI useful in developing cures for diseases could also potentially be used to develop bio-weapons. And that risk is one of the big concerns that AI researchers and policymakers have about the technology. Anthropic noted five case studies. One involved researching how to make a mosquito-borne disease more transmissible. Another involved redesigning toxins for what Anthropic says was a national program. Anthropic says it's hard to know definitively if the cases were related to plans to build bio-weapons. But it notes that it disrupted the activity and shared the information with the authorities and partners in the industry. And a note Anthropic is a financial supporter of NPR. John Rewich NPR News. Across the U.S. Blacks will be flown at half-staff tomorrow in observance of the 25th anniversary of 9-11. It's NPR. Around the globe, temperatures broke several records as they drove an abnormally warm

3:06summer. In the United States, it was a hottest summer in 132 years of record keeping in the lower 48 states. Last month was the hottest August on record for both average temperatures and max temps according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As more young people question the value and cost of a college degree, some educators and entrepreneurs in Vermont are attempting to reimagine the college experience. Vermont Public's Liam Elder Conner's reports the approach is simple. Don't do too much and focus on what works. The Greenway Institute in Montpelier will offer just one degree, engineering. Its founders and advisors include tech executives, a former state education secretary, and a NASA engineer. Students will get hands-on experience, literally building things in class, and for the second half of their education, they'll get real engineering jobs. The college will also scale back on amenities to save money.

4:08There won't be a gym and students will cook their own meals. Mark Somerville is Greenway's founding president. Somerville says the college plans to welcome its first class next fall. For NPR News, I'm Liam Elder Conner's in Montpelier, Vermont. The price of oil search today surpassing $106 a barrel up more than 6%. You see the Dow has closed down 316 points. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News. This week on Consider This, the researcher who just resigned from anthropic, why he believes AI is a threat to humanity. Very soon, these things are going to be so capable that if they decide to go rogue, it's not going to be good. Plus his view of what guardrails could look like this week on Consider This from NPR.