NPR News: 09-11-2026 11PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. The CDC says the record cyclosporosis outbreak is over. The parasite that causes it is seasonal. This year's largest devor outbreak began in May. It was mostly linked to iceberg lettuce grown in Mexico. And here's Rachel Carlson has more. Nearly 20,000 people in the U.S. were hit by the diarrhea causing illness this summer. The agency still has a backlog of thousands of possible cases to confirm. Two people in Michigan died after becoming sick with the disease. Over half of all confirmed cases were linked to lettuce from tailor farms, sold at Taco Bells and in some grocery stores. But the CDC said Friday that all affected lettuce from this source, which was recalled in July, has been taken off shelves and removed from restaurants. So you can feel a little safer eating the salads you've been avoiding. The Food and Drug Administration is still investigating the outbreak which was concentrated in Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois. Rachel Carlson and PR News. A federal judge has temporarily paused the federal government's use of a question on civil

1:04service job applications. And Piers Andrew Shoe has more on that story. The question asked applicants to identify one or two of President Trump's executive orders or policy initiatives that are significant to them and explain how they'd help implement them if hired. According to the lawsuit, it showed up in some 70,000 postings, including for nonpartisan roles like wildland firefighters, air traffic controllers, and accountants. Several unions sued to block the government from asking the question, calling it an unlawful loyalty test. US District Judge George O'Toole issued a stay temporarily halting the government's use of the question. But he stopped short of ordering that agencies not use the answers they've already collected in making hiring decisions. Andrii Shoe and PR News. Erica commemorated the 9-11 attack today with solemn events across the country. Five people charged in those attacks that took place 25 years ago, remained in a prison camp in the US naval base on Guantanamo.

2:04But so far, they've not gone to trial. And Piers Sasha Fife, who explains one reason for the delay. The military court was basically invented from scratch after the 9-11 attacks. This case could have been tried in US federal court. And many people think if it had, it would be long over by now. Our federal courts have successfully prosecuted countless terrorism suspects who are now in US prisons. But our government put the military court in Cuba because they said they wanted it to be beyond the reach of US law. The prosecution of those defendants has been taking so long numerous judges have come and gone over the years. On Wall Street stocks rebounded today after a drop in oil prices, the S&P 500 snapped a four-day losing streak, climbing 9-10 of a percent. The Dow finished the day up 1 percent or 509 points, and the Nasdaq also rose. 1 percent Brent Crude fell 2.8 percent. You're listening to NPR News. North Korea launched several missiles toward the sea on Saturday local time.

3:05The test launches of short-range ballistic missiles came one day after the US, Japan and South Korea, and a joint military drills. South Korea views the drills as a provocation. South Korea's military says the launches came from the Northeastern coast. The US Pacific Command says the launches do not pose an immediate threat to the US. People across the country are commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks in a small Colorado city. Firefighters, police officers, and their families took part in a memorial stair climb. Colorado Public Radio's Steenasek has our reports. More than 100 people marched up and down the bleachers at the local football stadium. Each stair step representing a life lost. Grand Junction Fire Chief Peter Scaris says it's important to remember how the attacks brought the country together and that there are so many ways people try to make the world better. We try to make it better by going helping those in need, and it's just that American spirit of helping humanity that I think people need to remember more.

4:08This is a former New York City policeman who had friends who died on 9-11. From Pierre News, I'm Steenasek in Grand Junction, Colorado. The state controlled Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted unanimously today to begin the process to rename that city's airport to honor singer and actor Dolly Parton. Parton died two weeks ago at the age of 80. Nashville officials say the city authority is also in favor of the name change. The process could take a year or more to complete. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.