NPR News: 09-11-2026 6AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The nation is marking 25 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks. Memorial ceremonies will be held today in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Western Pennsylvania. At ground zero, the ceremony will begin at the time the first hijacked plane struck the World Trade Center. NPR's Brian Mann reports from New York City. Every year at the 9-11 Memorial Ceremony here in Lower Manhattan, people hold six moments of silence to mark key events of the attack and to honor the 2,977 people who died that day. Beth Helman, who heads the 9-11 Memorial in Museum, says a new 7th moment of silence this year. We'll acknowledge those who died later after being exposed to toxic chemicals after the World Trade Center towers fell. A bell will ring, we will all fall silent, and we'll welcome the rescue recovery relief community, the survivors of the World Trade Center collapse. People who have who have really suffered over the long term.

1:03President Trump is expected to speak at a ceremony at the Pentagon. And events will also be held in Changsville, Pennsylvania, where one of the four hijacked jetliners crashed. Brian Mann, NPR News, New York. Missouri's Republican-Drawn Congressional map is blocked after a series of court rulings yesterday, including an order from the US Supreme Court. Jason Rosenbaum from St. Louis Public Radio reports the decision's mark is set back for Republicans in the battle for control of the House. A federal judge in St. Louis had ordered that the Republican redistricting plan had to be used while he considers a case on it. But the US Supreme Court blocked that yesterday with an unsigned order and no dissent. So that means the map, Missouri Republicans passed at the behest of Trump is blocked while the case is considered. And there's not much time before the election to actually consider it. Jason Rosenbaum reporting. California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills aimed at online protections for children.

2:04Rachel Mayro from Weber Station, KQED and San Francisco reports. It's 13 bills and all. One is a ban on addictive social media features for anyone under 16. Another set safety rules for AI chatbots used by kids. Thousands of family schools and states have sued the tech industry over harm to young users. AI developers now face their own wave. Newsom said the parents behind these bills, lawmakers among them, all describe the same thing. Exhaustion and frustration anger despair feeling hopeless. Parents can't compete. Can't compete with the engineering. Can't compete with the algorithms. Some civil liberties groups argue the rules and fringe on privacy and free speech, but open AI back the chatbot bill saying it will help teens learn. Frank P.R. News, I'm Rachel Mayro. This is NPR News in Washington. The Trump administration is considering sweeping changes to the once-a-decade census that could

3:06exclude millions of immigrants from the official count. The Census Bureau says the proposals would leave out people without permanent legal status and sharply reduce the collection of racial and ethnic information. Census figures help determine each state's representation in Congress and the electoral college, while racial data is used to track discrimination and disparities in areas such as income, housing and public safety. To Americans will go against each other in tonight's U.S. Open Men's semi-final, the winner will become the first black American to reach the tennis tournament singles final in more than 50 years. NPR's Maggie Sullivan has a preview of tonight's match. Francis T.Affo and Ben Shelton are very different players. They have different styles, different personal stories, different identities, but this is a history that either could make. No black man has played in the final of the U.S. Open singles tournament since Arthur Ash, who won it in 1968, then appeared again and lost a few years later.

4:10T.Affo is 28. He's the Maryland-born son of immigrants from Sierra Leone. Ben Shelton is 23. He's mixed race. He's the son of two tennis players. His dad Brian, who's also his coach, is black. Both T.Affo and Shelton are among a new generation of American men, hoping to become the first to win a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick last did it in 2003. The winner will play in the U.S. Open final on Sunday. Becky Sullivan and PR News. This is NPR. This message comes from Charles Schwab with their original podcast, Choisology. Choisology is a show about the psychology and economics behind people's decisions. Download the latest episode and subscribe at Schwab.com slash podcast.