NPR News: 09-12-2026 3AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump is heading to Ireland, where he'll meet with that country's president and prime minister. Before boarding Air Force One, Friday night, Trump once again told reporters that Republicans will do well in the November midterm elections. We're going to have a big, I believe, you know, you never know. You look at statistically when you're the president, Republican or Democrat, but some reasons weird things happen in the midterm. But I think we're going to have a great win in the midterm. That also said thousands of people were turned away from the Republican Convention in Dallas this week, even though cameras showed many empty seats during the events. Saudi Arabia has shut down a major oil pipeline after it was attacked by drones launched from inside Iraq. The pipeline bypasses a straight-of-for-muse by pumping crude oil toward the Red Sea. The BBC's Peter Hyatt reports. Saudi Arabia said the drones were launched from Iraqi territory, and Iraq has responded by sacking a military commander from an area where pro-Iranian Shiite militias are known to operate.

1:00The pipeline has been moving 4 or 5 percent of global oil supply in recent months. It's part of Saudi Arabia's effort to get round the restrictions on using the straight-of-for-muse. So closing it now means the flow of oil from the Middle East has been reduced still further, at least until repairs are carried out. Adding to Saudi Arabia's problems, Iran's Houthi allies have seized control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast. They say they'll ban Saudi shipping in the Bob el-Mandeb straight, which they now control. That's the BBC's Peter Hyatt with our report. India is hosting the BRICS summit this weekend with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Iran's President Masud Pizeshkin attending the multi-country group seeks to give voice to emerging economies to counter the West. But as NPR's Amkhart Kandakar reports, it has a mixed record. The BRICS acronym stands for its Foundal Countries. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea. But today it has expanded to include nearly a dozen countries and represents around half

2:00the world's population. The block was created in 2009 to collaborate on political, economic and security issues. But analysts say their internal rivalries and differences on the recent wars in Ukraine and Iran have stymied progress. One thing they do agree on, reducing dependence on the US dollar for trade. And this year India plans to push for a special BRICS currency. President Trump has previously threatened 100% tariffs if they try to replace the dollar. The White House hasn't commented on this year's summit yet. Om Kakhandika and Piyat News, New Delhi. Police and Mrs. Sipi have arrested a man in the death of Tosya Fortune. The Black woman was found hanging from a tree near Jackson last month. The medical examiner ruled Thursday night that her death was a homicide. Police are offering little other information, other than to say the case remains active and that more warrants are pending. You're listening to NPR News.

3:01Diesel prices climbed once again this week as the US war with Iran continues to disrupt the movement of the world's crude oil supplies. The AAA says the national average price for the fuel reached slightly less than $6.06 The latest record high is up from $5.85 last week and about $371 from this time last year. The higher prices mean more costs for moving consumer goods across the country. New numbers show American attitudes towards schooling is at an all-time low. The gall-pull results come after tracking the metric for more than two decades. Here's Sequoia Carillo as more. Only 32% of Americans say they're satisfied with the quality of K through 12 education in the United States. The poll conducted by Gallup has measured the public's attitude towards schooling, both public and private for the last 27 years. Satisfaction rates are down 11% in the past two years. At the same time, dissatisfaction is at a record high of 67%. Americans have been trying to figure out how to rebound from learning loss following the

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