NPR News: 09-13-2026 8PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Linda Kenyon. The chief executive of Anthropic, Dario Amade, has published a letter saying that while he believes artificial intelligence could bring vast benefits, it's advancing too quickly and poses a threat to humans. Open AI, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk have agreed. Jacob Caxon, a former, anthropic employee, warned in a post on X that quote, the people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. He spoke on ABCs this week. I think the concept of building super intelligence is, well, it's been likened to summoning an alien species, thinking about it in terms of an alien mind that we don't fully understand is pretty terrifying, even without any concrete scenario. Caxon also said that while leaders in the A A industry agree on the need to slow down development of AI, one thing is still missing from the equation, and that's an agreement

1:00with China to make sure that AI is safe. Officials in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania report a woman has died from measles complications. Her death comes as the US is dealing with the resurgence of the highly contagious virus. NPR's Kristen Wright reports, Pennsylvania's Jefferson County corner says the woman was 40 years old and a resident. He also confirms to NPR she was never vaccinated for the measles. Pennsylvania officials have now announced three deaths related to measles. The Lancaster County corner said the first two were infants. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr initially said maybe the two deaths were fabricated. And now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it needs to review the deaths and hasn't added them to its official count tracking fatal cases. No other states have announced measles deaths this year. Pennsylvania's health department reported a significant spike in the measles last week and a total of 676 cases across most counties. Kristen Wright, NPR News. Civil Rights advocates are speaking out this weekend against the Trump administration's

2:00new proposal for unprecedented changes to the next US census. The plan would reshape voting maps and that would affect our federal funding is distributed across the country. NPR's Hansi Loh Wang reports, According to the 14th Amendment, the quote, whole number of persons in each state must be included in the census numbers used to determine each state's share of congressional seats and electoral college votes for a decade. But the Trump administration's proposal argues that Constitution's framers did not intend for the word persons to include people living in the states who do not have US citizenship or a green card. Trump officials are also proposing cutting questions about race and ethnicity because they see a quote, reduce need for that information, which is used for civil rights enforcement. Erica Bernal Martinez leads a National Association of Latino elected and appointed officials educational fund. This proposed role is not an administrative technicality. It is an attempt to make Latinos and other communities disappear in the 2030 census. The public can comment on the proposal through October 13th, Hansi Loh Wang, NPR News. You're listening to NPR.

3:01Chinese President Xi Jinping has visited India for the first time since fighting broke out between the two countries in 2020. He met with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said India is its partner, not a rival, NPR's Amkar Kandakart reports. China's president was in New Delhi for the brick summit. A group of nearly a dozen countries aimed at countering the West. In a statement, both India and China pledged to resolve their decades-old border dispute. China claims large parts along the Himalayas that India administers. Critics say that since 2020, China's army has cut off India's access to several pastures and patrolling points along the border. Modi did not comment on the allegations of Chinese encroachment, but in recent months, his government has worked to restore trade and travel with China. Omkar Khandakart, NPR News, New Delhi. A Republican congressman, Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, says he and a pilot had to swim to safety.

4:04After the plane they were flying and had to make an emergency landing on Lake Wassa. Tiffany, who was running for governor, said the small single engine plane lost power as it approached Wassa downtown airport. The local sheriff's office says the men were in the water for about 20 minutes before emergency responders located them. Both sustained only minor injuries, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash. I'm Linda Kenyon, NPR News in Washington. The Lindsay Clancy Trial shined a light on how little we know about postpartum psychosis. I went sort of from feeling a little off all day to suddenly believing people were watching me. On the Sunday story, how the Clancy Trial sparked a new conversation about maternal mental health. This is now to the Sunday story from the Up First Podcast on the NPR app.