NPR News: 09-14-2026 2AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. US District Court Judge Carl Nichols has blocked the Trump Administration's plan to use the Postal Service to track mail-in election ballots. The Trump appointees said parts of the Post Office rule exceed any conception of the outer bounds of the agency's power, and he added that the Postal Service has no statutory role in regulating elections. Election officials around the country, meanwhile, are getting ready to mark National Voter Registration Day this week as NPR's Hansel O'Wong reports. The first set of registration deadlines for November's midterm election is coming up in some parts of the country. The window starts to close the first week end of October for registering to vote or updating your registration for the midterm general election. At some places including Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and the US Virgin Islands. Then October 5th is a major voter registration deadline for Arizona, Indiana, Ohio, and American Samoa. October 5th is also the last state to sign up in the southern states of Arkansas, Florida,

1:00Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. If you're already registered, election officials recommend confirming your status and contact information before the deadline by visiting your state's official election website. Officials can remove your name from voter rolls, especially if you recently moved, changed your name, or haven't voted in a while. Hansel O'Wong and Vierneuse. President Trump has asked Ukraine's President Sunday night to stop attacking Russian diesel production facilities. He said those attacks are raising diesel prices around the world. Diesel is being driven up by the fact that it's having a hard time coming out of Russia. And that's the case that hurts the world. We got to stop. Diesel prices in the US hit an all-time high on Friday, reaching an average of $6.20 a gallon. They've been climbing ever since the strata for mousse was blocked by Iran, following US attacks on that country. Russia does not export oil through the straits. A documentary on the Israeli military's killing of civilians in Gaza has received the

2:01top prize at the Venice Film Festival, but as NPR's Daniel Estran reports, Israeli officials are contesting the film's allegations. The documentary is called Nazaat. That's the Israeli military term for collateral damage. The film features 24 anonymous Israeli soldiers who discuss the tracking and killing of Hamas targets and Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The Israeli military said it categorically rejects the film's allegations. It didn't give specifics, but said soldiers' claims in the film do not match their junior level ranking and level of involvement. Former Israeli Prime Minister Nathalie Bennett called the film a blood libel. The film's Israeli co-director Yuv al-Avraham spoke at the premiere. I'm thinking of all the people, the Israeli politicians, the journalists, back home who are now attacking this film, denying it, without even seeing it. The film got a record 25 minutes standing ovation. Daniel Estran, NPR News, Tel Aviv. And this is NPR News. President Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey.

3:05He made the comment that the Irish open in Dunebeg and said everyone there has been asking him to drop the tariff. Earlier this year, he placed a 10% tariff on most imports from the EU. Saylene Dion returned to the stage this weekend nearly four years after announcing she had been battling a rare, painful condition and Piers Shandalee's tuster reports. Selene Dion kicked off her 16-show residency in Paris at the plenitude arena on Saturday, wearing a black dress. The Grammy award-winning singer opened the concert with a French song on a shawng-pa, which means we don't change in English. Videos posted on social media by Variety show Dion performing hits, such as Power of Love, and my heart will go on an iconic classic from the Titanic movie soundtrack. Emotional and with tears in her eyes, Dion thanked the audience throughout the night. It was her first performance nearly four years after announcing she had been battling stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological condition that causes stiff limbs and severe

4:09muscle spasms. Shandalee's tuster and Piers News. Alexander Zavirif won his second major championships Sunday beating Ben Sheldon 6-3, 7-6-5-7-6-2 in the US tennis open final. Sheldon's loss kept the American men without a grand slam title since 2003. Sheldon had a shaky start in his first major final and was never able to catch up. Zavirif captured his first major earlier this year when he won the French Open. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. This message comes from Total Line and More. Getting excited for football season? Let Total Line and More become a part of your game day routine. Get the cooler ready with your favorite beers or ready to drink cocktails. Pick up enough for everybody and always score the lowest prices. This season make Total Line and More part of your game day tradition. Spirits are not sold in Virginia and North Carolina. Drink responsibly, B-21.