NPR News: 09-14-2026 5AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattinglay. President Trump is downplaying concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence and PR Franco-Ordonia's reports. Trump says he's heard from critics and industry leaders who have raised concerns about the dangers of AI, but says some of what is being said is exaggerated. I'm not downplaying, but it's going to be more good than bad, but by a lot. And I've said it from the beginning, whoever wins AI, and we're leading by a lot, whoever wins AI wins. The president who is speaking to reporters on his way back from Ireland acknowledged that he uses AI for some task, though he would not explain how, he went on to say that he likes flocked cameras, the controversial AI tool used by police, to read driver's license plates, Franco, or Donia's NPR News. The CEO of Anthropic is suggesting the tech industry is slow its development of AI to

1:02ensure more safeguards are put in place. Sweden's center-left opposition is holding on to a narrow lead over the right-wing government in the country's general election. As Esme Nicholson reports, it may be several days before the results are final. With more than 90% of votes counted, the left-leaning opposition has a three-seat advantage with a majority that would allow the Social Democrat leader Magdalena Anderson to form a government. But with the Social Democrats fairing worse than expected, it's too close to call. Incompanied Prime Minister Ulf Christoschen's pledge to bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into a coalition with his Conservative moderate party is thought to have put off some voters with both parties seeing losses. And by neo-nazis, the Sweden Democrats are calling to revoke permanent residency permits, stop immigration and make Sweden Sweden again. For MPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Berlin. Health officials in Pennsylvania are reporting the death of a woman due to complications from measles. NPR's Christian Wright says her death comes amid a resurgence of the highly contagious

2:06virus. Pennsylvania's Jefferson County coroner says the woman was 40 years old at 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 coroner 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. Christian Wright, NPR News. More than a half dozen states are under heat advisories today. They extend from South Texas to southern Indiana. This is NPR News from Washington. The cost of gasoline and diesel fuel in the U.S. continued a spike. Triple A says the price of regular gas has gone up almost 17 cents a gallon in the last week.

3:11It's now averaging close to $4.32. The cost of diesel has gone up 33 cents a gallon in the last week. It's at a record high. It's averaging $6.23 nationwide. Higher diesel prices raise costs for consumer goods because of the added transportation expense. Germany's Alexander Zverev is the winner of the men's singles title at this year's U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. He beat American Ben Shelton in four sets to capture his second Grand Slam title of 2026. NPR's Becky Sullivan has more. Even before the first serve of Sunday's match, Shelton's appearance in the final was a bit of history. He has mixed race. His father Brian is black. Making Shelton the first black man to play in the U.S. Open men's singles final since Arthur Ash more than half a century ago. It was also Shelton's first career Grand Slam final. And of course, no American man has won a Grand Slam singles title since 2003. But the 23-year-old couldn't overpower the six-foot six Germans Varev. The big two of men's tennis these days, Yannick Center and Carlos Alcarez, have both had injuries this year, leaving the door unusually wide open for others.

4:16And Zverev, it's taken advantage. He won the French Open earlier this summer and with Sundays win now has a second career slam to his name. Becky Sullivan in Pierre, New York. Texas is number one in this week's Associated Press Top 25 College football poll. On Saturday, Texas Rally to beat Top Ranked Ohio State 24-23. I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington. This message comes from the Center for U.S. Voters Abroad Foundation. All U.S. citizens abroad may request an absentee ballot to vote in the 2026 election. Visit registerabroad.com to get started.