NPR News: 10-26-2025 4AM EDT

Summary

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Podcast Summary

Podcast: NPR News Now
Host: Dale Willman
Episode: NPR News: 10-26-2025 4AM EDT
Date: October 26, 2025

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Episode Overview

This five-minute NPR News episode, anchored by Dale Willman, delivers rapid-fire coverage of major overnight and breaking global stories. Topics span violent events on a U.S. university campus, significant diplomatic moves in Southeast Asia, ongoing warfare in Ukraine, the approach of a deadly hurricane, abductions in Yemen, an art world surprise, and a daylight savings time alert.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Lincoln University Shooting

• Incident: A shooting disrupted Homecoming festivities at Lincoln University, Eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday night, leaving one person dead and six injured.
• Scene Report:
  • "That festivity was interrupted and decimated by gunfire. It was a chaotic scene and people fled in every direction."
    — NPR Reporter at Lincoln University [00:31]
• Law Enforcement Response:
  • A person was arrested with a firearm.
  • District Attorney Barena Sorobe says the possibility of multiple shooters isn’t ruled out; motive unknown.
    — Dale Willman [00:45]

2. President Trump’s Indo-Pacific Visit and ASEAN Summit

• Diplomatic Action: President Trump is in Malaysia, attending the ASEAN Summit.
• Regional Peace Deal: He brokered a peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand after deadly border skirmishes, leveraging tariff threats.
• Trade Agreements: Additional deals signed with Cambodia (trade) and Thailand (critical minerals).
• Quote:
  • "And we're so honored to be involved in that, so important to me. Two great countries, but they were they were going at it."
    — President Donald Trump [01:21]
• Coverage Note: Trump continues to Tokyo on Monday.
  — Deepa Shivaram [01:30]

3. War in Ukraine: Russian Attacks Intensify

• Casualties: At least 8 dead and dozens injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine.
• Tactics & Defence:
  • Russia used 9 ballistic missiles and 62 “Shahed” attack drones; Ukraine intercepted many but not all.
  • Heaviest attacks targeted Kyiv and Kherson, with both civilians and children among casualties.
  • President Zelensky is actively seeking more Patriot air defense systems from the U.S.
• Quote:
  • "Missiles killed at least two people and injured at least a dozen. Russia also hit the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson with glide bombs, artillery and attack drones, killing at least three people there and injuring more than two dozen, including three children."
    — Jovana Kakissis, Kyiv [01:57]

4. Hurricane Melissa Threatens Caribbean

• Status: Hurricane Melissa now a Category 3 storm, threatening Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
• Forecast:
  • Peak winds of 115 mph; storm may reach Category 4 status before landfall.
  • Up to 35 inches of rain; risk of massive flooding and landslides.
  • Four fatalities already reported.
    — Dale Willman [02:41]

5. Aid Workers Abducted in Yemen

• Event: Two female World Food Program aid workers were abducted by Iran-supported Houthi rebels in Yemen.
• Context:
  • UN claims over 55 aid workers are currently held.
  • One abductee is in serious condition after premature childbirth.
  • Continued pattern of Houthis raiding UN offices.
    — Dale Willman [03:15]

6. Art Market Surprise: Hidden Picasso Painting Sold

• Event: A Picasso painting, Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat (1943), sold for nearly $37 million in Paris after being out of public view for over 80 years.
• Artistic & Personal Context:
  • The painting depicts Picasso’s muse Dora Maar as their relationship ended.
  • The sale is France's highest of the year, though not Picasso's record.
• Quote:
  • "Auctioneer Christophe Lucien called it a little piece of the story of love between Picasso and Marr."
    — Rebecca Rossman, Paris [03:53]

7. Daylight Savings Time Mismatch

• Practical Advisory:
  • Europe sets clocks back this Sunday.
  • U.S. changes clocks the following weekend.
  • Transatlantic time gap will differ by one hour for the week.
• Quote:
  • "Americans doing business with Europeans may be a bit confused over the next week."
    — Dale Willman [04:36]

8. Obituary: June Lockhart

• News: TV legend June Lockhart, known for Lassie and Lost in Space, has died at 100.
  — Dale Willman [02:58]

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• "That festivity was interrupted and decimated by gunfire. It was a chaotic scene and people fled in every direction."
  — NPR Reporter at Lincoln University [00:31]
• "And we're so honored to be involved in that, so important to me. Two great countries, but they were they were going at it."
  — President Donald Trump [01:21]
• "Missiles killed at least two people and injured at least a dozen...killing at least three people there and injuring more than two dozen, including three children."
  — Jovana Kakissis (Kyiv) [01:57]
• "Auctioneer Christophe Lucien called it a little piece of the story of love between Picasso and Marr."
  — Rebecca Rossman (Paris) [03:53]
• "Americans doing business with Europeans may be a bit confused over the next week."
  — Dale Willman [04:36]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Lincoln University Shooting – [00:18-00:45]
• Trump at ASEAN Summit – [00:45-01:30]
• Ukraine War Coverage – [01:41-02:41]
• Hurricane Melissa Update – [02:41-02:58]
• Yemen Aid Worker Abductions – [02:58-03:15]
• Picasso Painting Auction – [03:53-04:36]
• Time Change Advisory – [04:36-04:57]
• June Lockhart Obituary – [02:58]

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This concise, fact-focused update exemplifies NPR’s commitment to clear, unbiased reporting, highlighting breaking international and domestic stories with the urgency and gravitas they deserve.

Transcript

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[Dale Willman]

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. One person is dead and six other people were injured during a shooting Saturday night on the campus of Lincoln University in eastern Pennsylvania. The shooting took place during the school's.

[NPR Reporter at Lincoln University]

Homecomin at about 9:30. Just before 9:30, that festivity was interrupted and decimated by gunfire. It was a chaotic scene and people fled in every direction.

[Dale Willman]

Chester County District Attorney Christopher D. Barena Sorobe says police have a person in custody who was found carrying a gun. He also says there may have been more than one shooter, but they don't yet know what led to the incident. President Trump is in Malaysia for his first stop on a week long trip to the Indo Pacific region. He's at the ASEAN Summit, while there presided over a peace deal signing between Cambodia and Thailand. NPR's Deepa Shivram reports.

[Deepa Shivaram]

A border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand re erupted this summer. Dozens were killed along with Malaysia. President Trump helped broker a peace agreement by threatening to increase tariffs on Cambodia and Thailand.

[President Donald Trump]

And we're so honored to be involved in that, so important to me. Two great countries, but they were they were going at it.

[Deepa Shivaram]

The president also signed an agreement on trade with Cambodia and one on critical minerals with Thailand. He heads to Tokyo on Monday. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, Kuala Lumpur.

[Dale Willman]

Ukraine says Russian strikes in the last day have killed at least eight people there and wounded dozens more across the country. NPR's Jovana Kakis reports from Kyiv that the strikes hit neighborhoods and the energy grid as Russia dismisses calls for Russia.

[Jovana Kakissis]

Launched nine ballistic missiles and 62 attack drones called shaheds, which resemble small planes and often carry warheads. Ukraine's military says it did shoot down 50 drones and four missiles in the capital, Kyiv. Missiles killed at least two people and injured at least a dozen. Russia also hit the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson with glide bombs, artillery and attack drones, killing at least three people there and injuring more than two dozen, including three children. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine wants to purchase 25 Patriot air defense systems from the US to protect itself from Russian attacks. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kyiv.

[Dale Willman]

A hurricane warning is in place for Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic as Hurricane Melissa draws closer. Melissa is Now a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 115 miles an hour. Weather officials say it could reach Category four before making landfall. The slow moving storm is expected to drop as much as 35 inches of rain on the region, causing massive flooding and landslides. At least four people have already been killed by the storm. June Lockhart, beloved for her roles in Lassie and Lost in Space, has died. She was 100 years old. You're listening to NPR News. Two more aid workers were abducted by Iran supported Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday. The UN Says the two women were taken from the offices of the World Food Program in the country's capital city. One of the two women is in serious condition after giving premature birth. The Houthis have repeatedly raided UN offices. They're now holding more than 55 aid workers. A Picasso painting that's been long hidden from public view has taken Paris by surprise. It sold recently for almost $37 million at auction. NPR's Rebecca Rossman reports from Paris.

[Rebecca Rossman]

Painted in 1943, bust of a woman with a flowered hat shows Picasso' former muse and lover Dora Maar in vivid color as their relationship was falling apart. The portrait, unseen for more than eight decades, far exceeded expectations at the Drouot auction house, becoming the most expensive artwork sold in France this year. Auctioneer Christophe Lucien called it a little piece of the story of love between Picasso and Marr. Picasso eventually left Mar for the younger Francoise Gillot. While the sale topped estimates, it's far from Picasso's priciest. That record still belongs to Women of Algiers, which sold for nearly 180 million in 2015. Rebecca Rossman, NPR News, Paris.

[Dale Willman]

Americans doing business with Europeans may be a bit confused over the next week. Both regions honor Daylight Savings Time, but clocks in Europe will roll back this Sunday while American clocks shift ahead next weekend. And that means that times between the two regions will be off by one hour for the next week. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.

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