© 2026 WEKU
Lexington's Choice for NPR
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
We are in the homestretch of the 1850 Campaign! 1850 new supporters donating at least $10 a month to offset federal funding cuts. We now have 324 to go! Click here to join the campaign and support WEKU!

Top Stories: Nobel In Chemistry; Yellen Gets Nod As Fed Chair

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Three Share Nobel Chemistry Prize For Complex Computer Modeling

-- Obama Will Tap Janet Yellen As Fed Chairwoman

-- All Talk And No Do: Latest On The Shutdown And Debt Ceiling

And here are more early headlines:

Boehner: Short-term deal on government shutdown would be 'unconditional surrender' (Chicago Tribune)

U.S. To Cut Some Military Aid To Egypt After Coup, Turmoil (CNN)

Egypt Sets November Trial Date For Morsi (Al-Jazeera):

Jos. A. Bank Offers To Pay $2.3 Billion For Men's Wearhouse (The New York Times)

Chinese Court To Allow Bo Xilai Appeal (BBC)

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Scott Neuman is a reporter and editor, working mainly on breaking news for NPR's digital and radio platforms.
WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.
Related Content