7am ET, November 12 | The latest headlines from NPR

Summary of 7am ET, November 12 | The latest headlines from NPR

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4m•November 12, 2026
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Overview of NPR News Now: 7 a.m. ET, November 12

NPR’s morning headlines cover a historic Mississippi Senate result, an ongoing Alaska vote count, a proposal to sell some federal lands, urgent climate talks, and other national and science news. Financial markets were lower in premarket trading, with Nvidia shares among the steepest decliners.

Elections

  • The Associated Press called Mississippi’s Senate race for Democrat Scott Colom, who is set to become the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction. After a lengthy vote count, supporters celebrated with relief and excitement.
  • In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola was leading Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by a few thousand votes.

Federal Lands and Climate

  • The Interior Department’s new strategic plan proposes offering some federal lands for sale to states, local governments, and tribes. The plan gives few details; major sales exceeding 2,500 acres would require congressional approval. Western environmentalists criticized the proposal, warning that the land could be transferred to industry or sold by cash-strapped public entities.
  • At COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, leaders from 197 nations are discussing ways to curb climate change. UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged immediate action, while scientists warned that global warming could exceed 1.5°C within a few years. The U.S. administration was absent for the second year in a row.

Other Headlines

  • At least two people died in a building collapse in Brooklyn. Local reports said more bodies were being recovered from the rubble.
  • Nvidia shares fell more than 7% in premarket trading. Reports linked the decline to allegations involving CEO Jensen Huang and an alleged Chinese spy; NPR said it had not confirmed the reporting.
  • A study in PLOS ONE found that palm and foot ridge patterns differed among all 116 monkeys examined in Brazil, suggesting such prints might help identify individual primates. Researchers said further testing is needed.

Markets

U.S. stock futures were lower, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq futures down about 250 points.