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Israel's prime minister says a pilot on a flight full of Israelis from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried to crash the plane after stabbing other pilot

Road closures remain following floods —Mark Haslett, KUNM Following Tuesday’s heavy rainfall and flooding, a number of roads are closed around New Mexico. The state website NMRoads.com reports that in the Enchanted Circle, State Road 38 is closed between Questa and Red River. Elsewhere around Northern New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County, State Road 112 is closed between El Vado and Llaves. And in Mora County, State Road 94 is closed at Ledoux.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execution for the rest of the year. Pike, 50, was alive and loudly snoring after the attempted lethal injection and taken by ambulance from the prison, her attorneys said.

Only 43% of New Mexicans say they trust state lawmakers. That was one of the findings of a new poll commissioned by a think tank pushing for ethics reform in the Roundhouse. Think New Mexico hired BSP Research, which sampled over 800 registered voters in the poll on ethical reform, and 81% said they were in favor of higher ethical standards. This comes as voters will decide in November on a constitutional amendment to pay lawmakers.

BERN, Switzerland — Switzerland's glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice in 2026, marking another year of rapid decline. The loss reflects a wider global trend: Glaciers around the world have been shrinking at increasingly rapid rates, a phenomenon scientists link directly to global warming. Matthias Huss leads Switzerland's glacier monitoring network, known as GLAMOS. Each summer, he heads high into the mountains to measure the country's ice fields.

The U.S. military has been in Iraq for much of the past 35 years. A low-key ceremony Wednesday marked the formal departure of U.S. forces at a time when Iraq is still facing an uncertain future.

A Southern California man has created a system which translates cars passing on Interstates in California into soothing music.

The Golden State Valkyries lead their playoff series 1-0 after the heroics of Gabby Williams. The former UConn star has one of the WNBA's latest expansion teams playing with incredible team chemistry. Copyright 2026 NPR

Against the backdrop of an unpopular war in Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a "State of the Force" speech announcing new autonomous warfare initiatives and leaned on culture war flashpoints.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with journalist Alexandra Robbins about the role the Greek systems play in causing harm on college campuses, and what they should be doing to keep students safe.