NPR is reporting that a flydubai plane headed to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing after one pilot stabbed the other in a possible attempt to crash the aircraft. It said most of the roughly 170 passengers were Israeli, and that some passengers entered the cockpit and subdued the attacker after the injured pilot unlocked the door. Another flight crew on board then helped land the plane safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. NPR said the motive remains unknown. It said the incident comes less than a month before Israel's national election and is likely to become part of the campaign conversation.
NPR is reporting that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he wants fewer generals and admirals and a military built around drones, artificial intelligence and what he calls a "warrior ethos." It said Hegseth, speaking at Quantico, said he has already cut the number of senior officers by about 10% and wants to reach 20%. He also announced a new military command focused on drones and other emerging technologies, NPR said, even as the U.S. remains at war with Iran. NPR said Hegseth has blocked some colonels from becoming generals without publicly explaining the decisions and has fired several senior officers, and that the Pentagon has not held a news briefing since May.
NPR is reporting that the FBI says it is "aggressively" investigating a cyberattack claimed by ShinyHunters after the group said it stole sensitive FBI employment data. It said it is still unclear how much information was taken or whether hackers got in through third-party software or the bureau's own systems. Some current and former employees told NPR the stolen files may include job applications, promotion records, family details and medical information.
NPR is reporting that President Trump is traveling to Oklahoma, not a battleground state but a place where he can test-drive his midterm message with a friendly crowd. It said Trump promised to campaign for Republicans in 35 competitive races, but his first stops are in reliably red states like Oklahoma and Alabama. NPR said the trips are partly about energizing voters who reliably turn out for Trump but may be harder to motivate when he isn't on the ballot, and that Oklahoma gives him a lower-risk place to try out campaign lines before heading to more competitive states.
NPR is reporting that the U.S. has drawn heavily from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve since the war with Iran began, shrinking the stockpile by more than 30% in six months. It said the reserve, stored in underground salt caverns in Louisiana and Texas, is one of the government's main tools for easing pressure on gas prices. NPR said rapid drawdowns can damage the reserve itself, the Trump administration is exploring a possible oil swap with Venezuela, and China has also tapped its reserves but less aggressively as electric vehicles make up a larger share of transportation there.
NPR is reporting that OpenAI says its AI helped solve one of math's hardest problems, but that mathematicians were not quite sure how it got there. It said the GPT-6 Astra model was not a machine that outstripped human intellect, but was poor at showing its work. NPR said mathematicians believe the answer is correct, but the AI-generated proof runs 166 pages and may take weeks to untangle what actually matters. It said they are excited about the possibility of using AI to solve more problems in the future.
NPR also reported that Switzerland's glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice in 2026, another stark year in a long-running decline driven by global warming.