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The state of Tennessee attempted to conduct an execution yesterday and failed.

Authorities were attempting to put convicted murderer Tony Carruthers to death by lethal injection.

Executioners were unable to establish an IV line after an hour of trying.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee says the state will not attempt the execution again for at least a year.

Drugmaker Eli Lilly is studying next-generation obesity drug.

It's not available for sale yet.

New study results show it helped people lose more weight than the obesity injections and drugs already available.

NPR's Sydney Lepkin reports.

Thousands of people remain evacuated north of Los Angeles as the Sandy wildfire continues to burn in Southern California.

Authorities say the wildfire is about 40 percent contained.

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Pakistan's interior minister is in Tehran to try to salvage talks between the U.S.

and Iran.

The diplomacy comes after President Trump said he paused a decision to resume attacks against Iran.

to give more time for negotiation.

NPR's Dia Hadid reports from Mumbai.

The Justice Department has indicted a former federal prosecutor.

This is on charges of allegedly sending a copy of former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the investigation into President Trump's classified documents case.