NPR News: 02-17-2026 4AM EST
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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says the recent protests in Iran suggest regime change is needed.
The best answer to all the problems created by Iran is regime change. The best answer is for the people to take the place of the Ayatollah.
What recent events in Iran are prompting calls for regime change?
I do not believe they're in the streets to build more nuclear weapons. I think they're in the streets to have a better life.
Senator Graham spoke to reporters after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv. As the U.S. ramps up its military presence in the region and Iran holds naval drills near key oil shipping routes, another round of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program is set to begin, and direct talks between the U.S. and Iran are to begin today in Geneva. a day after Iran's foreign minister met with the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency. Record warmth, dry conditions, and high winds raising fire risks across the middle of the United States. From Nebraska Public Media, Matt Olberding reports.
The potential wildfire risk on Tuesday in Nebraska could be higher than it's been in several years. Caleb Brown, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in North Platte, Nebraska, says his office issued a critical fire risk warning for the first time since April 2014.
The gist of the forecast is we are expecting near record temperatures in the upper 60s to 70s. you know, relative humidity values as low as 10 to 15 percent and winds from the west gusting as high as 50 to 55 miles per hour.
Red flag warnings, which signal a high risk for wildfires, are in place in a number of states ranging from South Dakota to Texas. For NPR News, I'm Matt Olberding in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Rain has been pounding the Los Angeles region. Flash flood warnings up in some areas scarred by last year's wildfires facing an evacuation warning. The powerful storm not only bringing thunderstorms and strong winds to Los Angeles. But heavy snow in the mountains. Forecasters expect extreme Sierra snow through late Wednesday. As most expected, it will be a U.S.-Canadian match on Thursday to decide who wins Olympic gold in women's ice hockey. Steve Fetterman reports from the Winter Games in Milan.
The U.S. and Canada both advanced with victories in their semifinal matches. The U.S. defeated Sweden 5-0. Canada had a tougher time beating Switzerland 2-1. That sets up another U.S.-Canadian showdown in women's ice hockey. It will be the seventh time the two countries have met with Olympic gold on the line. U.S. forward Taylor Heise says she can't wait.
It's an honor to be here and it's an honor to play on this team because they're so special. And we know on Thursday we're going to show up and give our best.
Last week, the U.S. women easily beat the Canadians in a preliminary game 5-0, and the Americans are favored on Thursday. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.
This is NPR News. A manhunt in Indiana came to an end overnight. Authorities say the suspect, wanted in connection with the shooting of two police officers, is in custody. Earlier Monday evening, the police chief in Beach Grove, Indiana, said one of the officers died and that the other is in stable condition. The use of A.I. is sparking fierce debates within American journalism, and several recent incidents have brought those debates into public view. NPR's David Folkomplik reports that some news executives are eager to deploy A.I.
At the Baltimore Sun, an A.I. program wrote up a lengthy analysis of an address by Maryland Governor Wes Moore. The piece was clearly marked as generated by A.I. It also wrongly referred to President Trump as the former president. The News Guild called it slopped. Publisher and editor Triff Alatsis says future editors must be more thoroughly reviewed, but that, quote, to ignore this powerful tool would be a mistake. In Cleveland, the editor of The Plain Dealer writes that job applicants should expect IA to draft articles from their original reporting. He says that frees up extra time for reporters.
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