NPR News: 07-17-2026 11AM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
What happened in the latest U.S. airstrikes against Iran and which targets were hit?
The United States is expanding its airstrike campaign against Iran. The U.S. military struck Iranian bridges and power infrastructure overnight. NPR's Jana Rapp reports Tehran retaliated by hitting military targets across the region.
The U.S. military says it struck dozens of Iranian targets overnight in attacks meant to degrade Iranian military capability. The targets included six bridges in a southern Iranian province along the Strait of Hormuz and electrical installations. Deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure could be considered war crimes under international law. Iran said it struck U.S. military targets in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman in retaliation.
How did Iran respond to U.S. strikes and where were retaliatory attacks reported?
In the Kurdistan region of Iraq, an opposition group said at least eight Iranian-Kurdish fighters were killed in an Iranian airstrike. Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman.
Lettuce grown in Mexico has been linked to a multi-state outbreak of cyclospora. NPR's Alison Aubrey reports the Food and Drug Administration is warning do not eat shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in the impacted states.
The multi-state outbreak includes cyclospora cases in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. Investigators at the CDC found 1,644 people infected with cyclospora reported eating Taco Bell in these five states. An analysis of 190 cyclospora cases in Michigan, where the person reported eating a Taco Bell, found 90 percent of those interviewed reported eating iceberg lettuce. In a statement from Taco Bell, The company says it's taken immediate action to voluntarily remove potentially impacted lettuce in these states.
Which states and foods are linked to the multi-state cyclospora outbreak at Taco Bell?
FDA's traceback investigation has identified a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico. The diarrheal illness, which also leads to fatigue and loss of appetite, was first identified in May and has hospitalized dozens. Alison Aubrey, NPR News.
President Trump addressed the nation last night arguing that newly declassified intelligence shows serious vulnerabilities in U.S. elections. Democratic Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut tells NPR that Trump's argument specifically focuses on the election he lost.
He made a case that our elections were corrupt. Now, by the way, not the 2016 election that he won or the 2024 election that he won, but the 2020 election, which he did not actually win. Apparently, Democrats forgot or the Chinese or others forgot how to compromise elections in the two that he won.
What did President Trump claim about U.S. election vulnerabilities and the Save America Act?
Trump also used his speech to press Congress to pass the Save America Act, one of his top legislative priorities. The measure would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and photo identification to cast a ballot in federal elections. The bill does not have the votes to pass in the Senate. This is NPR News in Washington. Torrential rain has triggered widespread flooding across parts of central Texas. Governor Greg Abbott says at least two people have died.
One is a male near Comfort who was swept away in an RV. Another is a female in New Valley who was swept away while driving on a road.
More than 200 people have been rescued as rivers surged.
How severe is the flooding in central Texas and what are the reported impacts?
Some areas have received up to 28 inches of rain. This will be the opening weekend for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. As NPR's Bob Mondello reports, some IMAX theaters report being sold out a full year in advance.
Just putting tickets on sale a year in advance was unprecedented for a Hollywood blockbuster. But Christopher Nolan, director of the Dark Knight Batman trilogy and Best Picture Oscar winner Oppenheimer, has super fans. So when the 25 North American theaters equipped to show The Odyssey in the biggest of widescreen formats, IMAX 70mm, first put tickets on sale for this weekend's screenings back in July of last year... the fans bought up every ticket. Help me go home.
Why are ticket sales for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey notable and how are theaters selling out?
Happily for general audiences, considering that The Odyssey has received near-unanimous critical raves, tickets are still available at the 450 IMAX theaters in the U.S. that are not equipped for 70mm and in more than 3,000 conventional theaters.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What happened in the latest U.S. airstrikes against Iran and which targets were hit?
0:04–0:50
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How did Iran respond to U.S. strikes and where were retaliatory attacks reported?
0:50–1:49
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Which states and foods are linked to the multi-state cyclospora outbreak at Taco Bell?
1:49–2:38
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What did President Trump claim about U.S. election vulnerabilities and the Save America Act?
2:38–3:29
6
How severe is the flooding in central Texas and what are the reported impacts?
3:29–4:15
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Why are ticket sales for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey notable and how are theaters selling out?
4:15–5:04