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NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial.
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After a deadly hit-and-run on Fairacres Rd., one passerby describes a moment of humanity amidst the chaos. -
Nick Seibel of the Silver City Daily Press covers top stories each week on the Silver City Report. This week, we learn of Grant County Commissioners raising elected county officials' salaries and more. -
A nonprofit group, New Mexico Wild, organized an event in the dry Rio Grande in Albuquerque to highlight the urgent state of New Mexico's rivers. -
The City of Las Cruces has announced that they will stop subsidizing air travel to Albuquerque from the Las Cruces airport. KRWG multimedia reporter Noah Raess spoke with Mandy Leatherwood from The City of Las Cruces to learn more.
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The message is simple: Families should attend professional displays instead of lighting fireworks in their own yards. -
Officials say the technology is complementary to the physical wall and frees up agents for other tasks. -
The firefighters were part of a specialized crew that goes into remote areas by helicopter to quickly put out new and rapidly escalating wildfires. -
Lujan Grisham's remarks came a week after AP reported that DEA agents repeatedly monitored — but did not seize — shipments of fentanyl as part of an effort to build bigger criminal cases between 2023 and 2025.
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Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed guests outside of Madison Square Garden in New York City. The wedding bash is expected to last into Saturday morning. -
Primm, Nev., a once-thriving casino town on the border with California, was on the verge of fading away for good. The family it was named for has stepped in and faces the challenge of reviving it. -
The country's theocracy hopes to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to the burial of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. -
A new national poll reveals a striking paradox in public sentiment ahead of America's 250th anniversary: a disconnect between Americans' strong patriotic pride and their lack of civic knowledge.
July 3, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
News Wrap: Iran begins funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Khamenei
Lured by Russia, African soldiers end up on deadly front lines of Ukraine war
The growing dangers of record heat waves like the one engulfing July 4th celebrations
Brooks and Capehart on whether the Supreme Court has stood up to Trump
