California gubernatorial candidates face off in debate

KQED | By Guy Marzorati

Published October 1, 2026 at 5:48 AM CDT

California's candidates for governor square off in a debate while the blue-leaning state grapples with affordability and other issues.

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Israel's PM says a pilot tried to crash a plane traveling to Tel Aviv

Kat Lonsdorf, Michel Martin

One pilot stabbed another pilot on a flydubai flight headed to Tel Aviv on Wednesday and may have tried to crash the plane before passengers and crew members subdued him, Israel's prime minister says.
After flydubai incident, a look at how pilots train to avert cockpit interference

A Martínez

NPR's A Martinez speaks with retired military and commercial airline pilot Ron Alvarado about how pilots are trained to avert interference in the cockpit.
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SNAP's funding model is starting to change. Here's what that means for the program

Juliana Kim

States will start to pay a larger share of the bill to run the food assistance program, as federal funding for operational costs shrinks.
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Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back research

Lauren Sommer

A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won't be matching that effort.
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Egg prices have tumbled since Trump returned to office. Here's why

Joe Hernandez

Agriculture experts say high egg prices were the result of severe avian flu outbreaks, but the Trump administration's tariffs and the war with Iran have also put pressure on farmers.