Netanyahu fires defense minister who urged a halt to overhaul of Israel’s judiciary The move by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled he will move ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul Israel’s judicial system — a plan that has sparked widespread opposition. Read more on NPR

Freeway crash kills 6 youths thrown from car in Tennessee A car crash killed six young people, including a 1-year-old infant, after they were ejected from their vehicle early Sunday on a freeway in middle Tennessee, authorities said. Read more on NPR

Twitter says parts of its source code were leaked online Some parts of Twitter’s source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing. Read more on NPR

Idaho is the latest state to permit execution by firing squad Four other states — Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah and South Carolina — also currently permit executions by firing squad, according to the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center. Read more on NPR

Randall Robinson, human rights activist and lawyer, has died at 81 He died in St. Kitts of aspiration pneumonia. He was known for his advocacy against South African apartheid and for Haitian democracy. Read more on NPR