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Minnesota officials identified the person shot and killed in Minneapolis as Alex Jeffrey Preddy.

He's the second person killed by federal immigration agents in less than three weeks, as NPR's Meg Anderson reports.

President Trump has approved emergency disaster declarations for states affected by a massive winter storm.

Karen Tzar with member station WUKY reports from Kentucky.

The Democratic National Committee says it will spend millions to register voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

From Member Station KJZZ, Ben Giles reports.

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Trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S.

have ended after two days of negotiations in the United Arab Emirates.

No clear outcomes were made public by the participants, which included U.S.

envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Trump.

Writing on his official Telegram channel, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled that the discussions were constructive, but no final framework was agreed to on the oversight of the country's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is currently occupied by Russia.

The talks concluded as Russia continued its attack on Ukraine.

The Trump administration is canceling solar projects in Puerto Rico despite ongoing power outages and a failing electric grid.

And Piers Windsor-Johnson reports the projects were meant to serve about 30,000 low-income households in rural parts of the U.S.

territory.

Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwali Saikautau.

Two judges today said it's unlawful for the Trump administration to suspend SNAP food benefits that end tomorrow.

NPR's Jennifer Ledin reports it's not clear when that assistance may reach the millions of people who rely on it.