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Former President Bill Clinton is testifying before the House Oversight Committee at a closed-door hearing in New York.

It's part of the panel's investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019.

NPR's Sage Miller reports Clinton's interactions with Epstein included meetings when he was president.

The father, charged with giving his teenage son access to the firearm used in a 2024 Georgia school shooting, has taken the stand in his own trial.

Colin Gray says he had no indication his child could be responsible for a massacre.

The 55-year-old has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, among other charges.

The shooting at Apalachee High School killed four people.

A group of congressional Democrats says the U.S.

military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone.

The Federal Aviation Administration closed an area around Fort Hancock about 50 miles from El Paso.

No commercial flights were affected.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on X that the Pentagon will continue supporting scouting America with conditions.

But as NPR's Graham Smith tells us, he didn't get everything he wanted.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now down 656 points, or 1.3 percent, at 48,845.

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Anthropix CEO is rejecting the Defense Department's ultimatum that it loosen safety restrictions or be blacklisted from lucrative military work.

That means it's likely heading to a showdown with the Pentagon over the military use of its AI model.

NPR's Shannon Bond reports a $200 million contract is at stake.