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Chapter 1: What recent incident involving immigration agents is discussed?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Minnesota officials are asking the public to share any video or other evidence about the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an immigration agent earlier this week. They say they're concerned by the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation into the killing in federal hands.
During a press conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry says federal officials have already made their own conclusions about the case.
This is not a time to hide from the facts. This is a time to embrace them, making sure that we're pushing for transparency every step of the way. The fact that Pam Bondi's Department of Justice and this presidential administration has already come to a conclusion about those facts is deeply concerning.
The Trump administration insists that the officer who shot the 37-year-old mother of three has complete legal immunity. Federal immigration officers also shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon, yesterday. The U.S.
Chapter 2: How are the U.S. and Venezuela working to restore diplomatic ties?
and Venezuelan governments say they are exploring ways to restore diplomatic ties, including reopening the U.S. embassy in Caracas. A small team of U.S. officials arrived in the Venezuelan capital today. Officials say Venezuelan diplomats will travel to the U.S. too. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.
According to the State Department, the diplomats and security officials, including charge d'affaires John T. McNamara, are in Venezuela to carry out a technical and logistical assessment toward renewing ties. The government of Venezuela's acting president, Delsa Rodriguez, also confirmed the visit, which it said was to work on an agenda of mutual interest.
But in a statement, officials stressed the need to address what it said was the criminal, illegitimate, and illegal aggression perpetrated against Venezuela and the, quote, kidnapping of its president, Nicolás Maduro.
Chapter 3: What measures are being taken to ensure AI safety for children?
The U.S. and Venezuela severed relations in 2019 after Maduro expelled U.S. diplomats from the country. Carrie Conn, NPR News, Bogota, Colombia.
OpenAI and the child advocacy group Common Sense Media announced today they've dropped competing California ballot measures. As Rachel Miro of member station KQED reports, they're backing a consolidated effort to deliver AI chatbot guardrails for children.
The unlikely duo says the joint effort, which still needs to gather signatures to qualify for the ballot, promises to deliver the most comprehensive AI youth safety effort in the nation. Chris Lehane, chief global affairs officer for OpenAI, says there's great appeal for the company to partner with Common Sense Media because it has credibility with voters, lawmakers, and parents in California.
How you build this trust is incredibly important for the societal license here to be able to operate. And that's something that really resonated with us.
Chapter 4: What changes has Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok implemented recently?
He added the hope is this collaboration will lead to a model other states and possibly the nation will follow. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Miro in San Francisco.
This is NPR News from Washington. Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is now restricting image generation to paying users. This change follows global backlash over the creation of sexualized deepfakes, including images of women and children in explicit positions. Grok began limiting these features to subscribers with blue checkmarks on ex-Musk's social media platform.
Critics argue the changes are insufficient. After nearly two weeks of striking, the Telluride Ski Patrol union is going back to work, Members voted to accept a contract from the Telluride Ski Resort after community pressure to make a deal. Julia Caulfield of member station KOTO has more.
Chapter 5: What was the outcome of the Telluride Ski Patrol union strike?
The union went on strike at the end of December after months of failed contract negotiations with the Telluride Ski Resort, known as Telski. The union said their wages don't keep up with the cost of living in the expensive resort town, where median home prices are around $3 million.
Union leadership says the new contract still does not address concerns about a sustainable wage structure, but they're proud of where they ended up. Telski representatives say they're delighted by the agreement. The union and ski company received intense pressure from the business community after the resort closure ground Telluride's economy to a halt.
Local leaders say the priority now is getting as many people to visit as possible. For NPR News, I'm Julia Culfield in Telluride, Colorado.
Facebook parent Meta has reached deals with three nuclear power companies as it looks for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers. Meta needs the power for its Prometheus AI data center that is being built in New Albany, Ohio. This is NPR News.