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What happened in the fatal shooting of Rene Good by ICE agents?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. State and county prosecutors in Minnesota say they'll collect evidence for their own investigation into the fatal shooting this week of Rene Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis, and they're asking the public for help. NPR's Martin Costi says it's normal for such investigations, but the way the Trump administration is reacting to the shooting is unusual.
I think what's not normal here is the way the federal officials have been publicly passing judgment on a case that's still being investigated. For instance, just today, the vice president posted a video that appears to have come from a device being held by the agent who shot Renee Good on Wednesday. It shows Good smiling and saying she's not mad at the officer. But Vance called the video evidence that the officer was in danger. So there seems to be a real disconnect right now. basic level of what the evidence means.
ICE agents also shot two people in Portland this week. Both shootings have led to protests this weekend. Fake images are appearing across social media in response to news events. As NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports, they're being made using artificial intelligence.
Shortly after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, AI-generated videos of Venezuelans celebrating in the streets appeared. They got millions of views, even though there were no large celebrations. Then came the deadly shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE officer. On X, users asked the AI chatbot Grok to unmask the agent. Grok produced an AI image that was purely speculative. Nevertheless, it spread like wildfire. Darren Linville runs the media forensics hub at Clemson University.
He says when news breaks... People want more content. And so I think the people that create this kind of AI slop are going to create more of it to fuel that beast.
As long as people expect to see the news immediately, he says these AI fakes will keep spreading. Jeff Brumfield, NPR News.
South Carolina's Department of Public Health has confirmed 99 more measles cases since its update earlier this week. The state now has more than 300 cases. From South Carolina Public Radio, Luis Alfredo Garcia reports.
State health officials say the count of in-state cases related to the outbreak is up to 311. South Carolina had just topped 200 cases Tuesday. Now it has the top spot in total measles cases of any state with an active outbreak. The other outbreaks are in Arizona and Utah. A county that borders North Carolina is still the epicenter of the outbreak, but it's spreading. Cases are now confirmed in Greenville, South Carolina, where more than 70,000 people live. State epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell says there are likely hundreds of people exposed to measles who have no idea they should be in quarantine and that tracking down exposure sources has become more difficult. For NPR News, I'm Luis Alfredo Garcia in Columbia, South Carolina.
Stocks finished up across the board on Friday. The Dow was up 237 points, the Nasdaq 191, and the S&P 500 up 44. This is NPR News. U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon was in Amira, New York, Friday as part of a national tour to encourage civics and history education. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. For Member Station WSKG, Celia Clark has our story.
McMahon visited Elmira, home of Mark Twain, as part of the History Rocks Trail to Independence tour. The secretary is visiting one school in each state. She says there needs to be more emphasis on teaching American history and how the government works.
I found quite often around our country that not only kids, but a lot of adults don't know the three branches of government. They can't answer the questions that are part of a citizenship test.
The tour is a partnership between the government and over 50 organizations, including Turning Point USA and the America First Policy Institute. Celia Clark, NPR News, in Elmira, New York.
A woman was killed this week in the U.S. Virgin Islands after being attacked by a shark.
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