NPR News: 01-17-2026 3AM EST
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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry. A government official tells NPR the officials sought anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. NPR's Kat Lansdorff reports.
Fry and Walsh, both Democrats, responded to the news in social media posts. On X, Fry posted, quote, Walsh, also in a post on X, did not explicitly address the investigation, but said, quote, referring to the 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent. That killing became a flashpoint for the simmering opposition to federal agents operating within the city and state. Kat Lonsdorff, NPR News, Minneapolis.
A U.S. District Court judge, meanwhile, has ruled that ICE and Border Patrol agents involved in immigration arrests in Minneapolis cannot tear gas peaceful demonstrators. They also cannot detain those protesters. The ruling Friday comes from a case filed by six Minnesota activists. The agents have been working in that area since early December. President Trump is continuing to push for U.S. control over Greenland. He says the U.S. needs control over the island itself because of national security grounds. Greenland is a self-governing territory within Denmark.
What investigation is the Justice Department conducting in Minnesota?
Speaking at the White House on Friday, he said he may use a financial tool to get his way.
I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that.
South Carolina's Department of Public Health is reporting more than 240 new confirmed measles cases this week. Now North Carolina has launched its own measles dashboard as residents travel to South Carolina and bring back measles. South Carolina Public Radio's Luis Alfredo Garcia reports.
South Carolina health officials say there have now been more than 550 cases since the outbreak began in October, mostly among unvaccinated children. North Carolina has up to eight cases of measles in counties near the state line. Most of North Carolina's cases have confirmed links to its sister state. The South Carolina Department of Public Health is still tracking down exposure locations with varying degrees of success. One school district reported its first case of measles Thursday after checking in on a student who hadn't attended school for about a week. The school district's chief information officer says they hadn't been informed of the case. For NPR News, I'm Luis Alfredo Garcia in Columbia, South Carolina.
The FAA says U.S. airlines should be careful while flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean near Central America, Mexico and parts of South America. That warning comes after almost four months of U.S. military strikes against boats in that region. The notices were issued on Friday. They cite possible military activities and interference with satellite navigation. This is NPR News. Tens of thousands of Cubans held a demonstration across the U.S. embassy in Havana on Friday. The crowd was protesting the death of 32 Cubans during the U.S. effort to detain Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. They also demanded the release of Maduro, who was taken into custody by the U.S. on January 3rd. Cuba's foreign ministry called the protest a response to threats against peace and sovereignty.
Crowded ant colonies can be easy places for disease to spread, but scientists have discovered a surprising way that ants defend against potential epidemics. Ampere's Arundhatha Nair has more.
It's called destructive disinfection. When a young ant or pupa is terminally sick, it sends out a kill-me signal in the form of a smell. Worker ants who smell it unpack the young ant's cocoon and apply a deadly disinfectant.
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