NPR News: 01-17-2026 4AM EST
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What recent legal ruling affects immigration agents in Minneapolis?
A federal judge in Minneapolis has ruled that immigration agents may not arrest or retaliate against peaceful observers and protesters. Matt Sepik of Minnesota Public Radio reports.
The injunction prohibits agents from using crowd control weapons such as pepper spray on protesters and from stopping drivers without probable cause. Judge Kate Menendez says safely following agents' vehicles does not by itself create reasonable suspicion to justify a stop. The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit from six people who were detained or threatened by ICE last month.
That's Matt Sepik reporting. A bipartisan congressional delegation is wrapping up its trip to Copenhagen. The trip was aimed at reassuring longstanding allies as President Trump continues to talk about acquiring Greenland. As NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports, the group met with Danish Prime Minister Meta Fredriksson and her Greenlandic counterpart Jens Frederik Nielsen.
The delegation is mostly Democrats, joined by GOP Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Tom Tillis of North Carolina. President Trump first mentioned acquiring Greenland during his first term, but has amped up that rhetoric, promising to take control of the island one way or the other. Murkowski has pushed back.
Greenland needs to be viewed as our ally, not as an asset. And I think that's what you're hearing with this delegation.
She's part of a bipartisan group that introduced a bill affirming the U.S. government's respect for the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland. Barbara Sprunt and PR News, Copenhagen.
The man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to a Utah court Friday. Tyler Robinson's defense attorneys are trying to argue that prosecutors have a conflict of interest. Martha Harris with member station KUER was at the hearings.
One of the Utah County prosecutors working on this case has an 18-year-old daughter who was at the event where Kirk was shot. Robinson's defense team argued that personal connection could cause bias. They say that's especially risky since this is a death penalty case. The defense thinks this means the entire Utah County Attorney's Office should be kicked off the case. The county's top prosecutor, Jeff Gray, took the stand Friday. He disagrees there's a conflict of interest. The 18-year-old didn't see the shooting and says she wasn't traumatized. The attorney and his daughter are expected to take the stand next month. For NPR News, I'm Martha Harris in Provo, Utah.
Protests over the state of Iran's economy have ended, at least for now, but a senior cleric there is now calling for the death penalty for protesters who were arrested. In a sermon on Friday, Ayatollah Ahmed Khatami also threatened President Trump. Trump had hinted that he might take military action if Iran didn't stop killing protesters during those demonstrations. Human rights activists say about 2,800 protesters were killed during the demonstrations. This is NPR News. Stocks edged slightly lower on Wall Street Friday. The S&P 500 was down four points after wavering between gains and losses. Gains for several big tech companies helped offset weakness elsewhere.
What was the purpose of the bipartisan congressional delegation in Copenhagen?
The State Department announced a nearly billion-dollar deal with Malawi this week. It's part of its new global health strategy. MPR's Fatma Tanis has more on our story.
The deal is intended to support Malawi's efforts to combat HIV-AIDS, malaria and shore up its disease surveillance and outbreak response. This agreement is an example of how the Trump administration is doing foreign aid, since it dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development last year. Instead of working with NGOs or the United Nations, the administration is cutting deals directly with countries, mostly in Africa. The State Department says the goal is to invest in the health ministries of low-income countries and to create opportunities for American businesses. The recipient countries are also required to pitch in. Malawi is expected to spend nearly $150 million as part of this deal.
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