NPR News: 01-26-2026 12AM EST
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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwali Saikantau. More Republicans are calling for an investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Preddy, the ICU nurse who was shot by federal immigration agents Saturday. The Trump administration says Preddy approached ICE officers with the intent to massacre them. Numerous videos and eyewitness accounts refute that. NPR's Liz Baker is in Minneapolis with the latest.
There's just this feeling that the city is being pushed to the brink and could descend into destructive riots at any moment, at any provocation.
What recent incident has led to calls for an investigation into federal immigration actions?
Everyone remembers the damage caused by the protests over the murder of George Floyd in 2020. And that's kind of the fear is that if ICE keeps doing these raids, people will feel like the only way to be heard is by escalating these protests into something less peaceful.
A makeshift memorial in South Minneapolis is growing as hundreds continue to gather there. A mourner told Minnesota Public Radio, I just feel for this family. The Senate has until the end of the week to sign off on nearly $1.3 trillion in spending, or many parts of the federal government could shut down. But the second deadly shooting of a U.S. citizen by federal immigration officers is complicating that task. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports.
Most Senate Democrats say they will not vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security without new guardrails for immigration enforcement. Opposition to the sum $10 billion for immigration and customs enforcement is threatening the entire spending package, needed to keep huge swaths of the federal government open past Friday night. The measure, which also includes money for health, defense, transportation, and more, need support from at least some Democrats to pass. Senate Republicans could agree to consider DHS funding separately from everything else, but the House would need to sign off again. And the House is on recess and is unlikely to be called back before funding lapses. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
Texas is among the states feeling the impacts of the massive winter storm dumping snow and ice across much of the country. As Matt Largy from member station KUT reports, in Austin reports, many parts of the state are virtually shut down.
The roads here are still coated in a layer of ice. This is a big problem for a part of the country that's not used to dealing with winter weather. Roads have been pretty deserted as many businesses closed or cut back their hours because of the weather. Many school districts have already canceled classes for Monday. Thousands of flights in and out of Texas and much of the U.S. have been delayed or canceled. At least one person in Austin died from exposure overnight Saturday. While there were some local power outages, the state did not see a repeat of the deadly 2021 winter storm that knocked out power to millions. Temperatures are expected to stay below freezing here until sometime late Monday. For NPR News, I'm Matt Largy in Austin.
And travel in Texas is nearly impossible. You're listening to NPR News. American rock climber Alex Hanold became the first person to free-climb Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest buildings. Ashish Valentine reports he used no harnesses, ropes, or safety nets.
The moment Honnold reached the top, a crowd of thousands broke into cheers. The whole climb took Honnold, the star of the award-winning documentary Free Solo, an hour and a half. His first words on reaching the top? Taipé 101 was the world's tallest building from 2004 till 2010, before being replaced by Dubai's Burj Khalifa. The climb was sponsored by Netflix and took place with the permission of Taipé 101 and the city government. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-de congratulated Honnold in a post on Facebook, saying the climber was brave and fearless. For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei.
Candlelight vigils were held across the country to remember Alex Preddy, the ICU nurse who was killed yesterday in Minneapolis by federal immigration officials. Rallies were held in Wisconsin, Maine, Illinois and other states on Saturday.
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