NPR News: 01-26-2026 4PM EST
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
What recent shooting incident is under investigation in Minneapolis?
The White House says the shooting of a 37-year-old ICU nurse in Minneapolis on Saturday is under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt today blamed the latest shooting on Democratic leaders in Minnesota, accusing them of deliberate and hostile resistance.
For weeks, Governor Walz and the Mayor Jacob Fry and other elected Democrats were spreading lies about federal law enforcement officers who are risking their lives daily to remove the worst criminal illegal aliens from our streets. Murderers, rapists, pedophiles, human traffickers, and gang members.
The Department of Homeland Security says investigators are reviewing body cam footage in the shooting of Alex Preddy from multiple angles.
How are political leaders responding to the Minneapolis shooting?
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Preddy was committing an act of terrorism and brandishing a weapon. But video evidence and eyewitness accounts that have surfaced contradict that claim. Meanwhile, President Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz are now speaking about what happens next in the state. Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Bask reports.
President Trump positively appraised his call with Governor Walz. On social media, Trump wrote that the two, quote, seemed to be on a similar wavelength.
What impact did the winter storm have on transportation across the U.S.?
The takeaway from Walz is that Trump is open to ramping down an operation that has a few thousand federal agents on the ground. It comes after the weekend fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents of ICU nurse and U.S. citizen Alex Preddy and Renee Macklin-Good, who was killed by an ICE agent earlier this month. A statement from the governor's office also says Trump would talk with the Department of Homeland Security about involving state criminal investigators into the probes. Trump says top border official Tom Homan will travel to Minnesota and speak with Walz. For NPR News, I'm Brian Baxt in St.
What details are known about the private jet crash in Bangor, Maine?
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Flight cancellations and delays may stretch into the week after a powerful winter storm swept across large parts of the U.S. this weekend. NPR's Joel Rose reports heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures have snarled transportation networks.
What new findings reveal about noise levels in the Arctic?
Airline operations were battered by the weekend storm that dumped heavy snow and ice across more than a dozen states. Sub-zero temperatures and other weather issues across the Northeast forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights and delay thousands more again on Monday. complicating their efforts to get aircraft and crews back in position for regular service. The storm also impeded road travel across a wide swath of the central and eastern U.S. In the south, ice brought down trees and power lines, cutting electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, with the most outages reported in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
At last check on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 313 points, the Nasdaq up 100. This is NPR News. The Federal Aviation Administration says seven people were killed when a private jet crashed on takeoff during a snowstorm in Bangor, Maine last night. One crew member survived. However, Maine Public reports that airport officials say the plane's manifest only listed six people, all of whom died. The Arctic is louder than previously thought. That's according to a new study. NPR's Rebecca Herscher reports much of the noise comes from snowmobiles, ships, and planes.
The Arctic is generally thought of as a quiet place compared to other regions where there are major cities. That's beneficial for ocean creatures, which thrive in quiet seas. But a new study by researchers in the United Kingdom finds that there's more ocean noise in the Arctic than previously thought. They analyzed recordings from underwater microphones. Here's one recording of a snowmobile driving on sea ice. That's what the snowmobile sounds like underwater. Climate change means a warmer Arctic, which makes it easier for ships, mining operations, and other potentially noisy activities to escalate even more, the authors warn.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:05
2
What recent shooting incident is under investigation in Minneapolis?
0:05–0:52
3
How are political leaders responding to the Minneapolis shooting?
0:52–1:23
4
What impact did the winter storm have on transportation across the U.S.?
1:23–1:57
5
What details are known about the private jet crash in Bangor, Maine?
1:57–2:12
6
What new findings reveal about noise levels in the Arctic?
2:12–4:38