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What investigation is the Justice Department conducting regarding Alex Preddy's death?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Justice Department is investigating the killing of Alex Preddy, but not an earlier shooting death by federal agents in Minneapolis. Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Bax reports.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that Alex Preddy's death last Saturday is being examined for possible civil rights violations. Preddy was shot multiple times as Border Patrol agents tried to arrest him while he was recording immigration officers on his phone. Blanche says the probe is separate from Homeland Security's shooting investigation.
It means talking to witnesses. It means looking at documentary evidence, sending subpoenas if you have to. And the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division has the best experts in the world at this.
He says the fatal shooting of another U.S. citizen, Renee Macklin-Good, is not receiving similar DOJ scrutiny. For NPR News, I'm Brian Baxt in St. Paul.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will not take up the Kremlin's invitation to travel to Moscow for face-to-face talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Here's NPR's Joanna Kicis.
Speaking to reporters during a private briefing in Kyiv, Zelensky said it was impossible for him to travel to Moscow, adding that it would be just as plausible as Putin coming to Kyiv. I'm openly inviting him, Zelensky said, if he dares. Zelensky explained that he's open to meeting Putin on neutral ground.
Zelensky also welcomed President Trump's claim that Putin has promised to stop strikes on Ukraine's energy grid, which has left thousands without power in sub-zero temperatures. The Ukrainian president said there is no direct agreement between Russia and Ukraine on this issue. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kiev.
Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actor Catherine O'Hara has died following a brief illness. She was 71. Her agent, Missy Davis, confirmed O'Hara's death in a statement to NPR. O'Hara was celebrated for a wide array of comedic, some legendary roles in a career that spanned decades.
She starred in hits on the large and small screens, including Beetlejuice, Home Alone 1 and 2, and comedy series with the cheeky name Schitt's Creek. Fans also remember her other performances alongside Eugene Levy, including the mockumentary comedy Best in Show, the 2000 film satirizing the eccentricities of dog owners who pamper or stress out their canines. ahead of the big competition.
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