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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held. The Department of Homeland Security says it's taking emergency measures to limit costs nine days after Congress failed to fund it. NPR's Luke Garrett reports travelers may be starting to feel the impact of this partial government shutdown at U.S. airports.
What emergency measures is the Department of Homeland Security implementing?
DHS is directing the Transportation Security Administration to end pre-check lanes during the shutdown, but a TSA spokesperson says pre-check remains open and operational, and they will evaluate service on a, quote, case-by-case basis. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem blamed congressional Democrats for the travel impacts. In a statement, Noem said DHS is working to, quote, mitigate the damage inflicted by these politicians. DHS is also suspending all non-disaster-related FEMA funding. This comes as a significant winter storm bears down on the Northeast. The White House and top congressional Democrats have yet to agree on a path forward on DHS funding following the killings of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal agents.
Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
The Secret Service says agents shot dead a man in his early 20s who breached the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago early this morning. Authorities say the man was observed carrying, quote, a shotgun and a fuel can before he was confronted. Rafael Barros is with the Secret Service.
Only words that we said to him was drop the items, which means the gas can and the shotgun. He put the gas can down and pointed the shotgun at the officers.
President Trump was in Washington, not at his Florida residence at the time. At least one person was killed and 25 wounded in what authorities are calling a terrorist attack in western Ukraine. NPR's Polina Litvinova reports from Kiev at the same time Russian drones and missiles were striking other parts of Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on social media that the police have already arrested several suspects who may be involved in the attack. According to law enforcement agencies, after midnight, police received a call about a burglary at a store in the Lviv city center. When the patrols arrived at the scene, two explosions occurred. A 23-year-old female police officer was killed in the attack. Meanwhile, according to Zelensky, last night Russia launched about 50 missiles and almost 300 drones on Ukraine, targeting energy, water supply and railway facilities.
Denmark's military says its Arctic Command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine for urgent medical treatment. It happened off the coast of Greenland yesterday. Earlier, President Trump had said he was planning to assist Greenland with its health care, sending a, quote, great hospital boat to the Arctic island and semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, one Trump has long sought to acquire. Today, Denmark's defense minister rejected that plan. You're listening to NPR News. A rare win for the U.S. in the final event of the Winter Olympics. Steve Futterman reports from Milan.
For the first time in 46 years, the U.S. wins gold at the Winter Olympics in men's hockey. It was a thrilling game between these two great rivals, the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. took a 1-0 lead in the first period. Canada tied the game 1-1 in the second. Neither team could score in the third. Then it went to overtime, and just one minute, 41 seconds into the overtime, Jack Hughes had an open net from the left side. He put it in, and a celebration began on the ice. The last time the U.S. won gold in men's hockey at the Olympics was 1980. That was the year of the miracle on ice. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.
An artifact from the Battle of the Alamo is being restored. Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clayton reports from San Antonio.
The cannon was originally discovered in 1852 near the site of the Alamo. The owner, Samuel Maverick, was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Colby Lanham is senior researcher and historian for the Alamo. I was kind of skeptical, if I'm being honest. The man offering to donate the artifact was a direct descendant of Maverick.
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