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What happened in the Pennsylvania police shooting and how are officials responding?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says it's a tragic and devastating day. A total of five police officers were shot today, three of them fatally, as they followed up on an investigation that authorities say was domestic related.
Grieve for the loss of life for three precious souls who served. This County, serve this Commonwealth and serve this country. We continue to pray for. The full recovery. The
shooting happened in South Central Pennsylvania in York County, not far from the Maryland line.
Why was a suspect detained after ramming the FBI building in Pittsburgh?
Officials say the two wounded officers are listed in critical but stable condition, and that the shooter was killed by police. Earlier today in Pittsburgh, authorities took a suspect into custody after a driver rammed a car into security gates at the city's FBI building. Former CDC director Susan Menares was on Capitol Hill today telling members of a Senate panel her side of events that led to her firing. She said she was ousted because she refused to go along with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s demands on vaccines and other issues. MPR Selena Simmons Duffin kept tabs on the hearing.
She reached out to this Senate committee expressing concerns about what she was being asked to do, and Kennedy found out.
He told me he could not trust me. And I told him if he could not trust me, he could fire me.
How did former CDC director Susan Menares explain her dismissal to the Senate?
HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon sent me a statement. He denied that changes to the childhood vaccine schedule are already decided. He said, quote, Susan Menares was tasked with restoring the CDC to its core mission after decades of bureaucratic inertia, politicized science, and mission creep eroded its purpose and squandered public trust, and she refused to do it.
The vaccine advisory committee that Kennedy revamped is to open a two day meeting in Atlanta tomorrow to vote on new guidelines. Leading artificial intelligence chatpot, chat GPT says it's creating a version for users who are under eighteen. And Pierre Sean Ruit reports this comes as the company faces mounting pressure about AI's potential to harm young users.
The parent company of Chat GPT, OpenAI, says it's developing a system to understand if a user is over or under eighteen. And then if the person is under eighteen, they will automatically be directed to what it calls a Chat GPT experience with age appropriate policies. It says that means blocking graphic sexual content and, in rare cases of acute distress, potentially involving law enforcement to ensure safety.
What new age‑verification and safety features is OpenAI adding to ChatGPT for minors?
The company is also adding a way for parents to set blackout hours when kids will be unable to use Chat GPT altogether. The steps come in the wake of a lawsuit against open AI in August by the parents of a sixteen year old California boy who Who say Chat GPT contributed to his suicide? The company has acknowledged that some of its safeguards are less reliable in long conversations. John Ruwich, NPR News.
This is NPR. Students at Utah Valley University began returning to classes today following last week's shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The courtyard where Kirk was shot remains blocked off. Yesterday, prosecutors said they'll seek the death penalty.
Why did the Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft fail to reach the International Space Station?
They charged twenty-two-year-old Tyler Robinson with seven counts, including aggravated murder. Not reach the International Space Station as scheduled today. Central Florida public media's Brendan Byrne reports a vehicle experienced engine trouble after launch.
From
Cape Canaveral
Space Force Station in Florida. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft was making its way to the orbiting space station Tuesday when its engines cut out early. The maneuver was designed to raise the vehicle's orbit to rendezvous with the station. NASA's reevaluating that timeline as flight controllers come up with an alternative plan to deliver the supply craft. It's unclear just how far off track the spacecraft is. The Cygnus XL cargo vessel is carrying the heaviest load of supplies for the ISS delivered by a commercial company.
Which artists dominate this year’s Latin Grammy nominations and why is Bad Bunny leading?
It's packed with fresh food, hardware for science experiments, and equipment to maintain the space station.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in the Pennsylvania police shooting and how are officials responding?
0:00–0:41
2
Why was a suspect detained after ramming the FBI building in Pittsburgh?
0:41–1:28
3
How did former CDC director Susan Menares explain her dismissal to the Senate?
1:28–2:34
4
What new age‑verification and safety features is OpenAI adding to ChatGPT for minors?
2:34–3:15
5
Why did the Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft fail to reach the International Space Station?
3:15–4:02
6
Which artists dominate this year’s Latin Grammy nominations and why is Bad Bunny leading?
4:02–4:38