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What happened in the Austin shooting involving a federal immigration agent?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Authorities say a federal immigration agent shot and injured a man in Austin, Texas Sunday. Now local officials are demanding an invest independent investigation into the shooting, and pairs Sergio Martinez Beltran reports.
Austin Council member Mike Siegel spoke to NPR from the scene of the shooting, which is just blocks from his home. He said the car of the person had at least two bullet holes in the passenger's side. Photos from the scene confirmed that.
My hope today is that we can investigate what happened and if an ICE officer committed a crime that they will be fully prosecuted and that we can hope to restore some semblance of law and order in this country.
It's unclear what led to the shooting. The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to NPR's request for comment.
How are local officials responding to the Austin shooting and calling for an independent investigation?
City officials said the man was in serious but stable condition. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News.
In a statement on social media, Homeland Security says it will lead the investigation with help from the FBI. As the November midterm elections draw closer, President Trump is seeing cracks in support from his fellow Republicans, his polling numbers remain low, his war with Iran has no end in sight, and inflation is causing pain for many Americans. Here's MPs Marliason.
We're seeing some little Republican revolts pop up. Seven House Republicans joined Democrats in calling for an end to the Iran war, including two from Iowa. We know that farm states have been particularly hurt by the war and its impact on prices for fertilizer and for diesel fuel. Immigration is another issue where Trump had an advantage but is slipping.
Why is President Trump's support among Hispanic voters declining ahead of the midterms?
Uh we know that Trump, according to exit polls, won forty six percent of the Hispanic vote in twenty twenty four, up from twenty eight percent in twenty sixteen. But since then that number has been slipping.
Trump will be in New York Monday to meet with Mayor Zoran Mamdani. President Trump is vowing to create an AI force to oversee the technology's development, but as NPR's Bobby Allen reports, AI industry insiders were surprised by the
In a Jute Social Post, President Trump compared the AI force to the Space Force, a new branch of the military Congress created in his first term. But what the AI Force would look like, what powers it will have, and whether it needs congressional approval are all open questions. Trump also wrote that in addition to the new AI entity, he will appoint an AI czar to monitor the industry. Capabilities, and it follows several instances where AI agents autonomously hacked into companies and former AI employees spoke out about the societal dangers of the powerful technology. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
What are the forecasts for Tropical Storm Polo forming off Mexico's coast?
The
National Hurricane Center says the latest tropical storm of the season has formed off the coast of southwestern Mexico. Polo has maximum sustained winds of about forty miles an hour right now, but it's forecast to strengthen rapidly over the next few days. It's expected to turn to the north by Wednesday. Two other tropical storms also formed on Sunday, but are far from making any landfall. You're listening to NPR News. Tens of thousands of children in Gaza have headed back to school for the new school year, NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has our reports.
More than two hundred and eighty thousand children are returning to school in Gaza, according to the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, but few functioning classrooms are left, as Israeli attacks have destroyed or damaged ninety eight percent of learning facilities there, according to the UN. Instead, children are largely learning out of tents or other makeshift classrooms without proper school supplies or basics like desks or chalkboards. And hundreds of thousands of students in Gaza remain without access to education at all.
How are Gaza children returning to school amid widespread damage to classrooms?
But still, for many, it marks their first return to a structured school year in almost three years, after repeated displacement and loss of access to regular schooling. Kat Lonsdorf, MPR News, Tel Aviv.
Votes are now being counted in Russia. The country this weekend held its first parliamentary election since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in the Austin shooting involving a federal immigration agent?
0:01–0:45
2
How are local officials responding to the Austin shooting and calling for an independent investigation?
0:45–1:32
3
Why is President Trump's support among Hispanic voters declining ahead of the midterms?
1:32–2:34
4
What are the forecasts for Tropical Storm Polo forming off Mexico's coast?
2:34–3:38
5
How are Gaza children returning to school amid widespread damage to classrooms?
3:38–4:28
6
What is the status of the Haiti presidential‑killing suspects being transferred to the U.S. for trial?
4:28–5:03