NPR News: 09-28-2025 3AM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
What did President Trump announce about deploying National Guard troops to Portland?
President Trump says he's expanding his controversial deployment of National Guard troops to other cities. In a social media post Saturday, he says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon to handle domestic terrorists. But Oregon Governor Tina Kotek says the deployment would be an abuse of power by the president.
There is no insurrection. There is no threat to national security, and there is no need for military troops in our major city.
Police officials in Portland, meanwhile, also say there's no reason for that deployment. The wife of one of the victims of the shooting at a Dallas ICE facility is speaking out for the first time. She says her husband is on life support after a gunman injured him and another detainee and killed a third person. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran has our reports.
Stephanie Gaffney says her husband, Miguel Angel Garcia Hernandez, is more than just an immigrant or a nice detainee. He's a father of four, and Gaffney could give birth to their fifth child, a boy, at any moment now since she's 39 weeks pregnant.
It hurts to think, like, what if he never even gets to meet him?
A Venezuelan detainee, Jose Andres Bordones Molina, was also injured in the shooting. A third detainee was killed, 37-year-old Norlan Guzman Fuentes from El Salvador.
How are Oregon officials and Portland police responding to the proposed troop deployment?
In a statement to NPR, ICE confirmed the identities of all three victims. The agency says all three were, quote, criminal illegal aliens. According to law enforcement officials, the shooter sought to terrorize ICE agents. However, none of the victims were law enforcement officers. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Dallas.
Now that the Trump administration has announced that there may be a link between Tylenol and autism, it could cause legal headaches for the painkillers maker, Kenview. NPR's Sidney Lumpkin has more on that.
One lawyer representing plaintiffs in an ongoing case against Tylenol's maker says his office received more than a thousand calls following the Trump administration's announcement this week. The lawsuit hit a roadblock in late 2023. A judge ruled to exclude testimony from the plaintiff's experts. She wrote that those experts cherry picked and misinterpreted the data they were relying on. But in light of the Trump administration's comments, lawyers for the plaintiffs hope the court will reconsider. Outside legal experts tell NPR, however, that since there's no new data, it might not make a difference. And in product liability cases, you have to prove causation, which hasn't been established. Sydney Lepkin, NPR News.
A gunman opened fire on a crowded bar in the North Carolina town of Southport Saturday night. At least three people were killed. Another eight people were injured in that shooting. The bar is on a crowded riverfront in the city.
What happened in the Dallas ICE facility shooting and who are the victims?
Police say that the gunman shot at the bar from a boat and then sped away. A person of interest is in custody, but it's not clear if the shooter is still at large. Officials have not offered a motive for the shooting. You're listening to NPR News. Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hart and others are getting blowback from fellow comedians for appearing at a comedy festival that's going on right now in Saudi Arabia. As NPR's Chloe Valpin reports, the Riyadh Comedy Festival's roster includes dozens of A-list American performers.
In a video on his Instagram channel, Marc Maron took aim at colleagues who signed up to perform at the festival, referencing, among other things, Saudi officials' alleged involvement in the September 11th attacks.
From the folks that brought you 9-11...
Two weeks of laughter in the desert. Don't miss it! Shane Gillis and Stavros Halkias both declined invitations to appear at the event, but others, including Chris DiStefano and Tim Dillon, said they agreed to perform because of the high fees they were offered. However, Dillon says his invitation was recently revoked by the organisers for comments the comedian made on his podcast about slavery in Saudi Arabia. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.
A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu Saturday night killed at least 36 people.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:03
2
What did President Trump announce about deploying National Guard troops to Portland?
0:03–1:19
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How are Oregon officials and Portland police responding to the proposed troop deployment?
1:19–2:44
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What happened in the Dallas ICE facility shooting and who are the victims?
2:44–4:39