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What military actions are being investigated in the Caribbean?
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theschmidt.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. The Armed Services Committees and the House and Senate are launching investigations into U.S. military strikes on two suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. NPR's Lydia Kalitri reports.
A source not authorized to speak publicly confirms to NPR that Hegseth ordered two strikes on an alleged drug boat on September 2nd, the second attack killing the survivors of the first. The Washington Post first reported that Hegseth gave a spoken order for the military to kill everyone on board the vessel. Republican Congressman Don Bacon is a member of the House Armed Services Committee.
He told ABC's This Week, When people want to surrender, you don't kill them. And they have to pose an imminent threat It's hard to believe that two people on a raft trying to survive would pose an imminent threat.
The military has carried out at least 21 strikes on alleged drug boats as part of Operation Southern Spear, a campaign that the Trump administration says is aimed at tackling drug trafficking. Lydia Kalitri, NPR News, Washington.
How are Florida lawmakers planning to redraw congressional maps?
Later this week, lawmakers in Florida are expected to begin redrawing the state's congressional map in an effort to help Republicans in next year's midterm elections. President Trump and Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, have been urging lawmakers to make the changes, as NPR's Greg Allen reports.
Florida Republicans currently hold a 20-8 advantage over Democrats in Congress. Governor DeSantis has said he believes the last census wasn't accurate, and the Republicans should have as many as five additional seats. Florida's House Speaker initially resisted plans to take up redistricting, but relented, naming members to a committee that's holding its first meeting to consider whether to redraw the maps. The Florida meeting follows moves to redraw congressional maps in several other states, including California and Texas. Democrats are poised to pick up as many as five additional seats in California after voters there approved redistricting. A Texas plan giving Republicans as many as five additional seats is on hold pending a Supreme Court review.
Greg Allen, NPR News, Miami.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says progress continues to be made in an effort to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
This is delicate. It's complicated. There are a lot of moving parts, and obviously there's another party involved here that will have to be a part of the equation.
Rubio was speaking to reporters in Florida yesterday where he met with members of a Ukrainian delegation.
What updates are there on Russia's war with Ukraine?
A U.S. official says President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will leave for Moscow today for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asking for a presidential pardon. In a video statement, Netanyahu says it's impossible for him to carry out his security and diplomatic responsibilities amid the ongoing corruption trial. The charges include accepting bribes and fraud. This is NPR News from Washington. Authorities in Stockton, California, say they're still searching for a suspect in a weekend shooting that left four people dead and 11 others wounded. The shooting occurred at a child's birthday party at a banquet hall on Saturday. Three of those killed were children ages 8, 9, and 14.
The local sheriff's department says investigators believe it was a targeted shooting. Stockton is about 80 miles east of San Francisco. American skier Michaela Schifrin has qualified for the upcoming Winter Olympics. NPR's Becky Sullivan says Schifrin captured her 104th career World Cup win yesterday in the slalom in Colorado.
What are the details of the recent shooting in Stockton, California?
Schifrin's 104 World Cup wins are far more than any other skier in history, man or woman. But the races this weekend at Copper Mountain fell on the anniversary of a freak puncture injury she sustained during a crash at a giant slalom race last year in Vermont.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What military actions are being investigated in the Caribbean?
0:00–1:24
2
How are Florida lawmakers planning to redraw congressional maps?
1:24–2:43
3
What updates are there on Russia's war with Ukraine?
2:43–3:55
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What are the details of the recent shooting in Stockton, California?
3:55–4:49
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How did Michaela Schifrin perform in the latest World Cup race?
4:49–4:51
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What is the current ranking of Ohio State and Indiana in college football?
4:51–4:53