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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Federal and local officials in Minnesota dispute why an ICE officer shot and killed a woman yesterday in Minneapolis. The Trump administration says the agent acted in self-defense. Videos reviewed by NPR show a different officer demanding the motorist get out of the car and then grabbing the door handle. The SUV reverses then goes forward. The ICE agent near the front of the vehicle fires into the car and then backs away. The car drives forward and then crashes. Hundreds of people gathered in South Minneapolis last night

to mourn the woman who was killed, Renee Nicole Good. From Minnesota Public Radio, Erica Zurich reports. The crowd stretched several blocks on Portland Avenue, enchanted in unison. The mood was somber, and emotions were on display, as speakers demanded justice and the prosecution of the agent responsible for shooting good. Simia Osman lives in Minneapolis. She says she's feeling numb and disgusting. disgusted. We're being targeted, and this is not acceptable. An innocent woman, Renee, Nicole Good, just got killed for no reason. I want her to rest in peace, and I want our city and our nation to wake up.

Those gathered at the vigil say they'll keep showing up to support the family of Renee Nicole Good and all their neighbors who are being taken off the street by ICE. For NPR News, I'm Erica Zurich in Minneapolis. Police in Salt Lake City say there's been a deadly shooting in the parking lot of a church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building. Police Department spokesman Glenn Mills says a funeral was underway inside the Mormon Church building when a dispute escalated outside into gunfire. We know that there are at least eight victims. I can confirm that two of them have died. Three of them are in critical condition and three others are in unknown condition. Salt Lake City Police say no one is in custody. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has briefed Congress on the U.S. military operation in Venezuela.

NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports lawmakers showed a partisan divide on the information as they left the briefing. Rubio says he told Congress, step one will involve quarantine for Venezuela, which will include selling sanctioned oil and distributing the profits. Step two, recovery will restore access to the Venezuelan market in a way he described as fair. He did not offer details on how step three, transition, will work. Lawmakers have been clamoring for a briefing from the administration, which did not notify Congress until after the military operation concluded. Republican lawmakers left the briefing praising the operation, while Democrats criticized the administration for not being forthright about what these next steps will entail. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the administration to answer questions in public hearings. Barbara Sprint and Pierre News, the Capitol.

This is NPR. The Trump administration is withdrawing and cutting funding from 66 international organizations. Many of them are UN agencies and private groups focused on migration, Mid-East peace, and climate change. Secretary of State Rubio is condemning programs, including those he calls climate orthodoxy. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced new dietary guidelines for Americans. These are focused on promoting whole foods, proteins and fats. NPR's Alison Aubrey reports the administration has unveiled a new food

pyramid with red meat, vegetables, and fruits pictured at the top. Secretary Kennedy described the new guidelines as the most significant reset on nutrition policy in history, calling for an end to policies that promote highly refined foods that are harmful to health. The guidelines will set limits on added sugars and encourage diets that include meat and dairy. Protein and healthy fats are essential and were wrongly discouraged in prior dietary guidelines. We are ending the war on saturated fats. The guidelines are highly influential, determining what's served in school meals and on military bases, as well as what's included in federal food aid. Alice Norbury and PR News. In Los Angeles yesterday, Nick Reiner was not formally charged with killing his parents, Hollywood director Rob

Reiner and his wife, Michelle. Nick Reiner never entered a plea. That's because his lawyer has withdrawn from his case but did not explain why. Nick Reiner will now be represented by a public defender. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News, in Washington.