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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 theshmit.org. Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Hurst. In Atlanta, a police officer is dead after a shooting at Emory University and the nearby CDC campus today. The DeKalb County officer was critically wounded and hospitalized. but police say he died from his injuries. The suspect died from a gunshot wound, but police say it's not clear if that was self-inflicted or from officers. Mayor Andre Dickens says there are no civilian casualties. The campus is, there are no threats on the campus currently, but we still have an active investigation. Some CDC buildings were hit by bullets, and police say

it may have been the target, although there is no word yet on the motive. The police forces of Several federal agencies have mobilized in Washington, D.C. after a former Trump administration staffer was badly beaten last week in an attempted carjacking. After the incident, Trump took to social media saying crime in the district is out of control. But as NPR's Meg Anderson reports, crime in the city is actually falling. Motor vehicle theft in the district is at the same level it was at this time last year. That's according to preliminary data released this week from the Metropolitan Police Department. From 2023 to 2024, motor vehicle theft in the city fell by 25%. That decline is in line with a nationwide trend.

Crime and violent crime in particular is falling. In Washington, D.C., homicides are down by more than 10% this year and robbery by almost 30%. Like much of the country, D.C. saw a surge in crime in 2020. That continued in the district until 2023. In 2024, local lawmakers passed a far-reaching bill aimed at a far-reaching bill aimed at improving public safety in the city. Meg Anderson, NPR News. The federal grand jury has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James, who won a civil

fraud case against President Trump and his company. MPIRS Kerry Johnson reports Trump has repeatedly targeted James in public attacks. Two sources told NPR the criminal probe into James as being led by the top federal prosecutor in Albany. The DOJ wants more information from New York's Attorney General about her success. suit against Donald Trump and his business. The department appears to be operating under a theory that James may have deprived Trump and his adult children of their rights as part of that case, the sources said. Abby Lowell, a lawyer for James called the new probe, quote, a blatant

and desperate example of the president's campaign of retribution. Lowell says it appears to be a case of weaponizing the DOJ to try to punish an elected official for doing her job. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington. President Trump is ousting Billy Long, head of the IRS, just two months after he was confirmed as commissioner. Long as a former Republican congressman and an ally of Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as acting commissioner until a permanent replacement is found.

This is NPR News. UCLA says the Trump administration is proposing a $1 billion settlement amid a big battle over federal funding. But school officials say that amount, is untenable. This comes after the Trump administration this week, suspended $584 million in federal grants for UCLA, nearly double what the school was expecting. It follows the Justice Department accusing the school of violating federal civil rights law by creating a, quote, hostile educational environment for Jewish and Israeli students. Music created with AI is becoming more and more

common, but streaming services like Spotify aren't labeling the content. Now, experts worry it could mislead listeners. And here's Isabella Gomez Sermiento has more. Generative AI is growing across all social media platforms. TikTok, YouTube, and meta have all started to label AI content. But Spotify, the largest music streaming service in the world, does not. In a statement to NPR, Spotify said it does not police the tools artists use and is working to fight deception and spam on the platform. Honey Farid, a digital forensics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, says not all AI usage is bad, but people have a right to know where the music they're listening to came from. Clear labeling is a very easy win. Detecting and tagging AI-generated content can be challenging, but Farid says transparency is key.

Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento, NPR News. All straight higher by the closing bell, the Dow up 206 points, NASDAQ up 207. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit Wise.com. T's and Cs Apply.