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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Three people have been shot at an immigration and customs enforcement facility in Dallas. Law enforcement officials say one person was killed and two others injured. Dallas police posted on X a suspected shooter opened fire on the ice facility from a nearby building. An officials say the alleged assailant died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The FBI says it's investigating today's shooting as an act of targeted violence. Here's FBI special agent in charge Joe Rothrock. Early evidence that we've seen from rounds that were found near the suspected shooter

contain messages that are anti-ice in nature. Authorities say no law enforcement officers were injured. They're declining to identify the shooter or the victims, including if any of them, were detainees. Well, several officials, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz, said, quote, politically motivated violence needs to stop. He says your opponents are not. Nazis and he goes on to say divisive rhetoric has real consequences. Late night host Jimmy Kimmel was back on TV last night. ABC had suspended his show over

comments he'd made after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. And Pierre's Mandalayette El Barco reports. During his monologue, Kimmel thanked supporters around the world, even those he doesn't often agree with, for rallying to defend his free speech rights. Kimmel also explained the comments that got him suspended. You understand that it was never my intention. to make light of the murder of a young man. Kimmel praised Erica Kirk for saying she forgives her husband Charlie's alleged murderer. President Trump, on social media, threatened ABC for allowing Kimmel to return. But on his show, the comedian continued to mock Trump.

He tried it as best to cancel me. Instead, he forced millions of people to watch the show. That backfired, Bigley. Kimmel said he worries about other late-night hosts who have been canceled or could be soon. Mandalayta del Barco, NPR News, Los Angeles. The daughter of the late Arizona Democratic Congressman Raul Grihalba has won a special election in the Southern Porter District. Arizona public media is Hannah Crete, has more. Democrat Adelita Grijalva told supporters through tears that she intends to honor her father's two decades in Congress.

A last name alone doesn't earn you the trust from the community. Service does. And my dad's legacy is one of service to Southern Arizona. Grijalva will be the first Latina Arizona has sent to Congress, representing District 7, which covers Tucson, parts of Phoenix, and nearly all of the Arizona-Mexico border. Her win also narrows the Republican majority in the House of Representatives as a government shut down looms. Grijalva also said one of her first actions would be to sign a discharge petition to force a vote to release the Epstein files. I'm Hannah-Curie in Tucson. At last check on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 150 points. From Washington, this is NPR News.

Camp Mystic, a Christian girls camp in Texas, says it plans to partially reopen next year. 25 young girls and two counselors died in the July 4th flooding at the camp as well as Camp Mystic's owner. They were among more than 130 people who died in floods across the region. Texas Public Radio's Marjian Navajo reports. Camp Mystic said in an email to families, it plans to reopen at Cyprus Lake campus. located less than a mile away from the Wadalupe River campus that saw extensive flood damage. Officials at the 99-year-old camp say Mystic will implement changes required in a new state law that regulates camp activity in floodplains and requires more flood response training for staff.

Camp officials also say they're working to build a Heavens 27 memorial to honor the girls who died. I'm Maria Navarro in San Antonio. The Federal Trade Commission suing Amazon. Here's KUOW's Josh Wemicknichols. The law Amazon's accused of violating is the Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act. It requires clear and conspicuously displayed terms of service, like monthly charges. But Amazon lawyer Moez-Kaba says that law is vague. Imagine, he said, you're driving down the highway and you see a sign that doesn't tell you the exact speed limit, but instead tells you to drive reasonably. How would you know if you're violating the speed limit? The FTC's lawyers say

Amazon definitely knew it was violating the law, noting that it had lawyers in every key meeting. For NPR News, I'm Joshua McNichols in Seattle. Worth noting, Amazon is a financial supporter of NPR. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.