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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Some members of Congress allege that at least one of the U.S. attacks on a boat in the Caribbean Sea may have been a war crime. In recent months, military forces have destroyed 21 vessels of the Trump administration says, were trafficking drugs? At least 83 people have been killed. The U.S. government has not publicly released evidence that the boats were actually carrying drugs. Meanwhile, Venezuela alleges the U.S. the U.S. intends to invade the country and seize its oil reserves. John Otis is covering the story from Colombia.

The U.S. forces have destroyed more than 20 alleged drug boats, killing more than 80 people. But the Washington Post reported that following one of the first strikes back in September, there were initially two survivors clinging to the boat wreckage. According to the post, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given an order to kill everyone aboard alleged drugboats. and that this order led to a second strike in which those survivors were killed. John Otis, reporting HECSeth has called that report fake news. Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is appearing in court in New York today.

NPR's Saraventry reports this begins multiple days of hearings. The three suppression hearings will determine whether certain pieces of evidence will be admissible during Mangione's New York State trial. The defense argues that the alleged contents, of Mangione's backpack, including a journal, should be inadmissible, because law enforcement did not have a search warrant at the time of his arrest. This is Mangione's first court appearance in September, and the hearings are expected to last throughout the week. His state charges include murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of a forged

instrument. Mangione also faces federal charges, which, if convicted, could include a death sentence. That case is moving on a parallel track, though no trial date has been said. yet in either case. Sarah Ventry and PR News, New York. The Medical Journal JAMA is publishing new guidelines from the World Health Organization about the use of GLP1 therapy such as OZMPIC. Your ZNPR's Gabrielle-Manyuel.

Worldwide, obesity affects over one billion people, and that's projected to rise to $2 billion by 2030. Francesca Chiletti is with WHO and co-authored the guidelines. We have never had guidelines on the treatment. of obesity before, and it's the first guideline on GLP-1 therapies. The guidelines say it's critical that GLP-1s are part of a broader medical plan, including physical activity and management of chronic diseases linked to obesity. They also call for equitable access to GLP-1s that prioritizes those with the highest need,

as well as more research on long-term use and safety. Gabriela Emmanuel NPR News. It's NPR. Millions of people from central, Oklahoma to Maine, are under severe winter advisories. The National Weather Service has issued across roughly 20 U.S. states. Forecasters are projecting heavy snow and ice for New England in the inland mid-Atlantic tonight through tomorrow. The new system comes on top of a wintry mess that led to large numbers of flight delays and cancellations as well as road collisions over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend across the Midwestern U.S.

Today marks 70 years since Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her subsequent arrests sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. Numerous events commemorating the historic moment are planned. Troy Public Radio's Austin Toy has details. Seven decades later, the street corner in Montgomery, where Rosa Parks was arrested, now boasts a museum that tells her story. When the boycott began, activist Doris Crenshaw was 12 years old. She believes that even after 70 years, the fight for equality hasn't changed.

So I think we're in a cycle today that's much like what it was in the 50s or the 40s, even. Bells are set to ring at the time of Park's arrest in Montgomery, the National Cathedral in D.C., and the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. For NPR News, I'm Austin Toy in Montgomery, Alabama. The Dow is down 219 points of roughly half a percent. This is NPR News.