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This message comes from Warby Parker prescription eyewear that's expertly crafted and unexpectedly affordable. Glasses designed in house from premium materials starting at just $95, including prescription lenses. Stop by a Warby Parker store near you. Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Senate Democrats say they would risk a partial government shutdown by the end of the week. We're rather than approve a spending bill that includes funding for Immigration Customs Enforcement. NPR Sam Greenglass reports. The standoff on Capitol Hill comes just days after a Border Patrol agent shot and killed a US Citizen in Minneapolis.
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With just days to go before a Friday night deadline, the Senate was preparing this week to greenlight nearly $1.3 trillion for defense, health, transportation and more. But that funding is wrapped up with money for the Department of Homeland Security, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border. Prot. Democrats say they will not give ICE any more money without reforms that Republicans have previously resisted. Even if the Senate agrees to changes or to cleave DHS from the funding for everything else, the House would still have to agree as well. And the House is on recess this week, unlikely to be called back before funding runs out. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
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The Northeast is getting hit with a final punch of a massive winter storm that swept across much of the south and east with snow, sleet and ice over the weekend. NPR's Joel Rose reports. Many roads were forced to shut down and thousands of flights were canceled.
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Sunday was the biggest single day for cancellations since the early days of the COVID pandemic in 2020. According to the aviation analytics company Cirium, the vast majority of flights were canceled at some airports in the northeast around Washington, D.C. new York and Boston. American Airlines canceled more than half of its scheduled flights yesterday, Delta and United More than four.
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That's NPR's Joel Rose reporting. In the south, ice brought down trees and power lines, cutting electricity to hundreds of thousands of utility customers. Behind the system, Arctic Air is sweeping in, with some areas reporting record low temperatures. For the first time ever, an ounce of gold costs more than $5,000. As NPR's Maria Aspen reports, the record breaking surge in gold prices comes as investors worry about almost everything else.
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Gold and other precious metals are traditionally seen as safe haven investments, meaning investors buy them when they're anxious about more mainstream assets like stocks and bonds. Gold has smashed several records in the past year as President Trump wages a trade war against United States allies. It crossed the $5,000 mark after a weekend in which Trump threatened new tariffs against Canada and federal officers fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, stoking Wall street fears of a federal government shutdown. Gold prices are rising as investors sell dollars as part of what's become known as the Sell America trademaria. Aspen, NPR News.
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On Wall street, the dow is up 336 points. This is NPR News. Rescue efforts are underway in the southern Philippines after a ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized and sank. Officials say the vessel abruptly tilted and took on water, killing at least 18 people. The coast Guard says the ferry appeared to suffer a technical failure before sinking. Defending women's singles champion Madison Keyes is out of the Australian Open following a defeat to fellow American Jessica Pegula in the fourth round. Christina Koccia reports from Melbourne.
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Jessica pegula knocked out ninth seed Madison Keys in straight sets, 6 3, 64 at Melbourne Park. Reflecting on her win, Pegula said she felt strong going into the match against her close friend.
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I've been playing really well, seeing the ball, hitting the ball really well this whole tournament, and I wanted to kind of stay true to that.
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The six seed Pegula is still chasing her first Grand Slam title and enters the final eight in Melbourne for the fourth time. Americans Coco Gauff and Eva Jovic are also through to the women's quarter final. For NPR News, I'm Cristina Kokola in Melbourne.
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The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X after its AI chat chatbot Grok, surfaced non consensual sexualized deepfake images. Regulators say they're also expanding an ongoing probe into X's recommendation algorithms. That review gained urgency after the company said it would use Grok's AI to determine which posts users see on Wall Street. The Dow up 335 points at this hour. The NASDAQ up 137. This is NPR News in Washington.
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