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Ryland Barton
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he closely followed the first US Military strike against a suspected drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean three months ago, but he says he did not order a follow up attack that killed survivors. NPR's Greg Myri has Defense Secretary Hegseth.
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Greg Myri
Described his actions during the first US attack in the Caribbean on September 2nd.
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Pete Hegseth
I watched that first strike live. As you can imagine at the Department of War. We got a lot of things to do, so I didn't stick around. So I moved on to my next meeting.
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Greg Myri
Nine people were killed initially, but two people survived. A second US Strike killed them. But Hegseth said he only learned hours later that this follow up strike took place. He said the commander of the operation made the correct decision to sink the boat and eliminate the threat. But critics have raised the possibility the attack could be a violation of U.S. law or the laws of war. Greg Myhre, NPR News, Washington.
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Ryland Barton
Congress is a step closer to attempting to alter a key set of numbers from the 2030 census. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports. Those numbers influence how presidents and members of Congress are elected.
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Hansi Lo Wang
How many U.S. house seats and Electoral college votes each state gets for a decade is determined using using a census count. The 14th Amendment requires that count to include the whole number of persons in each state. But the Republican controlled House Oversight Committee has advanced a bill that calls for excluding people living in the states without U.S. citizenship, such as green card holders. During the last Congress, a similar bill passed the Republican controlled House but never got a Senate vote. The current bill is making its way to a possible House floor vote months after President Trump put out a social media call for a new census that excludes people living in the states without legal status. That kind of change would be unprecedented in US History and likely be challenged in court. Han Zi Luo Wang, NPR News, Washington.
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Ryland Barton
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman issued a code red to employees this week over Google's growing artificial intelligence capabilities. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, Google's latest version of its Gemini AI chatbot exceeded expectations.
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Bobby Allen
In a memo sent to OpenAI staff confirmed by NPR, Altman said the company needs to hyper focus on improving ChatGPT and and as a result, Altman told employees it is pushing back work on other products like AI agents for health and shopping and pausing a push into advertising. It comes as Google's latest Gemini chatbot beat out all the rival AI chatbots in a series of industry benchmark tests. It for the first time pulled Google ahead of the competition in the AI race. While ChatGPT remains the most popular chatbot, the company is confronting questions about its finances. And that's because Altman said the company is not turning a profit and isn't expecting to until 2030.
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Ryland Barton
Bobby Allen, NPR News, Sacramento. City Council voted unanimously to repeal a 76 year old law banning the sale of comic books to minors. The ordinance passed during a panic about comic books inspiring delinquency. This is NPR News. Costco is joining other companies that aren't waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Trump's tariff powers. They're demanding refunds on the tariffs they've paid. The Court of Trade and the U.S. court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington ruled earlier this year that Trump's biggest and boldest import taxes are illegal. The case is now before the Supreme Court. The luxury group Prada has completed its purchase of its Italian fashion rival Versace. The deal is worth almost $1.4 billion. And as NPR's Alina Selyuk reports, investors hope it gives Versace a much needed boost.
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Alina Selyuk
Versace has struggled to keep up financially and its fate has been tied up with a turbulent few years at its parent company, Capri Holdings. Capri took over in 2018. Versace was a famously family run fashion house known for designs that are over the top, loud and proud, like baroque printed silks. The conglomerate Capri owns many other brands including Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo. And it had tried to sell itself a couple of years ago, but that deal was rejected by US Regulators. Now tariffs and tighter consumer budgets are weighing on the company. Earlier this year, Capri replaced Donatello Versace as the creative director after nearly 30 years and soon after announced a deal to sell Versace to Prada. Alina Seluk, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
A group of scientists is calling on Chile's government to halt plans for a giant renewable energy complex in sight of one of Earth's most productive astronomical facilities. Chile's Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, attracting astronomers who study the origins of the universe. They warn that the site will create light pollution, making it more difficult to observe the stars. I'm Ryland Barton. This is NPR News from Washington.
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