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Minnesota v. ICE, Trans Athletes Reach SCOTUS & Grok's Undressing Scandal - Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Today is Tuesday, January 13th. We'll tell you about yet another new video from the deadly shooting involving an ICE agent and why Minnesota is now suing the federal government. Also, President Trump's new action against Iran that could also impact other countries. Plus, the heated debate over transgender athletes in girls sports has reached the highest Court X is now responding to outcry over a controversial AI feature and how Barbie is representing a common disorder through its iconic toy. The those stories and even more news coming up. Welcome to the Newsworthy. All the day's news in less than 15 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. Let's do this. Another newly released video is now circulating showing the encounter ICE agents had with a Minnesota woman leading up to her death. The Homeland Security Department shared the video, saying it proves how the woman, Renee Goode, was getting in the way of a law enforcement operation. But critics say the video still does not justify her death. This one appears to be taken by a bystander showing a different angle of the whole street where it happened. It does not show the exact moment an ICE agent shot Renee Goode, but it's the three minutes leading up to it. Goode's SUV is seen blocking part of the road as she presses the horn repeatedly. After more than a minute, Goode pulls back slightly to unblock part of the road and let a couple of cars through. Then a dark truck with a small flashing light pulls to a stop. Two officers get out and walk toward the SUV just before the video goes dark. Another video released last week shows what happened next, with officers telling Good to get out of the car, one attempting to open her door, and then Good putting her car in drive, followed by the sound of gunshots. The Trump administration says the videos show the officer was justified in shooting Goode as a matter of self defense. State and local officials, though, say the ICE officer fired recklessly into the car of someone who was just driving away, ending her life. Since then, even more ICE agents have arrived in Minneapolis, and again yesterday, they clashed with protesters as they carried out arrests. People were seen surrounding officers and blowing whistles while those officers launched flashbangs and tear gas. And now Minnesota is suing the Trump administration. The lawsuit is an attempt to stop the surge of immigration agents into the state. It also calls for a ban of officers threatening physical force against people who aren't being arrested, while also requiring officers to wear visible identification, activate body cams, and remove masks. Minnesota accuses the administration of racially profiling its citizens and of targeting the state because of its Democratic leanings? Well, DHS says it had to surge immigration agents to the state not because of how its citizens vote, but because the state leaders have refused to protect people from undocumented immigrants who are hurting Americans. A hearing in that case is set for today. President Trump is reportedly still considering whether to launch a strike against Iran over its crackdown on protesters, but in the meantime, he's punishing Iran with tariffs. Trump announced yesterday he was imposing a 25% tariff on goods from any country doing business with Iran, and that means higher prices for products coming from dozens of countries, including China, India, Russia and Turkey. At this point, Trump has not gone into more details, so it's not clear if the new tariffs will be imposed on top of those that already exist. But if it is, some economists say it could make a big difference for a lot of countries, including the US earlier yesterday, Iran's foreign minister said his country was keeping lines of communication open with the US and was ready for either war or dialogue, while it also fights against some of the largest protests since the Islamic Republic was first founded in 1979. Now that demonstrations have entered their third week, they have become increasingly violent. As of this morning, activists say the Iranian government has killed at least 646 people in the last couple of weeks and thousands more have been arrested. President Trump says he's getting hourly reports and he's expected to meet with national security advisors soon. The Pentagon is now facing new allegations of potential war crimes in its crackdown against drug trafficking. It comes in the wake of reports from the New York Times and Washington Post that say the US Disguised a military aircraft to make it look like a civilian plane, then used it to bomb at least one suspected drug boat. Specifically, the reports cite officials who say the plane did not have any weapons showing and it wasn't painted with clear military markings. They say it was used in an attack back in September that killed 11 people, including two who survived the initial attack then died in a controversial follow up strike. The Pentagon insists its whole arsenal has gone through a legal review to make sure each aircraft follows the law and international standards. But multiple military and legal experts say using a non military looking plane in a military strike could constitute a war crime. The September strike was the first of almost three dozen to date, though reports say more recent attacks have used more obvious military aircraft. The US Military is now reevaluating the role of women in combat. The Pentagon launched a review of what it calls the military effectiveness of having thousands of women service members in infantry, armor and artillery. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said before that all service members in combat need to meet the highest male standard, even if that means excluding women. But critics of this review say women make the military stronger. Either way, the army and Marine Corps leaders have been told to submit data on the readiness, performance, training and more of all units and personnel. They've also been asked for any internal research and studies on integrating women in combat. All of it is supposed to be submitted this week. Right now, more than 4,000 women are in ground combat units. All right, we have more news for you in just a moment, but first, let's take a quick break for our new sponsor in 2026. 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NBC News also reached out to the 20 states that run their own ACA exchanges, and the findings were similar fewer new enrollees signing up and fewer people renewing their coverage Many states also report more people shifting to the lowest tier plan that comes with lower premiums but high deductibles. As we've told you, enhanced tax credits expired for ACA customers, and because of that, monthly premiums saw a big increase. It's still possible Congress could pass a bill to restore the tax credits. The House passed a measure last week, and the Senate is drafting its own separate version now. Still, President Trump says he might veto an extension. In the past, he's called for money to go directly to Americans to buy their own health care, a solution some lawmakers say won't go far enough. The open enrollment period is set to end on Thursday in most states, though the Trump administration could extend that deadline. Today, for the first time, the US Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether transgender girls should be allowed to participate in girls sports. Specifically, the justices are hearing a pair of cases from Idaho and West Virginia. Lower federal courts have blocked the laws in both states that otherwise would have banned trans girls from participating on girls teams, saying the bans were discriminatory. But now states are asking the Supreme Court to overturn those decisions and reinstate their laws. They argue letting transgender girls compete in girls sports is unfair and unsafe. Whatever the justices decide could impact the future of those laws and similar measures in 27 other states. @ this point, transgender teens who participate in high school sports make up just over 1% of teenage student athletes around the country. Elon Musk's social media platform X has become a popular site for creating X rated images. It seems people have been using the AI chatbot Grok, which is tied to X, to edit pictures other people have posted of themselves. Even without consent, they can take the image and then make it look like the person is not wearing clothes or is wearing something provocative while posed any way they like. One third party analysis looked into these images for one day earlier this month, and it found every hour the Chatbot generated nearly 7,000 images that made someone look undressed or were otherwise sexually suggestive. That's compared to about 80 an hour on the other top five sites for this kind of content. X has been receiving some backlash over this, especially when it comes to the feature being used on pictures of minors. In response, the company said it would take action against illegal content by taking it down and working with law enforcement as necessary. X also put some restrictions on the image generation function of Grok, saying it's now only available to paying subscribers. Still, some reports say people have been doing it without a subscription, and either way, the images are being shared widely often without the consent of the person depicted. So several governments and regulators have also taken action. Indonesia and Malaysia temporarily blocked Grok over this, saying it will stay blocked until effective guardrails are in place, and the UK's media regulator launched an investigation that could lead to a ban. Musk posted a response saying, quote, they want any excuse for censorship. At this point, US Agencies haven't taken any significant action, though some American lawmakers have also asked for more guardrails. PBS News Weekend has aired its final episode. The network shut down the weekend newscast, saying it had no choice after the federal government cut more than a billion dollars in funding to public broadcasting. Remember, President Trump has complained about the programming, saying it can be biased against conservatives. But supporters have said the federal funding was critical to make news, educational shows and cultural programming available to everyone without having to pay for a subscription. Starting next weekend, PBS will air weekly shows instead that can be recorded in advance, letting PBS cut back on weekend staff. PBS also shut down a bureau in Arizona that helped PBS update its NewsHour broadcasts for west coast viewers. But for now, the network says it's weekday newscast is not in danger. Barbie is launching its first autistic doll. It was developed with autistic advocates to represent how people with autism spectrum disorder experience the world differently, so there are some intentional design choices. For example, the doll's eyes are slightly averted and her joints are more flexible to allow for stimming, which is what some people with autism do to process sensory information. The doll also includes accessories like noise canceling headphones, loose fitting clothing and a tablet with apps that support communication. The company says the new Barbie is important because every child deserves to see themselves in their toys. The Barbie Fashionistas collection now includes more than 175 Barbie looks across body types, skin tones, hair textures and disabilities. The newest edition went on sale this week at Target, Walmart and Amazon. That's it for the main news today. So now it's time for Trivia Tuesday, when we ask a different trivia question every week. And today's trivia question what is the world's oldest known name? Listen again next Tuesday for the answer and explanation. As for last week's trivia question, where is it illegal to own just one guinea pig? The answer is Switzerland. Animal advocates say guinea pigs are social creatures who need interaction with their species to be happy. So the European country created the law in 2008 as a matter of animal rights. So what happens when Swiss owners have one guinea pig that passes away and the other is left by themselves? Well There are Rent a Guinea Pig services in the country that offer partners to live with lonesome guinea pigs for the rest of their lives. By the way, other pets in Switzerland are also forbidden from living in isolation. Goldfish are required to have at least one tank mate, and parrots must live with other birds or have the opportunity to socialize with other birds on a regular basis. Thank you so much for joining us. To get caught up on the news today, a quick reminder that your support of the Newsworthy is truly what makes this show possible. So thank you to everyone who continues to listen and continues to recommend this podcast to other people in your life. Word of mouth is truly important to our growth and success and also a huge thank you to our newsworthy insiders. 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