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The Latest: 01/28/2025 07:59pm ET
This is your 24/7 news update. The latest views this hour in just four minutes. A federal judge is pausing President Trump's plan to freeze federal aid. New York Senator and minority leader Chuck Schumer had been highly critical of the freeze announced Tuesday morning. This is cruelty. This is lawlessness. This is a heist done on a national scale. It was set to take effect at 5 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday until a federal judge granted an 11th hour administrative stay putting Trump's executive order on hold at least through next Monday. The death toll from the devastating wildfires around Los Angeles is now at 29. Another death was reported by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office Monday. The result of the palisades fire that fire erupted January 7 and destroyed more than 23,000 acres and thousands of structures. Lakers legend Magic Johnson and the Dodgers are spearheading the money raising effort for wildfire recovery. The White House says those mysterious drones spotted in the night sky by many folks throughout the Northeast were authorized by the FAA, several Kessler reports. This was not the enemy. That's what White House press secretary Caroline Levitt told news reporters at her first news conference on Tuesday. The drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons. They caused a lot of anxiety, especially when seen flying last month over military installations, reservoirs and even President Trump's golf club in Bedminster. Many of these drones were also hobbyists. Levitt saying there's no cause for alarm. I'm Sarah Lee Kessler. Employees at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia are making history as the first Amazon owned grocery chain to unionize. The president of the Union said in a statement, Whole Foods and its parent company Amazon have long resisted unionization efforts. I'm Brian Shook. Two people are dead after being shot and killed inside a grocery store in Indiana. It happened on Monday at Martin's supermarket in Elkhart, east of South Bend. The two victims were found dead inside the store and police killed the suspect in a shootout. Two officers were also wounded in the incident. The biggest high school district in Arizona is moving to protect its students. Matt Mattinson explains Phoenix Union told families last week that its campuses are safe zones no matter what their citizenship status is. A couple days later, the district board adopted a resolution with plans on how to respond to ICE for information, which states that the district doesn't collect citizenship data. Similar moves have been made by other districts across the country who have vowed not to help with federal immigration enforcement. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, said parents shouldn't be afraid to send their kids to school. I'm Matt Mattinson. Paul McCartney is advocating for more protections against AI. Michael Kastner reports. You never give me your money. He says more needs to be done for young artists against artificial intelligence and exploitation by tech companies. In an interview with the BBC, the former Beatle called for regulations and decried the fact that anyone can seemingly get ripped off. McCartney said that money should be going to the artists who created a song, not some tech giant somewhere. Gabby Petito's tragic story is coming to Netflix with a docu-series on her death due out next month. It's called American Murder, Gabby Petito. The Florida resident was killed in 2021 while on a cross-country van trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundry. He committed suicide and left behind a written confession that he had killed the 22-year-old. According to Netflix, the documentary captures the reality of a young woman and meshed in an abusive relationship. I'm Brian Schuch.