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The Latest: 01/28/2025 03:59am ET
This is your 24/7 news update, the latest views this hour in just four minutes. The Trump administration is firing more than a dozen officials who worked on criminal investigations into the now president. A letter from acting Attorney General James McHenry said they can't be trusted to faithfully execute Trump's agenda. This comes as the White House moves to investigate prosecutors who oversaw criminal cases against the January 6th defendants. The Trump administration is putting dozens of USAID senior officials on administrative leave. Mark Mayfield reports. This is according to multiple reports that site current and former officials with the US Agency for International Development. Those placed on leave include more than 50 career civil servants and foreign service officers. An email obtained by various media outlets indicates the employees were placed on leave after they tried to circumvent Trump's executive orders. Monday's action reportedly targeted senior attorneys with the agency. I'm Mark Mayfield. Those mysterious drone sightings are back in the Northeast after the FAA lifted its 30 day flight ban. Sarah Lee Kessler reports. The lights are coordinated from New Jersey to Connecticut plus New York for Mona, Massachusetts. Those unexplained drone sightings are back. So are the videos. If you look at the reports that people are submitting, they're saying, you know, I'm still seeing them. Christina Kim of Enigma Labs on NBC's Today Show Monday. New York Senator Chuck Schumer confirmed the sightings on Sunday. We have now seen new drone sightings. I'm going to have to look into these. There have been hundreds of mysterious drone sightings since January 19th when the FAA lifted its one month ban on drone flights over New York and New Jersey. I'm Sarah Lee Kessler tickets for Super Bowl 59 or cheaper than last year's big game. But they're still some of the most expensive in Super Bowl history. This year, we'll see the Philadelphia Eagles face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, a rematch of Super Bowl 57 and the last stop on the Chiefs hopes to win three Super Bowls back to back to back. Average ticket prices are about $8,000. All the cheapest ticket as of Monday was just over 5700. I'm Tammy Trujillo. New Jersey Congressman Josh Gotheimer is trying to bring down the rising cost of food through new legislation. Scott Pringle reports. Got special investigator to strictly enforce price-fixing laws for the meatpacking industry. It would also require the Department to encourage new meat producers to enter the market. You can't have four meat producers controlling 85% of the market, cornering the market and setting prices and jacking up meat prices. It's crushing middle-class families. The Congressman is also introducing the Lower Grocery Prices Act. This is going to require the US Government Accountability Office to create a national plan to combat high food prices and deliver relief to struggling families, he says. Scott Pringle, New Jersey. Chairs of Nevada stock plummeted at a record pace on Monday after the emergence of a new AI model from China led to the chipmaker stock dropping 17%. NVIDIA lost $589 billion, the largest single-day loss in stock market history. The massive sell-off was a result of China's deep-seek emerging as a more cost-efficient AI model. Florida's the best place to retire in 2025. Brian Schuch explains. That's according to a new study by WalletHub. The Sunshine State was ranked number one for retirement nationwide due to its low taxes for retirees and the funding it receives for seniors from the Older Americans Act which funds transportation and nutrition programs for older residents. Some of the other best states to retire include Minnesota, Colorado, and Wyoming while Kentucky was named the worst. I'm Brian Schuch. Blake Shelton will host the 100th anniversary special of the Grand Ole Opry. It airs live on NBC on March 19th. Opry members including Brad Paisley, Kerry Underwood, Garth Brooks, Kelsey Ballerini, Luke Combs, and Reba McIntyre will perform at the historic venue in Nashville. I'm Tammy Trujillo.