Today is Monday, February 2nd. We're talking about the FBI's reversal on Alex Preddy's killing,

and what's next for the five-year-old boy who was detained by ICE in Minnesota? Also, a few of the

famous, powerful men mentioned in the new batch of Epstein files, and when a partial government

shutdown is expected to come to an end. Plus, where nearly two feet of snow fell over the weekend,

why the Kennedy Center is set for a year-long closure, and who made history at last night's Grammy Awards. 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.

There is now a civil rights investigation into one of the two shooting deaths at the hands of

federal agents in Minneapolis. The U.S. Justice Department announced its investigating the

killing of Alex Preti, but not the earlier death of Renee Good.

The DOJ did not explain why, only that the Civil Rights Division doesn't investigate every

law enforcement shooting, and that there has to be certain circumstances that warrant a broader

investigation. Remember, videos have shown Preddy had only his phone in his hand as officers

tackled him to the ground, with one

removing his gun from the back of his pants as another officer fired shots into his back.

The Homeland Security Department also said the FBI will lead the investigation into

Prattie's death. Both the civil rights investigation happening and the FBI taking the lead

are changes from earlier plans. Meanwhile, the immigration

crackdown continues in Minnesota. Over the weekend, a federal judge denied a request from state

officials to immediately end the operation, saying they did not give enough evidence to justify

an emergency order. Though to be clear, the judge did not decide whether the actual activity in Minnesota was legal.

And she wrote in her ruling, the crackdown quote, has had and will likely continue to have

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