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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. Many are waking to more distressing news today, after a mass shooting at a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport late Thursday left at least eight people dead and more injured. |
| Steve and Jane are here with Friday's news. |
| Let's get started with some other stories that people are talking about this morning. |
| ⚖ The prosecution and defense have rested their respective cases in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. This is what happens next in the proceedings against the man accused in the death of George Floyd. |
| 🌎 The Texas House gave initial approval to a measure that would allow carrying a handgun in the state without a permit. If approved, Texas would become the largest state that allows handgun owners to carry weapons in public without a permit. |
| 🌎 Kevin Kwart, who was trying to offer protesters shelter during an August demonstration, was repeatedly hit by Detroit police officers until his shoulder was separated and he suffered a closed-head injury, a lawsuit alleges. |
| 🏀 With the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft Thursday, the Dallas Wings selected Texas star Charli Collier, a 6-foot-5 forward/center who helped put women's basketball back on the map in Austin. |
| 🎶 Presale tickets for Bad Bunny's El Último Tour del Mundo 2022, aka the Last World Tour 2022, went on sale through Ticketmaster. Many fans were hopping mad as they experienced long waits and at least one crash of the site, according to venting on social media. |
| 🤓 How well have you been following the news this week? Test your knowledge with USA TODAY's quiz. |
| 😊 Your morning smile: 😊 Budweiser has brought back its Clydesdales and a puppy for a commercial called "Reunited with Buds" set to Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now." Also, to help encourage more people get vaccinated, the company is running a contest with 10,000 free beers up for grabs. (Just pay attention to the fine print.) |
| Here's what's happening today: |
At least eight killed, others injured, in Indianapolis mass shooting |
| The investigation into a mass shooting at a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport that left at least eight people dead and multiple others injured is continuing Friday. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a reported shooting late Thursday, according to a department spokesperson. When they arrived, they found an "active shooter incident," the spokesperson said during a news conference early Friday. Police believe the shooter has died by suicide and officials do not believe there is an active threat to the community. Indianapolis police confirmed the site was home to the FedEx facility. The FedEx Indianapolis hub, which employs more than 4,500 team members, is the second-largest hub in the company's global network, a representative told the IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network, in March. |
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More Chicago protests expected after video released of police officer shooting Adam Toledo |
| More people are expected to take to the streets Friday after the release of bodycam video showing a Chicago police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo while the boy's hands were up in the air last month. "He's not here to defend himself," activist Ja'Mal Green said Thursday. "He's not here to say how afraid he was of police and why he ran. All we know is, in that video, his hands were up, and he was shot in the chest." Small groups of protesters gathered at a police station and marched downtown Thursday night, but there were few signs of widespread demonstrations. Before the video's release, some businesses in the city's "Magnificent Mile" shopping district boarded up their windows. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city had activated a "neighborhood protection plan" ahead of Thursday's release. |
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Newsmakers in their own words: Conflict on Capitol Hill |
 | | California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters on April 15, 2021 | | USA TODAY graphic | |
| Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan exchanged tense words with infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci during a congressional hearing on the coronavirus pandemic. California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters ended the debate by telling Jordan to "shut your mouth." |
Biden to meet Japanese PM to discuss China threat, Olympics |
| President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday. This will be his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader since taking office. Topics on the agenda are likely to include the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, and even this summer's Olympics in Tokyo. The U.S. and Japan are both looking to strengthen their alliance as America tries to counter economic and military challenges posed by Beijing. "The United States can only be effective in Asia when the U.S.-Japan relationship is strong and Japan is steady and stable," a senior administration official told reporters. Biden and Suga are also expected to discuss the human rights situations in Hong Kong and China's northwestern Xinjiang region. |
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What else people are reading: |
| 🔵 Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kim Potter appeared in court to face manslaughter charges for killing Daunte Wright. The 20-year-old's family is still demanding accountability. |
| 🔵 Fact check: Derek Chauvin's hand was not in his pocket while he was pinning George Floyd to the ground during the arrest that led to Floyd's death. |
| 🔵 After shocking viewers with a sudden exit from ABC's reality singing competition "American Idol," frontrunner Wyatt Pike said he left the show "for personal reasons." |
| 🔵 A girls' basketball game in Indiana took a violent turn when a midcourt brawl broke out among a referee, player and several spectators that ended with a team being ejected from the tournament. |
| 🔵 After a public flip-flop last month, singer/actress Jennifer Lopez, 51, and former MLB star Alex Rodriguez, 45, announced they have ended their relationship. |
 | | Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez in 2019 | | USA TODAY graphic | |
New Hampshire to lift statewide mask mandate |
| New Hampshire will lift its mask mandate Friday , Gov. Chris Sununu said. But individual towns, cities and schools can impose their own requirements for face coverings, as can individual state agencies, departments and other organizations, he said. New Hampshire will be the first state in New England to lift a statewide mask mandate after becoming the last state in the area to implement one, in November. While coronavirus infections have risen this spring, Sununu credited the state's success in vaccinations for keeping deaths low and hospitalizations at a manageable level. Almost 6,000 "breakthrough cases" of Americans becoming infected despite vaccination have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – far less than 1% of the 76 million Americans who are fully vaccinated. But the CDC still recommends people who are fully vaccinated take precautions in public places, like wearing a mask, social distancing and washing their hands often. |
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Check out these USA TODAY podcasts: |
| 🎧 The newest episode of the third season of The Sneak — a serialized, sports true crime podcast from USA TODAY and For The Win — has dropped. This season, we investigate the 1983 disappearance of NASCAR crew chief Mario Rossi and how it could be related to an international drug-smuggling ring. Three of eight total episodes are available now, and a new episode will be released each week. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, Pentagon correspondent Tom Vanden Brook talks about his investigation into racist disciplinary action in the National Guard. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
MLS kicks off its 26th season with two interesting matchups |
| Buckle up, soccer fans – the Major League Soccer season will kick off Friday night with two games. Houston will visit San Jose and Seattle will host Minnesota (9:30 p.m. ET, FS1) in a rematch of last season's thrilling Western Conference final. The league was two games into the season last March when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down sports in the United States. Play resumed in the summer with the MLS is Back tournament in a bubble in Florida before an abbreviated season was held and the Columbus Crew emerged as the MLS Cup champions. MLS estimated losses at nearly $1 billion last season, mostly the result of playing in empty stadiums and charter flights for teams. |
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ICYMI: Some of our other top stories published Thursday |
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| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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