Federal judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center, says only Congress can rename it

A federal judge on Friday ordered that President Donald Trump’s name be removed from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama appointee, said the iconic venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress, ruling that the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees overstepped its “statutory bounds by unilaterally … Read more

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Russian strikes in Kyiv, the Ebola outbreak, Eid al-Adha in Gaza and Sinner at the French Open – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

ICE agent arrested over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota

Christian Castro was charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime after video emerged of non-fatal shooting in January Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A federal immigration officer wanted for shooting a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minnesota was arrested on Friday in Texas, authorities said. Christian Castro, … Read more

Anti-ICE agitator screams ‘I’ll kill your whole f- family’ day after Dem gov praises ‘peaceful protesting’

A day after Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill praised “lots of peaceful protesting” happening outside a New Jersey ICE facility this week, the Department of Justice announced it is searching for an agitator who threatened to kill a federal agent and his wife and children. Sherrill responded to the threats by calling on “everyone — especially … Read more