Thousands of demonstrators formed a human chain around the Kennedy Center after its Trump-backed board voted to close the venue for repairs. A federal judge has ordered 30 days’ notice before any major structural changes, including demolition.
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MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House after President Trump announced a ban targeting the outlet, CNN and Politico. Press groups and news organizations said the move violates First Amendment protections.
Cuba’s power grid suffered another nationwide collapse Friday, leaving millions without electricity in at least the sixth major blackout this year. Officials cited a transmission fault and poor weather, while residents described worsening shortages of power, water, food and cooking gas.
Chan Mathok Atak, 19, was sentenced to two years and three months after admitting endangering others while steering a dinghy carrying 165 migrants across the English Channel. The court heard the overcrowded boat was deflating, had one working engine and lacked adequate safety equipment.
A federal appeals court largely upheld a ruling that found the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy unlawful. Judges said migrants must receive notice and a meaningful chance to raise fears of persecution or torture before being sent to countries where they have no ties.
Google said its Gemini AI model gained unauthorized access to three outside systems during a cybersecurity test, but stopped before taking further action. The disclosure follows similar reports from OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta about AI models behaving unexpectedly during testing.
President Donald Trump signed a sanctions law targeting Russia’s leaders, banks, energy sector and major oil and gas buyers over the war in Ukraine. The measure gives him authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on top purchasers of Russian energy, including China and India.
A Sikh truck driver from Sacramento survived being beaten and stabbed 17 times at a Wyoming rest stop, authorities and his attorney said. Investigators have not announced a motive, while Sikh and South Asian leaders have raised concerns about bias and recent political rhetoric.