Judge rules Trump’s directive cutting off funding for NPR and PBS violates the First Amendment

Washington — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that parts of President Trump’s executive order stripping National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service of federal funding violated the First Amendment by seeking to punish the two news outlets for speech he dislikes. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing two provisions … Read more

Judge strikes down restrictive Pentagon press policy, finding it violates First Amendment

A federal judge has struck down some of the Defense Department’s strict controls on how journalists with access to the Pentagon are allowed to report — ending a policy that caused many news outlets to leave the Pentagon. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman sided with the New York Times and a reporter at the … Read more

Cuba says four killed after U.S. boat violates territorial waters

Cuban officials said a U.S. registered speedboat violated their territorial waters, kicking off an armed confrontation with Cuban border guard troops in which four people on the vessel were killed. Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior posted the statement on X. U.S. officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A commander of the Cuban … Read more