Kayla Epstein

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Kayla Epstein

A federal judge ordered Columbia University student and activist Mahmoud Khalil to be released on bail after he has spent over three months in detention, US media reports. Mr Khalil became a symbol of the the Trump administration's high-profile crackdown on universities and foreign students when US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested him in New York on 8 March.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Kayla Epstein

Trump ends funding for LGBT youth option on national suicide hotlineGetty ImagesA part of a US national suicide prevention hotline that caters for LGBT young people says it will soon close, after the Trump administration cut its funding. The administration has accused the service of "radical gender ideology". It says it will still fund the wider 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - of which the LGBT youth option is one part - and that all callers will receive "compassion and help".

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Mike Wendling |Kayla Epstein

Image source, ReutersThe manhunt for a suspect in deadly attacks on Minnesota lawmakers continued into its second day on Sunday, as police extended the search over state lines to nearby South Dakota. Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their home early Saturday morning . Another lawmaker, state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot multiple times and injured.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Kayla Epstein

What we know about the attack on two Minnesota lawmakersReutersThere was a heavy police presence after the shootingOn Saturday, two state lawmakers from Minnesota were attacked in their homes in what Governor Tim Walz called a "politically motivated assassination" attempt. The attacks left one politician dead and another seriously injured. Police are hunting for a suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, who remains at large. The attacks drew condemnation from across the political spectrum.

2 weeks ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Kayla Epstein

Desde hace tiempo Donald Trump ha hablado de usar la fuerza militar para reprimir a los manifestantes que protestan contra sus políticas y su presidencia. Esta semana Los Ángeles le dio la oportunidad. Después de que algunas protestas contra las redadas federales de inmigración se volvieran caóticas, Trump ignoró la voluntad del gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, y activó la Guardia Nacional estatal.