USA Today reports: New Mexico authorities are revealing actor and ‘Hoosiers’ star Gene Hackman may have died nearly 10 days before his body was found. The actor, his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, along with a dog, were found dead by neighborhood security officials, at their New Mexico home on Wednesday. Authorities are still investigating the cause, which at this point …

The Washington Post reports: Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws under a Trump administration push to shrink the workforce, weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights. The Social Security Administration this week announced it was closing its Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, where …

From the Justice Department: A resident of Glenwillard, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. The one-count Indictment named Aidan Harding, 20, as the sole defendant. According to the Indictment and other information presented to …

Oliver Darcy reports at Substack: Inside the Pentagon on Thursday afternoon, new chief spokesperson Sean Parnell convened a few dozen journalists for an off-the-record meeting to introduce himself to the press corps. Parnell then asked the room full of assembled journalists whether they were ‘rooting’ for the president to succeed. When he was not given the answer he had hoped …

The CBC reports: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voiced support for Ukraine after a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went completely off the rails. “For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all,” Trudeau wrote on X in …

The LBC reports: German chancellor Olaf Scholz said: “Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians do. Therefore we are working on a common path to a lasting and just peace. Ukraine can rely on Germany – and on Europe.” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said: “Ukraine, Spain stands with you.” President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said: …

The Independent reports: Sir Keir Starmer has expressed his “unwavering support for Ukraine” after speaking with both Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky following their heated exchange in the White House, Downing Street said. Following the clash, a No 10 spokeswoman said: “The Prime Minister has tonight spoken to both President Trump and President Zelensky. “He retains unwavering support for Ukraine, …

NBC News reports: The U.S. Mint has removed from its website the gold medals honoring police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot — another instance of President Donald Trump’s administration moving to take down material related to the violent episode stemming from his falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election results. Bronze duplicates of the …

The Kyiv Independent reports: French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that Russia is the aggressor in its war against Ukraine following a heated exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 28. “There is an aggressor, which is Russia, and an attacked people, which is Ukraine,” Macron told reporters in Portugal. He …

The Des Moines Register reports: Transgender and nonbinary Iowans will no longer be shielded by state law from discrimination in housing, employment, education and more after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law Friday removing gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The signing makes Iowa the first state in the country to take away civil …

The Record reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, according to three people familiar with the matter. While the full scope of Hegseth’s directive to the command remains unclear, it is more evidence of the White House’s efforts to normalize ties with Moscow after …

The New York Post reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slammed Volodymyr Zelensky for arguing with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance during an Oval Office meeting Friday, telling reporters Kyiv’s leader should consider his political future. “What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful, and I don’t know if we could ever do business with Zelensky again,” Graham …

NBC News reports: The State Department this week terminated a USAID initiative that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help restore Ukraine’s energy grid from attacks by the Russian military. Power outages have been applied overnight in some regions of Ukraine due to the attacks on energy facilities. The country’s systems have sustained near-constant impact throughout the course …

NBC News reports: An Illinois man was found guilty Friday in the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the wounding of his mother, an attack that prosecutors said was motivated by anti-Muslim hate and a response to the Israel-Hamas War. Joseph Czuba was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery and hate crimes in the Oct. …

CNN reports: After President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky got into an extraordinary shouting match, Trump huddled with his key advisers inside the Oval Office. Trump consulted Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his other top advisers after the dramatic showdown where Trump and Vance accused Zelensky of being ungrateful for …

The Huffington Post reports: Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been prohibited from co-authoring publications with World Health Organization staff, dealing a blow to global research efforts and continuing the Trump administration’s aggressive attack on government-funded science. “CDC staff should not be co-authors on manuscripts/abstracts with WHO staff,” an interim guidance document dated Thursday and obtained …

The New York Times reports: The lawsuit, which was jointly filed by the three national Democratic committees in federal court in Washington, D.C., is the first time the party has sued Mr. Trump in his second term. It comes as Democrats are embroiled in an internal debate over their strategy for opposing Mr. Trump’s overhaul of the federal government. The …

The Associated Press reports: Pope Francis suffered an “isolated breathing crisis” on Friday, the Vatican said in a statement. The development marks a setback in the 88-year-old pontiff’s two-week long battle against double pneumonia. “This afternoon … the Holy Father experienced an isolated bronchospasm crisis,” said the latest update about Francis’ condition. The pope also had “an episode of vomiting with …

BRIAN GLENN: “Why don’t you wear a suit? Why don’t you wear a suit? You’re at the highest level in this country’s office and you refuse to wear a suit. Do you even OWN a suit? A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.” ZELENSKY: “I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe …

CNN reports: A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting. The White House said the journalist was not authorized to be in the press pool. A correspondent for TASS, a Russian state media …