US judge tosses Trump administration’s challenge to Boston’s ‘sanctuary’ immigration law

2026-05-29 00:31:42 UTC / Reuters

By Nate Raymond

May 29, 2026 12:31 AM UTC Updated 3 hours ago

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BOSTON, May 28 (Reuters) – A federal judge threw out a lawsuit that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration filed challenging a Boston ordinance that restricts police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Boston-based ​U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled, opens new tab that the U.S. Department of Justice lacked legal ‌grounds to pursue the lawsuit, one of around a dozen it has filed challenging laws adopted by so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions” run by Democrats.

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The lawsuit was filed in September against the city and Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu and challenged the ​Boston Trust Act, a law first adopted in 2014. The city council reaffirmed ​its support for the measure in December 2024 as Trump prepared to return ⁠to office.

The law bars the Boston Police Department and other city officials from collaborating with ​federal authorities including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to conduct civil immigration enforcement, including by keeping ​migrants for potential deportation or sharing their personal information.

The Justice Department argued those provisions impeded federal immigration enforcement in violation of the U.S. Constitution and were preempted by federal immigration law.

But Sorokin, who was appointed by Democratic ​President Barack Obama, said the administration failed to demonstrate it had legal standing to challenge ​the measure and could not show any ruling in its favor would remedy the harms the federal government ‌alleged ⁠it was suffering.

He said that even if he blocked the city’s law, Boston police would still not be able to assist ICE in the way the Justice Department wanted due to a ruling handed down by Massachusetts’ highest court in 2017 during Trump’s first term that barred law ​enforcement in the state ​from detaining non-citizens based ⁠solely on a federal civil immigration detainer.

“In Massachusetts, there is simply no source of authority empowering Boston police officers to do what the ​United States would like them to do,” Sorokin wrote.

The Justice Department did ​not respond ⁠to a request for comment.

According to his ruling, the Justice Department has so far lost every similar case against cities and states with “sanctuary” policies, with judges tossing four other lawsuits in Colorado, ⁠Illinois and ​New York.

“Today’s ruling is a victory for the rule ​of law and for local governments across the country,” Jill Habig, whose group the Public Rights Project helped defend Boston ​against the lawsuit, said in a statement.

Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Cynthia Osterman

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俄罗斯无人机击中罗马尼亚居民楼 造成两人轻伤

2026年5月29日 10:45 / 联合早报

俄罗斯无人机击中罗马尼亚居民楼 造成两人轻伤

一架俄罗斯无人机击中了罗马尼亚东部城市加拉茨的一栋居民楼，造成两人轻伤，消防员在现场进行救援工作。 （VIA REUTERS）

罗马尼亚当局星期五说，一架俄罗斯无人机击中了罗马尼亚东部城市加拉茨的一栋居民楼，造成两人轻伤。

综合路透社和法新社报道，罗马尼亚紧急情况总监察局星期五（5月29日）发布脸书贴文说，这枚无人机击中了加拉茨市的一个10楼公寓，引发火灾。贴文还显示消防员在现场工作以及残骸的情况。加拉茨市靠近乌克兰边境。

当局补充说，无人机携带的全部爆炸物已引爆，约70人被疏散。据称，大火最终被扑灭。

罗马尼亚国防部声明指出，在5月28日到29日夜间，俄罗斯恢复了对乌克兰境内、靠近罗马尼亚河流边境对平民和基础设施展开的空袭。

声明说：“其中一架无人机侵入罗马尼亚领空，被雷达追踪至加拉茨南部，并坠落在一栋公寓顶楼，引发火灾。”

紧急服务部门说，两人因擦伤接受了治疗。

国防部还说，在罗马尼亚领空发现无人机后，紧急出动了两架F-16战斗机。

自2022年俄乌战争爆发以来，罗马尼亚已数十次检测到无人机入侵事件，但这次是首次有无人机击中居民楼。

俄罗斯无人机击中罗马尼亚居民楼 造成两人轻伤

2026年5月29日 10:45 / 联合早报

一架俄罗斯无人机击中了罗马尼亚东部城市加拉茨的一栋居民楼，造成两人轻伤，消防员在现场进行救援工作。 （VIA REUTERS）

一架俄罗斯无人机击中了罗马尼亚东部城市加拉茨的一栋居民楼，造成两人轻伤，消防员在现场进行救援工作。 （VIA REUTERS）

罗马尼亚当局星期五说，一架俄罗斯无人机击中了罗马尼亚东部城市加拉茨的一栋居民楼，造成两人轻伤。

综合路透社和法新社报道，罗马尼亚紧急情况总监察局星期五（5月29日）发布脸书贴文说，这枚无人机击中了加拉茨市的一个10楼公寓，引发火灾。贴文还显示消防员在现场工作以及残骸的情况。加拉茨市靠近乌克兰边境。

当局补充说，无人机携带的全部爆炸物已引爆，约70人被疏散。据称，大火最终被扑灭。

罗马尼亚国防部声明指出，在5月28日到29日夜间，俄罗斯恢复了对乌克兰境内、靠近罗马尼亚河流边境对平民和基础设施展开的空袭。

声明说：“其中一架无人机侵入罗马尼亚领空，被雷达追踪至加拉茨南部，并坠落在一栋公寓顶楼，引发火灾。”

紧急服务部门说，两人因擦伤接受了治疗。

国防部还说，在罗马尼亚领空发现无人机后，紧急出动了两架F-16战斗机。

自2022年俄乌战争爆发以来，罗马尼亚已数十次检测到无人机入侵事件，但这次是首次有无人机击中居民楼。

巴拿马总统穆利诺表明，他有信心巴拿马能顶住美国的施压，与中国续签海运协议。图为穆利诺今年4月参访巴尔博亚港后在记者会上发言。 （路透社）

巴拿马总统穆利诺表明，他有信心巴拿马能顶住美国的施压，与中国续签海运协议。

据法新社报道，在2017年建立外交关系之后，巴拿马与中国正式签署海运协议，让悬挂巴拿马国旗的船只可在中国获得港口优惠关税，所面对的行政规则也相对放宽。

上述海运协议将于今年期满。

在撤销香港长和集团旗下巴拿马港口公司运营巴拿马运河两个港口的合同后，巴拿马申诉悬挂巴拿马国旗的船只被北京方面收紧管制。尽管如此，巴拿马仍寻求与中国续签海运协议。

中国外交部长王毅星期二（5月26日）在纽约与巴拿马外长马丁内斯-阿查会面，就当前的中国与巴拿马关系进行沟通。

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王毅：中国与巴拿马关系不应受第三方干扰 巴拿马总统：港口争端后对华关系有所改善

巴拿马总统穆利诺（Jose Raul Mulino）星期四（28日）在记者会上说，巴中外长会晤是跨越性的一步”，这是“毫无疑问”的。

穆利诺说，他有信心两国的协商将进展顺利，并希望获得“一个相互尊重的对话”。

马丁内斯-阿查也在记者会上说，中国外长王毅称，两国极有机会“在相互尊重的基础上，获得互惠谈判的结果”。

巴拿马最高法院今年1月裁定，巴拿马港口公司持有巴拿马运河两个港口的运营合同违宪，巴拿马政府2月下旬正式接管了这两个港口。此后，北京被指对悬挂巴拿马国旗的船只实施骚扰和扣押，被视为对裁决的报复。中国官方否认相关指控，称这为“无中生有，颠倒黑白”。

美国特朗普政府以中国掌管巴拿马运河为由，而要争夺这个关键水道的控制权。但实际上，这条水道由独立于巴拿马政府的巴拿马机构管理。

US probes Reid Hoffman group over funding lawsuits against Trump, source says

2026-05-29T00:22:41.566Z / Reuters

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into a group tied to billionaire Reid Hoffman over its partial funding of writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuits against President Donald Trump, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

The investigation, being run out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago, ​is focused on potential money laundering and obstruction associated with the group, American Future Republic, according to the source, who ​spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

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The group covered some of Carroll’s legal ⁠bills in successful lawsuits accusing Trump of sexual abuse and defamation.

The source had told Reuters on Wednesday that the investigation was examining ​whether Carroll had committed perjury regarding the funding of her suit in a 2022 deposition. But the person said on Thursday that ​while the probe is examining that funding, Carroll is not a focus of the investigation.

TRUMP’S DOJ PURSUES PRESIDENT’S ANTAGONISTS

It was not immediately clear what evidence prosecutors had against the group. Funding of lawsuits by outside groups is common in the U.S. and not generally considered illegal.

A spokesperson for U.S. Attorney Andrew ​Boutros in Chicago did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the probe is examining Hoffman’s group. Earlier on ​Thursday, the office said in a statement that it had not opened a criminal investigation of Carroll.

American Future Republic could not immediately be reached for ‌comment. A ⁠spokesperson for Hoffman’s venture capital firm, Greylock Partners, did not immediately respond after regular business hours. Hoffman, a prominent donor to the Democratic Party, is a co-founder of LinkedIn.

Since last year, Trump’s Justice Department has pursued a slew of investigations against the president’s antagonists and has brought criminal charges in some cases.

Carroll brought two successful lawsuits, decided in 2023 and 2024, alleging Trump sexually abused her in a ​New York department store in the ​1990s and later defamed her by ⁠saying she was lying about the matter.

An appeals court in 2024 addressed the issue of potential perjury by the writer, deciding that “Ms. Carroll plausibly represented that she had forgotten about the limited outside ​funding counsel obtained in September 2020 when this question was first posed to her in 2022, ​and the additional ⁠discovery did not indicate otherwise.”

A jury found in May 2023 that Trump had sexually assaulted Carroll and defamed her but did not rape her under the New York definition of the crime. Another jury in January 2024 found that he had defamed her, ordering him to pay $83.3 ⁠million in ​damages.

Trump has denied all wrongdoing and is still in legal battles with Carroll.

Acting Attorney ​General Todd Blanche, who has moved quickly to carry out Trump’s demands since taking over from his predecessor, Pam Bondi, has been recused from the department’s investigation ​as he worked as one of Trump’s personal attorneys on the Carroll appeals, the source said.

Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; Editing by William Mallard

世卫：伊波拉疗法候选疫苗仅限临床试验中使用

2026年5月29日 11:46 / 联合早报

世卫：伊波拉疗法候选疫苗仅限临床试验中使用

世卫组织支持的顾问建议优先考虑三种伊波拉病毒候选药物，美国雷杰纳荣制药公司的Maftivimab为其中之一。 （路透社）

世界卫生组织（WHO）说，针对本迪布焦型伊波拉病毒引发的这波伊波拉疫情的试验性疗法和疫苗，应仅限于临床试验中使用。

路透社报道，世卫组织正与暴发伊波拉疫情国家合作评估试验性疗法和疫苗的安全性和有效性。鉴于刚果（金）暴发伊波拉疫情，乌干达也报告了病例，世卫组织召集专家组评估潜在的应对措施，并于星期四（5月28日）发布指引。

世卫组织说，目前尚无专门针对本迪布焦型伊波拉病毒（Bundibugyo）的获批疫苗或疗法。不过专家已确定了几种适合在试验中优先测试的候选药物。

在治疗方面，世卫组织支持的顾问建议优先考虑三种候选药物，包括Mapp生物制药公司（Mapp Biopharmaceuticals）的MBP134、雷杰纳荣制药公司（Regeneron Pharmaceuticals）的Maftivimab、吉利德科学公司（Gilead Sciences）的抗病毒药物瑞德西韦（Remdesivir）。这三家制药公司均为美国公司。

在疫苗方面，由国际爱之病疫苗倡议组织（IAVI）研发的单剂量候选疫苗rVSV Bundibugyo，被认为最有希望。然而，IAVI指这款疫苗可能还需要七到九个月时间才能进行临床试验。

由牛津大学和印度血清研究所开发的另一款候选疫苗ChAdOx1 Bundibugyo，或可在两三个月内供测试，但仍需要更多动物数据。

世卫组织还评估了默克公司的伊波拉疫苗Ervebo的潜在用途。Ervebo是目前唯一获得许可的伊波拉疫苗，但由于它抵御本迪布焦型伊波拉病毒的证据仍有限，世卫组织表示不应在研究环境以外使用这款疫苗。

世卫组织说，正与刚果（金）和乌干达当局以及非洲疾控中心等合作伙伴合作，以设计和实施符合严格伦理标准的临床试验。

世卫：伊波拉疗法候选疫苗仅限临床试验中使用

2026年5月29日 11:46 / 联合早报

世卫：伊波拉疗法候选疫苗仅限临床试验中使用

世卫组织支持的顾问建议优先考虑三种伊波拉病毒候选药物，美国雷杰纳荣制药公司的Maftivimab为其中之一。 （路透社）

世界卫生组织（WHO）说，针对本迪布焦型伊波拉病毒引发的这波伊波拉疫情的试验性疗法和疫苗，应仅限于临床试验中使用。

路透社报道，世卫组织正与暴发伊波拉疫情国家合作评估试验性疗法和疫苗的安全性和有效性。鉴于刚果（金）暴发伊波拉疫情，乌干达也报告了病例，世卫组织召集专家组评估潜在的应对措施，并于星期四（5月28日）发布指引。

世卫组织说，目前尚无专门针对本迪布焦型伊波拉病毒（Bundibugyo）的获批疫苗或疗法。不过专家已确定了几种适合在试验中优先测试的候选药物。

在治疗方面，世卫组织支持的顾问建议优先考虑三种候选药物，包括Mapp生物制药公司（Mapp Biopharmaceuticals）的MBP134、雷杰纳荣制药公司（Regeneron Pharmaceuticals）的Maftivimab、吉利德科学公司（Gilead Sciences）的抗病毒药物瑞德西韦（Remdesivir）。这三家制药公司均为美国公司。

在疫苗方面，由国际爱之病疫苗倡议组织（IAVI）研发的单剂量候选疫苗rVSV Bundibugyo，被认为最有希望。然而，IAVI指这款疫苗可能还需要七到九个月时间才能进行临床试验。

由牛津大学和印度血清研究所开发的另一款候选疫苗ChAdOx1 Bundibugyo，或可在两三个月内供测试，但仍需要更多动物数据。

世卫组织还评估了默克公司的伊波拉疫苗Ervebo的潜在用途。Ervebo是目前唯一获得许可的伊波拉疫苗，但由于它抵御本迪布焦型伊波拉病毒的证据仍有限，世卫组织表示不应在研究环境以外使用这款疫苗。

世卫组织说，正与刚果（金）和乌干达当局以及非洲疾控中心等合作伙伴合作，以设计和实施符合严格伦理标准的临床试验。

Taylor Swift concert attack plot suspect sentenced to 15 years after being found guilty in Austrian court

May 28, 2026 5:52 PM EDT / AP

An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian citizen known only as Beran A., in line with Austrian privacy rules, guilty on charges including those related to the concert, the Austria Press Agency reported.

His defense attorney said he admitted to the charges related to the concert plot during the opening day of the trial last month.

The concert plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities still canceled Swift’s three performances in August 2024.

In short final words to the court before it adjourned to consider a verdict on Thursday, Beran A. said: “I would just like to say that I am sorry.”

Beran A. allegedly planned to target people outside the Ernst Happel Stadium with knives or homemade explosives. Tens of thousands of Taylor Swift fans, known as Swifties, had traveled to Austria to attend the performances of the American singer’s record-setting Eras Tour. Devastated by the cancellations, many gathered in central Vienna to trade friendship bracelets and commiserate.

Beran A. also allegedly networked with members of the Islamic State group ahead of the planned attack. Prosecutors have said they discussed purchasing weapons and making bombs, and that the defendant also sought to illegally buy weapons in the days ahead of the performance, as well as swearing allegiance to the militant group.

Authorities searched his apartment on Aug. 7, 2024, and found bomb-making materials. The concerts were scheduled to begin the next day.

“Having our Vienna shows canceled was devastating,” Swift wrote in a statement posted to Instagram two weeks later. “The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows.”

He was tried alongside Arda K., another 21-year-old whose full name also has not been made public. They, along with a third man, Hasan E., who was arrested and remains in pretrial detention in Saudi Arabia, allegedly planned to carry out simultaneous attacks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates during Ramadan 2024 in the name of IS.

Only Beran A. was charged in connection with the concert plot. The two defendants were found guilty of charges including traveling and training for terrorist purposes, and being part of a terrorist organization, APA reported.

The court also found the pair guilty of contributing to attempted murder, a charge linked to Hasan E.’s alleged stabbing of a security officer in Mecca in March 2024. Hasan E. also attacked and wounded three other officers and a woman before he was arrested, according to prosecutors.

Arda K. was given a 12-year sentence. The two men listened stoically to the verdict and the sentencing.

Claude Lemieux, 4-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at age 60

May 28, 2026 / 4:41 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose hockey career was built on playing on the edge with ferocity and physicality, has died. He was 60.

The NHL Alumni Association announced Lemieux’s death in a post on social media. A cause of death was not immediately available, nor was it clear where Lemieux was when he died.

Lemieux on Monday night was the Montreal Canadiens’ torchbearer prior to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final at Bell Centre.

“Today is a dark day for the Canadiens family and the entire hockey community,” Canadiens owner Geoff Molson said. “A fierce competitor who rose to the occasion in big moments, Claude was a relentless, courageous, and tenacious player who led the team to the highest honors. He embodied the very essence of being a Montreal Canadiens player. Today we mourn the untimely passing of one of our champions. Our thoughts are with his family on this difficult day.”

As a player, Lemieux was a mix of skill and abrasiveness, not afraid to cross the line in the name of competition.

Claude Lemieux of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with the Stanley Cup after winning game 4 against the Florida Panthers during the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs on June 10, 1996, in Miami. B Bennett / Getty Images

He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP for his role in helping the New Jersey Devils win their first championship in 1995. A year later with the Colorado Avalanche, he was suspended for two games for a hit from behind on Detroit’s Kris Draper on the way to them hoisting the Stanley Cup for the first time in their first season since moving from his native Quebec.

Joe Sakic, president of hockey operations and a former teammate of Lemieux’s with the Colorado Avalanche, said in a statement that Lemieux was a “fierce competitor and a champion in every way.”

“He was also a loyal friend who would do anything for his teammates and someone you could always count on,” Sakic wrote. “Most importantly, he was a wonderful family man and there is nothing he enjoyed more than spending time with his grandchildren. Today is a very sad day for the Avalanche family and Claude will be missed by all of us who had the pleasure of knowing him.”

The Devils said in a statement that “Claude’s impact in bringing the first-ever Stanley Cup to New Jersey will forever be remembered as one of the paramount performances in team history. Widely respected throughout the NHL, both as a trusted agent and a valued colleague, Claude leaves behind a lasting legacy within our game that he gave so much to.”

Claude Lemieux holds the Stanley Cup surrounded by his New Jersey Devils teammates on the ice in 1995. Keith Torrie/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images

Darren McCarty, a truculent member of the Red Wings during the heyday of their rivalry with the Avalanche that was sparked by Lemieux’s hit on Draper, posted a broken heart emoji on social media with the alumni’s announcement and additional thoughts about his former adversary’s death.

“This is extremely sad no matter what feelings from past or present you hold,” McCarty said. “My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends, and people who got to see the person off the ice wasn’t the person on. As I’ve said and will always call it as I see it “If you’re on the ICE with Claude Lemieux and your turn your back. YOU Are an IDIOT. But off the ICE I’ll turn mine” And please. If you are struggling at all please reach out and talk to someone. Godspeed my friend.”

Lemieux also won the Cup with Montreal in 1986 and returned to the Devils to be a part of their title run in 2000. He played 1,449 regular-season and playoff games with six different teams from 1983-2009.

Commissioner Gary Bettman called Lemieux “one of the greatest big-game players in hockey history.”

Lemieux had become an agent in the years since his playing career ended and represented Carolina’s Frederik Andersen, New Jersey’s Timo Meier, Detroit’s Moritz Seider and Boston’s Hampus Lindholm among more than a dozen clients in the NHL.

At a gathering in December to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Colorado’s ’95 Stanley Cup championship, Lemieux said of winning, “When it’s happening, when you’re in the middle of it, you don’t quite appreciate it as much as you should.”

Claude Lemieux honored at the Colorado Avalanche’s 30th Anniversary Celebration of the 1995-1996 season on Dec. 11, 2025, in Denver. Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images

Late former teammate Chris Simon was represented during the on-ice ceremony by his children. He died in 2024 at 52.

“It’s very difficult, and especially with Chris passing at such a young age,” Lemieux said. “We have to count our blessings — be grateful for the days that we have and enjoy and appreciate those times when we get together.”

Nick Bilton named executive producer of “60 Minutes”

2026-05-28T16:53:00-0400 / CBS News

Investigative journalist and filmmaker Nick Bilton has been named executive producer of “60 Minutes,” replacing Tanya Simon, who was promoted into the newsmagazine’s top role last year after more than three decades at CBS News.

The change marks a major turning point for the nation’s top-rated news program, which just wrapped up its 58th season. Bilton is just the fifth executive producer in “60 Minutes” history.

In a statement, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss called Bilton “one of the most entrepreneurial journalists of our time and the perfect leader for one of the most entrepreneurial news brands of all time.”

CBS News president Tom Cibrowski said that hiring Bilton “represents a deliberate vision for ’60 Minutes’ to go beyond an hour on Sunday evenings to become a 360-degree product that reaches audiences wherever they consume information.”

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Bilton is a former New York Times columnist, special correspondent at Vanity Fair, and bestselling author. He has served as executive producer and producer on a slate of major Netflix documentaries, including “Biggest Heist Ever,” “Unknown: Killer Robots,” and “Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal.”

“It is an extraordinary honor to lead the next chapter of ’60 Minutes,’ one of the most important journalism institutions in this nation’s history,” said Bilton. “The mission of the program remains as vital as ever: pursuing the truth, holding power to account and remaining fearless in the face of any external pressure or influence.”

The leadership change follows a tumultuous two seasons at “60 Minutes.” Last spring, executive producer Bill Owens left the company as President Trump pursued a lawsuit against the network over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris. Months later, Paramount settled with Mr. Trump for $16 million, and shortly thereafter the FCC approved its merger with Skydance.

This season, an internal dispute over a planned segment on deportation to the notorious El Salvador prison CECOT erupted into the public eye as Weiss called for more reporting and correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi pushed back with accusations of political interference. The segment aired several weeks later with minimal changes. Alfonsi said Wednesday that her contract lapsed over the weekend.