ISLAMABAD – A U.N. agency says a plan is underway to evacuate 11,000 stranded seafarers through the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement from the International Maritime Organization came as the U.S. and Iran disputed whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspectors to view bombed Iranian nuclear sites. Iran says there’s been no visit scheduled for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to see nuclear sites earlier bombed by the U.S. The remarks by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei in Tehran appear to cut against those made by both U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Pakistani officials.
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices ruled Tuesday against Damon Landor, holding that a federal law designed to protect inmates’ religious rights does not permit lawsuits for money damages. The high court agreed with lower courts that had ruled the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act can’t be used to hold those who violate inmates’ rights financially responsible. The justices declined to adopt the rationale from a 2020 decision that allowed Muslim men to sue over their inclusion on the FBI’s no-fly list under a sister statute.
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury. That’s according to people familiar with the matter. The Washington Post confirmed that one of its reporters received a subpoena from the Trump administration as part of a broader and aggressive crackdown on media leaks that in January also included the extraordinary step of an FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home and the seizure of her devices. Reporters at The Wall Street Journal also received grand jury subpoenas, according to people familiar with the matter.
TUCSON, Arizona – “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal to viewers Tuesday. She pleaded with them to step forward with any information about her missing mother. Her plea came a day after news organizations said a ransom note months ago had indicated that she was dead. Eighty-four-year-old Nancy Guthrie was reported missing from her Arizona home on Feb. 1. Authorities believe she was taken against her will. Savannah Guthrie says her family “cannot be at peace” while her mother’s whereabouts are unknown. Authorities recently conducted a search near the Arizona-Mexico border but didn’t report finding her.
WASHINGTON – National Guard members and U.S. Park Police are patrolling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The Trump administration faces a self-imposed July 4 deadline to fix problems from a renovation before the nation’s 250th anniversary. The patrols follow Trump’s claim of “multiple arrests” for damage to the pool’s liner. He confirmed the pool might need draining again for repairs. The timeline for repairs remains unclear. Contractors have been using chemicals to combat algae, which has plagued the pool for years. Trump blamed the problems on “SICK, DERANGED PEOPLE” but hasn’t substantiated those claims. The Park Police haven’t confirmed the number of arrests.
– The Associated Press
