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Xavier University of Louisiana has canceled Saturday’s planned commencement address by the US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, after news of her appearance sparked outrage among some students.

Students were outraged over Thomas-Greenfield’s invitation to speak because of their opposition to the past positions by the US on the war in Gaza.

Before presenting a March resolution to the UN’s security council that called for an “immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza”, the US vetoed three other ceasefire resolutions proposed by other countries.

In explaining one veto, Thomas-Greenfield said the US could not support ceasefire resolutions that do not mention Israel’s right to self-defense; in explaining another, she said the US could not support a ceasefire until Hamas freed hostages it took during its 7 October attack on Israel.

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Judge Juan Merchan denies the defense’s request to modify a court-imposed gag order to allow Donald Trump to respond to testimony by Stormy Daniels.

Merchan says:

My concern is not just with protecting Ms Daniels or a witness who has already testified. My concern is with protecting the integrity of these proceedings as a whole.

Merchan continues:

Other people will see you doing it … Other witnesses, including not only Michael Cohen, other witnesses will see your client doing whatever it is he intends to do.

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Amid his battle with a "major neurocognitive disorder," The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson has been placed under a conservatorship, a judge ruled Thursday.

Judge Gus T. May approved the guardianship during a hearing Thursday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Superior Court website.

"The court finds from clear and convincing evidence that a conservatorship of the person is necessary and appropriate in that (Wilson) is unable to care for (his) person," a minute order from the hearing reads. "The conservatorship is the least restrictive alternative needed for the protection of conservatee."

Wilson did not object to the conservatorship, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY.

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Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday.

The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

Houston’s police chief unexpectedly retired from the force Tuesday night amid questions about a department policy that allowed hundreds of thousands of cases to be suspended, including sexual abuse cases, according to the mayor’s office.

Troy Finner had served as the chief of the Houston Police Department since 2021, capping off a 34-year career with the department.

“I consider Troy Finner a friend. It was tough to accept his retirement, but it was in the best interest of Houstonians,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire said in an impromptu news conference Wednesday.

The retirement announcement came hours after an internal email obtained by CNN affiliate KHOU showed Finner referring to an investigation being suspended due to “lack of personnel,” in 2018, three years before he had said he was aware of the policy.

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