Court documents say immigration authorities arrested a reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee without a warrant. But U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says in a court filing Friday that a valid arrest warrant was issued. Agents arrested Nashville Noticias reporter Estefany Rodriguez Florez during a traffic stop Wednesday. She is being detained by ICE’s enforcement and removal operations. Rodriguez has done stories critical of ICE. Her lawyers want her released. They say in court records that Rodriguez is a Colombian citizen who entered the U.S lawfully and has applied for political asylum and legal status through her husband, a U.S. citizen. A lawyer for ICE says her visa had expired.
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Target reports another quarter of declining sales but says it sees some green shoots (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert which contained garbled language).
U.S. hockey player Brady Tkachuk says a White House TikTok video falsely paints him as insulting Canadians. Tkachuk calls the clip clearly fake. He says the audio and lip movement do not match. The video uses fabricated audio that includes a bleeped slur about Canadians. Tkachuk says he would never use that language. He also denies shouting “close the northern border” during Team USA’s phone call with President Donald Trump after Sunday’s Olympic gold medal win over Canada. The team has returned from Italy and is resuming the NHL season.
The British Academy Film Awards and BBC have apologized Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday’s show while two stars of the film “Sinners” were onstage. The Tourette syndrome campaigner who shouted the slur said he was “deeply mortified” and what he said was “not a reflection of my personal beliefs.” The highly offensive word could be heard as “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, who are both Black, were presenting the award for best visual effects during Sunday’s ceremony. The BBC left the slur in a delayed broadcast of the ceremony but removed a streaming version and said the slur would be edited out.
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Fancy a pizza with a view? The Vatican is marking the 400th anniversary of the consecration of St. Peter’s Basilica with a host of visitor-friendly initiatives, including expanding access to its spectacular terrace and its snack bar in the shadow of Michelangelo’s great dome. The Vatican on Monday outlined its plans to make better use of St. Peter’s and to redistribute the millions of people who pass through it each year. Among the initiatives are a new online reservation system to cut waiting times and simultaneous translations for Masses in up to 60 languages. In addition, a permanent exhibition tracing the history of the basilica is opening on the terrace, alongside an expanded snack bar for hungry pilgrims.