Actor Mark Ruffalo took the stage this weekend at a "No Kings" protest rally in New York, sharply criticizing wealth inequality and defending immigrants.

Federal authorities in Los Angeles are actively investigating who may be financially backing the ongoing anti-ICE riots that have rocked the city since June 6. Tyler Hatcher, Special Agent in Charge of the IRS Criminal Division for Los Angeles, confirmed during a Tuesday press conference that his agency is tracing money trails in an effort to disrupt financial networks fueling the violence.

During a heated segment on The View, co-host Whoopi Goldberg drew backlash after claiming that the experience of black Americans in the United States is equivalent to life under Iran’s brutal authoritarian regime. The comments came amid a discussion on human rights abuses in Iran, including the execution of gay individuals and the oppression of women.

Consumers’ Research, a nonprofit watchdog group, is calling for the end of federal funding to U.S. hospitals promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), gender transition procedures on minors, and climate activism, accusing them of diverting taxpayer dollars away from essential patient care. In a newly released “Consumer Warning” report, the group singles out five hospital systems: Cleveland Clinic, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, Memorial Hermann Health System, and Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.

The FBI has agreed to settle litigation with The Tennessee Star and other plaintiffs demanding the release of the manifesto written by Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the individual responsible for the March 2023 Covenant School shooting in Nashville. The shooter, a female who identified as male, killed six people—three children and three staff members—before being fatally shot by police.

The communist regime in Cuba is reportedly preparing a ten-year prison sentence for Alexander Verdecia, a 51-year-old Christian dissident and member of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), over Facebook posts critical of the government. Martí Noticias reported Tuesday that Verdecia remains imprisoned without a trial date at Las Mangas prison in Bayamo under harsh conditions.

New York City Comptroller and Democrat mayoral candidate Brad Lander may soon face federal charges for allegedly assaulting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent and obstructing the arrest of an illegal alien during an incident at a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday.

Newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung made his first international appearance this week at the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, aiming to assert South Korea’s democratic recovery and economic ambitions. Though not a G7 member, Lee was invited by host Prime Minister Mark Carney and used the platform to pitch South Korea as a future “G7 Plus” member.