US charges prominent journalist

The Trump administration on Friday charged a prominent journalist with civil rights crimes over coverage of immigration protests in Minneapolis, as the US president branded a nurse shot dead by federal agents in the city an "agitator."

The arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon came as President Donald Trump walked back his conciliatory tone following public outrage over the killings of Alex Pretti and another American citizen in the Minnesota city.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said that Lemon and several other people had been arrested "at my

direction" in connection with what she called a "coordinated attack" on the Cities Church in St. Paul, the twin city of Minneapolis.