The Trump administration has urged two railroads urging them to make sure Mexican crews can speak English proficiently. Federal inspectors found operators at the controls of their trains couldn’t during recent visits to facilities at the Mexico-Texas border. Both railroads routinely rely on foreign crews to bring trains over the border to their rail yards inside the U.S. before switching to American crews. The Federal Railroad Administration told both railroads Friday to reexamine their practices, make sure that Mexican crews can speak English and don’t operate a train more than 10 miles inside America. The railroads say they will work to ensure they are complying with the rules.

Employees at the Louvre Museum have voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum. The Louvre partially opened Wednesday to allow visitors to enjoy the Mona Lisa and other highlights. The museum said visitors had access to a limited “masterpiece route.” Union workers are protesting chronic under-staffing, building deterioration and recent management decisions. The pressures were intensified by a brazen crown jewels heist in October that exposed serious security lapses. Culture Ministry officials held crisis talks with unions Monday and proposed measures that union leaders said fell short.

The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in her Springfield home, apologized Monday night during a community meeting. Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell faced a hostile crowd of more than 500 people at Union Baptist Church. Former sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson is charged with first-degree murder after answering Massey's 911 call about a suspected prowler on July 6 and shooting her in the face. On Tuesday, the union that represents Sangamon County sheriff's deputies announced it would not pursue a grievance filed July 18 seeking Grayson's reinstatement because he was fired “without just cause,” a decision celebrated in Chicago by leaders of a rally for Massey.