The Latest: Portland mayor urges cancellation of Trump rally

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, is calling on the federal government and organizers to cancel a "Trump Free Speech Rally" and other events next weekend after the fatal stabbing of two people who confronted a man hurling racial slurs at two young women on a train.

The mother of one of the girls who was the target of a hate-filled rant against Muslims on a Portland train says she's overwhelmed with gratitude and sadness for the strangers who were stabbed to death when they came to her daughter's defense.

Christian was arrested on charges of aggravated murder, intimidation and being a felon in possession of a handgun.

President Donald Trump is condemning the fatal stabbing of two good Samaritans trying to help two young women targeted by an anti-Muslim rant in Portland, Oregon.

The attacks came on a light rail train on the first day of Ramadan, the holiest time of year for Muslims.