By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court considered the strength of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Wednesday when it heard arguments in a dispute over whether a self-appointed “tester” of the civil rights law has the right to sue hotels over alleged violations of its provisions. Should the justices decide to resolve
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration has approved debt relief for an additional 125,000 student loan borrowers, totaling $9 billion in forgiveness, the White House said Wednesday. The announcement comes just days after federal student loan payments restarted after a three-plus year pause. Though the Supreme Court struck
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn and Helen Regan, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A teen suspected of shooting two people dead at an upscale shopping mall in Thailand has been charged with six counts including premeditated murder, police told CNN Wednesday. The 14-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday shortly after the shooting rampage at the busy Siam
Continue ReadingWJZ By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Sara Smart and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Four students and another person were wounded when gunfire erupted outside a crowded homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore, police said, sending students on a dash for cover and a SWAT team into a dorm to hunt for suspects.
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese-owned video platform TikTok says it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia to comply with the country’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms. The decision comes as a big blow for TikTok’s fastest-growing market. The company statement said it will stop facilitating e-commerce transactions in TikTok
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The international Red Cross is calling for the ouster of the head of the Belarus Red Cross, who stirred international outrage for boasting that it was actively ferrying Ukrainian children from Russian-controlled areas to Belarus. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says it
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv’s forces on border regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday, even as uncertainty grew over Ukraine’s future access to weapons and ammunition from its Western allies. The drone attack appeared to be Kyiv’s largest single
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — New York investigators say they anticipate additional charges against the man accused of kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena as they dig into the timeline of events between her sudden disappearance and subsequent rescue Monday evening. Craig Nelson Ross Jr., 46, was arrested and charged with kidnapping Charlotte
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said the Catholic Church needed to be rebuilt to make it a place of welcome for “everyone, everyone, everyone,” as he opened a divisive meeting on the future of the church that has sparked hope among progressives and alarm among conservatives. Francis presided over
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Firefighters worked until dawn Wednesday to remove the wreckage of a bus that crashed in a borough of Venice, Italy, across the lagoon from its historic center, killing 21 people and injuring at least 15, mostly foreign tourists returning to a nearby camping site. The victims included
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish media say the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry prematurely. Public broadcaster SVT said the academy sent a press release by mistake early Wednesday that contained the names of the winners. The press release said the prize went to three
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis opened a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church on Wednesday, with progressives hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives warning that church doctrine on everything from homosexuality to the hierarchy’s authority is at risk. Francis presided
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Palm Springs Police hosted a National Night Out event Tuesday at the Palm Springs Power Baseball field. The department’s SWAT team Search and Rescue Unit and Mounted Enforcement Unit were there to interact with the community. National Night Out is a nationwide initiative aimed at enhancing the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told his Conservative Party he’s not afraid to make tough decisions for long-term change. But reaction to one decision is already causing a storm. Sunak is canceling a big chunk of an ambitious high-speed railway project designed to link London
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist-led government. Police say the arrests were made late
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Three homes were destroyed by a forest fire and a man was injured by a falling tree in the Bega Valley region of southeastern Australia, prompting a government leader to warn that a “horror” wildfire season is approaching. Officials say three homes were destroyed Tuesday night
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People gathered in downtown Indio for National Night Out, a fun community-building event where residents met local first responders. The nationwide initiative promotes crime prevention by building positive relationships between neighbors and law enforcement. Indio police say they look forward to this event every year. “It’s to reinforce the relationships that the police and public
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese-owned video platform TikTok says it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia to comply with the country’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms. The decision comes as a big blow for TikTok’s fastest-growing market. The company statement said it will stop facilitating e-commerce transactions in TikTok
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China appears to have censored a photograph of two Chinese hurdlers embracing after a race because their lane numbers formed an accidental reference to the Tiananmen massacre in 1989. The image captures Lin Yuwei, from lane 6, and Wu Yanni, in lane 4, hugging following the women’s
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Twenty-three Indian army soldiers are missing after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the northeastern state of Sikkim. The flooding occurred along the Teesta River in Lachen valley, a statement from India’s army said Wednesday, adding that search efforts were underway. The army said that water released from a nearby dam
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