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Month: October 2023

The US is forgiving more federal student loans in a bid to tackle ‘unsustainable debt’ for borrowers

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has outlined a new round of federal student loan forgiveness. He says it’s intended to address what he calls the “unsustainable debt” that students accumulate to complete their college education. The announcement at the White House on Wednesday comes as borrowers brace for payments

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Supreme Court considers whether Americans with Disabilities Act ‘tester’ can sue hotels for non-compliance with the law

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

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Biden cancels another $9 billion in student loan debt days after payments restart

By 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

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Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief who boasted of bringing in Ukrainian children

By 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

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Russia says it has foiled a major Ukraine drone attack as concerns grow over Kyiv’s weapons supplies

By 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, 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 cross-border

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Las reservas de munición occidentales están al “fondo del barril” mientras la guerra en Ucrania se prolonga, advierte un funcionario de la OTAN

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los ejércitos occidentales se están quedando sin municiones para dárselas a Ucrania, advirtieron este martes funcionarios británicos y de la OTAN, mientras instaban a las naciones del bloque a aumentar la producción para “mantener a Ucrania en la lucha contra los invasores rusos”. La noticia de una posible escasez de

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More charges expected against suspect in Charlotte Sena’s kidnapping as the investigation unfolds, police say

By 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

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Italy identifies 20 foreign tourists who perished in fiery crash from overpass on Venetian mainland

By COLLEEN BARRY and GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venetian mainlanders stopped in dismay Wednesday to pay respects to the 21 people, all but one foreign tourists, who were killed when an all-electric shuttle bus crashed through an overpass guardrail and fence, plunging more than 10 meters (30 feet) to the ground.

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Trio wins Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on quantum dots, used in electronics and medical imaging

By DAVID KEYTON, CHRISTINA LARSON and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in everyday life include electronics and medical imaging.

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Indian police arrest a news site’s editor and administrator after raiding homes of journalists

By 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. Police say the arrests were made late Tuesday after journalists associated with NewsClick, one of India’s few remaining independent

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