Rescue crews searched Wednesday morning through twisted, smoking wreckage for survivors of a head-on train crash in northern Greece. Also in the news: Regardless of what the Supreme Court says in a series of ongoing cases, millions of borrowers will still need to recommence student loan repayments. We have the latest from the double murder trial of disbarred attorney Richard "Alex" Murdaugh. |
Now, here we go with Wednesday's headlines. |
Rescue efforts ongoing after head-on train crash in Greece |
Rescue workers used heavy machinery after sunrise Wednesday to start moving large pieces of two trains that collided just before midnight Tuesday, killing at least 36 and injuring at least 85, officials said. The passenger train from Athens to Thessaloniki carried hundreds of people, including many university students returning home from holiday, when it hit an oncoming freight train at a high speed. Survivors said several passengers were thrown through the windows of the train cars due to the impact. They said others fought to free themselves after the passenger train buckled, slamming into a field near a gorge, about 235 miles north of Athens. Read more | A passenger walks on a road after a train collision near Tempe, Greece, about 235 miles north of Athens.
Vaggelis Kousioras, AP Images |
Putin orders officials to tighten control of the Ukraine border |
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials to tighten control of the Ukraine border Tuesday after a flurry of drone attacks targeted regions inside Russia – with one drone crashing just 60 miles from Moscow. Ukraine authorities did not take responsibility for the attacks but have claimed the right to such forays to turn back Russia's invasion. Meanwhile, Putin followed through on last week's vow to suspend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the U.S., signing a bill to that effect Tuesday. Authorities have said Russia will respect the New START treaty's caps on nuclear weapons and continue to notify the U.S. about test launches of ballistic missiles. Read more | A Ukrainian serviceman operates a drone as the sounds of shelling continue in Bakhmut on February 27, 2023, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine.
DIMITAR DILKOFF, AFP via Getty Images |
SCOTUS signals skepticism over Biden's student loan forgiveness plan |
The Supreme Court's conservative majority raised doubts Tuesday about President Joe Biden's plan to wipe out $400 billion in student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, suggesting the president overstepped his powers under the law. |
In one of a series of troubling signs for the plan, Chief Justice John Roberts questioned a central premise of Biden's argument: that the president has authority to cancel student loans without explicit authority from Congress. Inside the court, the 6-3 conservative majority repeatedly returned to the idea that it is Congress that should approve such significant programs – not the president. | Protestors gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the oral arguments in two cases that challenge President Joe Biden's $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan.
Megan Smith, Megan Smith-USA TODAY |
The latest on the Murdaugh trial |
One of the most high-profile true crime cases in recent history is playing out in a South Carolina courtroom. Testimony is underway in the double murder trial of disbarred attorney Richard "Alex" Murdaugh, who is charged with killing his wife and son. Murdaugh, part of a South Carolina legal dynasty, was charged with murder in connection to the shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty. After the shootings in June 2021, police launched investigations into two other deaths connected to Murdaugh and alleged criminal acts dating back more than a decade. Read our latest recap from the trial. | Alex Murdaugh gives testimony during his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.
Pool photo by Grace Beahm Alford |
📷 Photo of the day: NAACP Image Awards 2023 📷 |
The 54th NAACP Image Awards honored Black excellence at Saturday night's live show from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year; Viola Davis won outstanding actress for the action epic "The Woman King"; "Abbott Elementary" won for outstanding comedy series and Serena Williams received the Jackie Robinson Sports Award, which recognizes individuals in sports for high achievement, along with their pursuit of social justice, civil rights and community involvement. Read more about the ceremony and click here for more photos from the memorable night. | Angela Bassett poses in the press room during the 54th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 25, 2023 in Pasadena, California.
Arnold Turner, Getty Images for NAACP | People walk across the Brooklyn Bridge during a storm on February 27, 2023 in New York City. Parts of northern New York City could see up to five inches of snow by morning in what would be the first real snowfall of the winter.
Spencer Platt, Getty Images |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | |
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