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The Supreme Court Is Set to Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness. Here’s What Could Happen Next

The Supreme Court is poised to hear back-to-back oral arguments for two student loan-related cases on Tuesday, in what could be the final hurdle for the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. In August, President Joe Biden announced a program

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2 killed, 11 injured after pickup truck crashes into group of Arizona bicyclists – NBC News

2 killed, 11 injured after pickup truck crashes into group of Arizona bicyclists  NBC News Arizona police arrest truck driver after 2 bicyclists killed, 11 others hurt along Goodyear highway  Fox News ‘My friend is in the hospital with extensive injuries’: 2

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80 migrants rescued from wrecked boat off Italian coast, nearly 60 dead, dozens missing

A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, and dozens more people were missing in the rough waters.

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Jimmy Carter: White House rise depended on twists before ’76 – The Associated Press – en Español

Jimmy Carter: White House rise depended on twists before ’76  The Associated Press – en Español

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How Jimmy Carter installed White House solar panels, removed by Reagan – Business Insider

How Jimmy Carter installed White House solar panels, removed by Reagan  Business Insider

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EPA tells Norfolk Southern to temporarily stop shipping toxic train derailment waste

The agency heard concerns from residents and officials in Texas and Michigan, where some of the contaminated waste had already been shipped. (Image credit: Angelo Merendino/Getty Images)

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Voting in Nigeria Continues a Day After Polls Due to Close

ABUJA, Nigeria — More people in Nigeria cast ballots Sunday morning even though voting in the presidential and parliamentary elections of Africa’s most populous nation was supposed to end Saturday. Votes were cast in Benue, Adamawa and Bayelsa states even

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Migrant crossings in Mediterranean leave thousands dead

ROME (Reuters) – Dozens of migrants died on Sunday after they were shipwrecked off southern Italy, the latest such disaster. The United Nations has registered more than 20,000 deaths and disappearances in the central Mediterranean since 2014, making it the

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Thousands protest against electoral overhaul in Mexico 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Thousands gathered in cities throughout Mexico on Sunday to protest against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s drive to shrink the independent electoral authority, arguing the changes threaten democracy – an accusation he vigorously denies. Mexico’s Congress last

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Brittney Griner urges the return of U.S. detainees abroad at NAACP Image Awards

In one of her first public appearances since her release from a Russian prison, Griner took the stage to thank everyone for their support and to remind the audience of those still detained abroad. (Image credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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