Elkhart police release names of officers, man killed in fatal shooting

Associated Press
EU leaders are gathering to discuss nominees for the bloc's top jobs after an election shakeup
The 27 leaders of the European Union gather in Brussels on Monday evening to take stock of recent European election results and begin the fraught process of dividing up the bloc’s top jobs, but they will be playing their usual political game with a deck of reshuffled cards. The June 6-9 elections saw the European Parliament shift to the right and dealt major blows to pro-European governing parties in Paris and Berlin. Under the EU’s complicated division of powers, the presidents and prime ministers get to nominate the next head of the bloc's powerful executive branch, the European Commission, which is responsible for drawing up EU policy on everything from climate to the colossal shared budget.
AFP
Low snow on the Himalayas threatens water security: study
Millions of people dependent on Himalayan snowmelt for water face a "very serious" risk of shortages this year after one of the lowest rates of snowfall, scientists warned Monday."Lower accumulation of snow and fluctuating levels of snow pose a very serious increased risk of water shortages, particularly this year."
Associated Press
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower as China reports factory output slowed
Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday after China reported its factory output slowed in May, with the property market still deep in the doldrums. Factory output fell 5.6% in China in May, the government reported, below analysts' forecasts and slowing from 6.7% the month before.
Associated Press
The trial of a US reporter charged with espionage in Russia is to begin June 26
The espionage trial in Russia of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will begin on June 26 and will be held behind closed doors, a statement from the court that will hear the case said Monday. Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, has been behind bars since his March 2023 arrest and faces 20 years in prison if convicted. The trial is to be held in the Sverdlovsky Regional Court in Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city, where he was arrested.
AFP
China says relations with Australia back 'on the right track'
China hailed mended ties with Australia on Monday, saying relations were "on the right track" as the trading partners moved on from a bitter economic dispute despite a duel for influence in the Pacific.In the depths of a bitter dispute in 2020, China slapped trade barriers worth billions of dollars on Australian coal, timber, wine, barley, beef and rock lobster.
CNN
Washington Post: Maryland governor to pardon more than 175,000 marijuana convictions
Maryland’s governor is expected to issue a “pardon of more than 175,000 marijuana convictions,” Monday morning, The Washington Post reported Sunday evening.
CNN
Japan reports record spike in potentially deadly bacterial infection
Cases of a dangerous and highly fatal bacterial infection have reached record levels in Japan, official figures show, with experts so far unable to pinpoint the reason for the rise.
NBC News
Epic heatwave to expand from Midwest to East Coast and could last a week or more
With Thursday's seasonal solstice taking place amid a weeklong heatwave expected for the East Coast and Midwest, the summer of 2024 is coming in hot.
AFP
Asian stocks drop after tepid Wall St lead, euro dips further
Asian markets fell Monday to extend last week's losses, with traders trying to assess the Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates, while the euro was weighed by political uncertainty as France prepared for a snap parliamentary election.- 'Angst' over France ' The euro faced further pressure from the dollar owing to concerns about the upcoming polls in France, which President Emmanuel Macron called after his party lost out to the far-right National Rally (RN) in EU-wide elections last weekend.
Reuters
Old Hanoians hail 'world leader' Putin ahead of expected visit
Nguyen Thi Hong Van's Russian souvenir shop may be a bit of an oddity in the Vietnamese capital but her gifts sell very well, she says, reflecting the enthusiasm old Hanoians have for an expected visit by President Vladimir Putin. "Vietnamese people love Russian products very much," she told Reuters, surrounded by Matryoshka dolls and caps featuring embroidered CCCP, the Cyrillic abbreviation for the Soviet Union (USSR). Putin is expected to visit Communist-ruled Vietnam on Wednesday and Thursday, multiple officials said, just over a month after he was sworn in for his fifth presidential term.
AFP
Seven killed as Indian passenger and goods trains collide
At least seven people were killed when an express passenger train and a goods train collided Monday in India's West Bengal state, derailing three passenger carriages, police said.In June last year, a three-train collision killed nearly 300 people in Odisha state.
Associated Press
Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area's first major fire of the year
Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire's path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Los Angeles County's first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to nearly 23 square miles (60 square kilometers), one day after it forced the evacuation of at least 1,200 campers, off-roaders and hikers from the Hungry Valley recreation area. Firefighters working in sweltering conditions and steep terrain raced to douse spot fires that erupted as unpredictable winds blew embers ahead of the flames, said Kenichi Haskett, a section chief for the LA County Fire Department.
Reuters
AstraZeneca Imfinzi plus chemotherapy gets US nod for certain type of endometrial cancer
The approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration came after a late stage trial showed that Imfinzi along with chemotherapy drugs carboplatin and paclitaxel, then followed by Imfinzi by itself, reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 58% in specific endometrial cancer patients, compared to chemotherapy alone, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker said on Monday. "Immunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy is emerging as a new standard of care in this setting, and the approval of Imfinzi offers an important new option for patients with mismatch repair deficient disease," Dave Fredrickson, executive vice-president of the company's oncology business unit, said in a statement.
AFP
Australia reporter says Chinese diplomats tried to 'block' her at event
An Australian journalist and former high-profile prisoner said Chinese officials tried to "block" her at a press conference in Canberra on Monday in an apparent attempt to stem negative coverage of Premier Li Qiang's visit.Cheng, now working as a journalist for Sky News Australia, said Chinese officials tried to stop her being filmed when she arrived to cover Li's visit to the nation's parliament on Monday.
Reuters
NATO in talks to put nuclear weapons on standby, boss tells UK's Telegraph
NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance said on Monday. Jens Stoltenberg told Britain's Telegraph newspaper that there were live consultations between members to use transparency around its nuclear arsenal as a deterrent. "Transparency helps to communicate the direct message that we, of course, are a nuclear alliance."
Associated Press
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore set to issue 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is scheduled to sign an executive order to issue 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions Monday, according to a news report. The pardons will forgive low-level marijuana possession charges for an estimated 100,000 people. Moore, a Democrat, told The Washington Post Sunday night that criminal records have been used to deny housing, employment and education.
AFP
US reporter Gershkovich to go on trial in Russia on June 26
US journalist Evan Gershkovich will go on trial on espionage charges in Russia's Urals city of Yekaterinburg behind closed doors on June 26, the court overseeing the process said on Monday.On Monday, the Sverdlovsk regional court handling the case said in a statement that the trial would start on June 26 and be held behind closed doors.
CNN
Singapore races to clean oil spill as luxury beach resort coated in slick
An oil spill affecting Singapore has spread beyond a luxury beach resort to a marine reserve and other parts of the island as the authorities intensify cleanup efforts.
AFP
Philippine, Chinese ships collide near hotspot reef: Beijing
Philippine and Chinese vessels collided near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on Monday, the Chinese Coast Guard said, as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims over the disputed area.And it has in recent months stepped up moves against Philippine vessels in the area around the shoal.
Associated Press
Trains collide in eastern India, killing at least 8 with rescue work ongoing
The state's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a post on social media platform X that doctors, disaster-response teams and ambulances were engaged in rescue work at the accident site, which is near the state's Darjeeling district, a tourist spot nestled in the Himalayan foothills. Sabyasachi De, the spokesperson of the Northeast Frontier Railway, said three of the eight dead were railway personnel. Railway authorities told local media that the collision occurred because the cargo train overshot a signal.

Latest Stories