Morgan Wallen arrested for throwing a chair from a rooftop bar in Nashville The country music star was arrested on four charges, including reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. The chair, thrown from a rooftop bar, landed on the street close to two police officers. Read more on NPR

Hundreds of balloons go airborne to witness the eclipse from the edge of space A NASA-backed program to launch research balloons is designed to study the atmosphere while training students. Read more on NPR

Jonathan Majors avoids jail time in assault and harassment sentencing The actor’s once-rocketing career was derailed after he was found guilty of assaulting and harassing his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, during an incident in Manhattan in March 2023. Read more on NPR

The Vatican says surrogacy and gender theory are ‘grave threats’ to human dignity A document called “Infinite Dignity” details what the Vatican sees as grave violations of dignity. Poverty, war and the abuse of migrants lead the list. Read more on NPR

They had 3 suitcases and faced 5 flights of stairs. That’s when a stranger appeared Alice Claus and her sister were exhausted after a long flight to Budapest. Then a young man on the street offered help right when they needed it. Read more on NPR

Trump declines to back nationwide abortion ban, says it should be left to the states Pressure has mounted on Trump to make his own views on abortion public after the Florida Supreme Court allowed the state’s six-week ban on abortion to go into effect. Read more on NPR

Student loan proposal targets accrued interest; Israel and Hamas war hits six months Biden administration targets accrued interest in latest student loan relief proposal. Israel withdraws troops as the Israel-Hamas war reaches the six month mark. Read more on NPR