Knight, one of the winning coaches in NCAA history, coached at Indiana for three decades. Source
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Portland schools close as teachers go on strike
Thousands of teachers in Portland, Oregon, went on strike Wednesday amid stalled labor negotiations, shuttering schools. The teachers are demanding smaller class sizes and higher pay. Source
Donald Trump Jr. testifies in civil fraud trial
Donald Trump Jr., the son of the former president, testified Wednesday in the $250 million civil fraud trial of his father and the Trump Organization. The Trump family is accused of widespread fraud and overexaggerating the value of its properties. Source
Why dozens of birds are being renamed in the U.S. and Canada
The American Ornithological Society is changing dozens of bird names in the U.S. and Canada as part of an initiative to move away from names “deemed offensive and exclusionary.” Source
Former Delta co-pilot indicted for threatening to shoot captain
The co-pilot of a Delta commercial flight in August has been federally charged with threatening to shoot the plane’s captain mid-flight. According to authorities, the threat was prompted by a disagreement over a passenger’s medical event. Kris Van Cleave has the details. Source
Gaza’s southern border crossing opens to evacuate some stranded foreign nationals
Gaza’s southern border with Egypt was opened Wednesday for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7, to allow about 500 foreign nationals to evacuate Gaza and allow some critically-injured Palestinians to get medical treatment in Egypt. Diplomatic sources told CBS News that the evacuations were negotiated by the U.S. and Qatar. Charlie D’Agata has the latest. Source
What is the Rafah border crossing, and who’s allowed to leave Gaza?
Foreign passport holders and some injured Palestinians were able to leave the Gaza Strip on Wednesday when the Rafah border crossing to Egypt opened for the first time since Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attacks on Israel. CBS News’ Tina Kraus reports on the Rafah crossing and more from Tel Aviv, Israel. Source
Cornell junior arrested for alleged threats against Jewish students
An engineering student at Cornell University in New York was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that he made violent antisemitic online threats against Jewish students at the school. Lilia Luciano reports. Source
Celebrities running in the 2023 NYC Marathon on Sunday
Around 50,000 people will run in the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon this Sunday — and these are some of the celebrities taking part. Source
White House calls Gaza evacuations “an important breakthrough”
A State Department spokesperson on Wednesday hailed the evacuation of hundreds of stranded foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens, from war-stricken Gaza as an “important breakthrough,” with the Biden administration hoping that further evacuations will continue in the coming weeks. Nancy Cordes has more. Source