Authorities responded to an active shooter at multiple locations in Lewiston, Maine State Police said. Source

The leader of a Mexican megachurch who is serving more than 16 years in a California prison for sexually abusing young followers has been charged with two federal crimes involving a 16-year-old girl. Source

Two Russian cosmonauts left the International Space Station for an hours-long spacewalk Wednesday to locate the source of a radiator coolant leak. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has the details. Source

With the tentative deal reached with Ford, the UAW will now be able to use it to model similar contract settlements with GM and Stellantis. Source

In under 24 hours, Tropical Storm Otis exploded in strength and hit Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane Wednesday. A new U.N. climate report issued the same day warns Earth is close to multiple “risk tipping points.” CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy explains how it’s all connected. Source

World leaders are condemning the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and are calling for an immediate ceasefire in the war. Jon Alterman, senior vice president and director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss the role President Biden could play in delaying a ground invasion. Source

As tensions rise across the U.S., so are incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, according to the Anti-Defamation League and Council on American Islamic Relations. CBS News chief national affairs and justice correspondent Jeff Pegues has more. Source

The United Nations’ main relief agency in Gaza warned Tuesday it would not be able to continue operating in the territory without additional fuel. Some humanitarian aid has crossed into Gaza through Egypt, but fuel has not been allowed in. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports. Source

Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson won the House speaker’s gavel Wednesday after three chaotic weeks on Capitol Hill. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest. Source

A lawyer for an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who is accused of trying to shut off a plane’s engines midflight said his client was not under the influence of intoxicants at the time. This comes after the pilot allegedly told officers following his arrest that he had taken psychedelic mushrooms about two days prior to the flight, per court documents. Source