News Wrap: Around 10 people killed in mass shooting at education center in Sweden

Amna Nawaz:

Grossi’s visit comes as a Russian missile strike left this city council building in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region in tatters. At least five civilians were killed and another 55 wounded.

On Wall Street today, stocks ended higher as concerns about President Trump’s tariff plans eased a bit. The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 130 points, or about a third of 1 percent. The Nasdaq jumped about 260 points on the day. The S&P 500 climbed back above the 6000-point level.

And if you want an egg with your meal at Waffle House, it’s going to cost you 50 cents more. The restaurant chain says the surcharge is temporary, but necessary, as the nation’s egg supplies are under threat. That’s because recent outbreaks of bird flu have led to fewer hens. The Department of Agriculture says more than 13 million birds were lost or slaughtered from December into January.

Bird flu has infected at least 67 people since last year, and one person has died, though health officials say the chances of people catching it remain slim.

And 10 minutes, just 10 minutes, that is how long it took an asteroid to slice two Grand Canyons into the surface of the moon nearly four billion years ago. An artistic rendering shows the moment the object slammed into the moon, sending giant rocks outward like missiles. British and U.S. scientists used data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that those rocks cut two Grand Canyons into the lunar surface comparable to the one in Arizona.

Their findings were published today in the journal “Nature Communications.”

And the Aga Khan, who led the world’s Ismaili Muslims, has passed away. Considered by his followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, the Harvard graduate grew into a business magnate and philanthropist. He mixed with royals and used his riches to build homes, hospitals and schools in developing countries. His foundation said that an announcement on a successor would come later. The Aga Khan was 88 years old.

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