INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Caitlin Clark recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists in the first half of Game 2 against the Aces on Tuesday, setting a WNBA Playoff record.
Clark became the first player to record a double-double with points and assists in the first half in the playoffs.
BRUSSELS, Belgium / MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, September 30 (IPS) – At the 18th BRICS Summit, held on 12 and 13 September in New Delhi, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought together presidents Xi Jinping of China, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran, along with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, representing the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Around the table sat longstanding rivals such as India and China and, in the case of Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, states on opposite sides of an ongoing war. That the summit produced a joint declaration every member could sign was a modest multilateralist success.
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NEW YORK, September 29 (IPS) – “Artificial intelligence (AI) must be shaped by humanity, with humanity, and for all humanity… Life-and-death decisions must never be surrendered to machines. Killer robots must have no place in our future.”
INDIANAPOLIS — An overturned school bus occupied by three adults and several fifth-grade students has blocked multiple lanes of Interstate 465, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.
Online police reports show the accident occurred on I-465 at the 45-mile marker near East Washington Street. The call type listed on an online dispatching system was listed as a “personal injury accident with entrapment.”
INDOT did not say what caused the crash or if there were other vehicles involved.
As of 10:30 a.m., the left lane of I-465 southbound and three right lanes of I-465 northbound were closed.
The department did confirm that the bus was occupied. News 8 later confirmed that the bus belonged to Creston Intermediate Middle School in the Warren Township school district. At least 25 fifth-graders were on board, along with three adults, the school confirmed.
It’s unclear if any of the students or adults were injured or taken to a hospital.
News 8 has reached out to Indiana State Police and nearby school districts for further information.
This is a developing story.
YAOUNDE, Cameroon, September 29 (IPS) – Agricultural, land, forestry, environmental and trade policies in the Congo Basin remain compartmentalised at country levels, leaving proven agroecological models trapped at pilot stages due to a lack of advisory services, organic inputs, market outlets and sustainable financing.
UNITED NATIONS, September 29 (IPS) – On September 23, the United Nations held its 2026 Climate Summit as part of the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the General Assembly (UNGA 81). Convening civil society actors, climate scientists, major energy producers and consumers, development experts, and world leaders, the summit addressed critical strategies to mitigate the compounding impacts of the climate crisis and accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo has lost its accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums after its application for continued accreditation was not approved during the latest accreditation cycle.
The zoo confirmed the decision Monday and said it is exploring options to regain accreditation, including working with the AZA through its Pathways to Membership program.
The program allows organizations to work directly with the AZA on targeted improvements.
The zoo said the AZA recognized several achievements and positive steps but also identified longstanding organizational concerns involving communication, internal consistency and collaboration across departments.
The zoo said the AZA wants to give it more time to demonstrate that changes being made to improve its organizational culture are “long-lasting and sustainable.”
“While this short-term outcome is certainly not what we wanted or expected, the Zoo respects the accreditation process and is committed to working with AZA to rejoin the organization soon,” the zoo said in a statement.
The zoo added that its commitment to animal care and providing a “world-class guest experience” remains unchanged.
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums is a nonprofit organization that accredits zoos and aquariums based on standards covering areas including animal welfare, veterinary care, conservation and education, guest services, physical facilities and safety, staffing, finances and governance.
The Indianapolis Zoo’s accreditation was listed as active through September 2026.
Losing AZA accreditation does not mean the zoo has to close. The Indianapolis Zoo remains open to visitors.
The accreditation decision comes after several incidents involving the zoo over the past year.
In October 2025, two rare, endangered tortoises were stolen from zoo property. The tortoises were later found unharmed in a Madison County park. The zoo acknowledged that it waited 11 days to report the thefts to Indiana State Police.
In November 2025, a chimpanzee escaped from its enclosure and was recaptured after more than an hour.
Then, in March, zoo President and CEO Dr. Rob Shumaker stepped down after 16 years leading the organization.
It is not clear whether those incidents played a role in the AZA’s decision. The zoo’s statement did not identify them as reasons for the loss of accreditation.
The Indianapolis Zoo had been one of four AZA-accredited zoos in Indiana. The others are the Fort Wayne Zoo, Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville and Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis ranks among the worst cities in the country for public transportation, according to a new ConsumerAffairs report.
ConsumerAffairs evaluated public transportation in the 50 largest U.S. urban areas based on usefulness, accessibility, affordability and operational safety.
Indianapolis ranked No. 4 among the 50 cities for worst public transit in the 2026 report.
The report found Indianapolis ranked particularly low in two areas: usefulness and operational safety.
Indianapolis had the third-lowest public transit usefulness score among the cities studied.
According to the report, the average Indianapolis-area resident boarded public transportation about four times in 2024, the third-lowest ridership rate among the 50 largest urban areas.
The average resident traveled about 22 miles on public transportation that year, which was also the third-shortest distance among the cities included in the report.
Indianapolis also ranked second-worst for operational safety, according to ConsumerAffairs.
The report found that in 2024, there were about 6.62 collisions, fires or derailments for every million vehicle miles traveled in service.
About five people were killed or injured in major safety and security events for every million miles traveled, according to the report.
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was sentenced to 46 years in prison after leading police on a pursuit that ended in a fatal crash on the city’s far east side.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced the sentence Monday for Kirk Gibson, who was convicted earlier this month of seven charges, including resisting law enforcement resulting in death, a Level 3 felony.
Gibson, 38, was also convicted of three counts of resisting law enforcement, Level 5 felonies; two counts of resisting law enforcement as Level 6 felonies; and theft, a Level 6 felony.
Gibson led law enforcement on a pursuit through Henry, Hancock and Marion counties before crashing on the city’s east side.
Dewaun Hampton, 33, was a passenger in Gibson’s vehicle and was killed in the crash.
Following the verdict, Gibson pleaded guilty to a habitual sentencing enhancement and a probation violation. Those admissions accounted for 15 years of his 46-year sentence, according to the prosecutor’s office.
Gibson was originally arrested after the crash and faced charges including resisting law enforcement causing death, resisting law enforcement causing serious bodily injury and auto theft.
NEW DEHLI, September 28 (IPS) – As a young girl, Sarada Murlidharan cringed at the thought of going to school. It was not the studies but the taunts of ‘being black’ or having dark skin, where fair skin was considered preferential, that made her unhappy.
