Former Vice President Joe Biden said he was proud to have Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., at his side in “a battle for the soul of the nation.” The presumptive Democratic nominee and his newly named running mate shared the stage on Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. Biden and Harris will accept their party’s nominations virtually at next week’s Democratic National Convention.

The United Kingdom’s first fatal railway crash since 2007 left at least three people dead and sent six others to the hospital. Several of the passenger train’s cars went down an embankment near the coastal town of Stonehaven, Scotland, on Wednesday morning. British Transport Police said they believe rescuers have found all of the passengers.

College football players from dozens of big schools from across the country will stay on the sidelines this fall. The Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday the cancellation of its fall sports seasons due to the coronavirus but added it was keeping open the option of moving games to the spring semester. About an hour later, the Pac-12 Conference announced it was postponing all fall sports until spring.

Collegiate sports programs can’t pay student-athletes, but they can offer other perks such as buying them laptops or musical instruments. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday denied the NCAA’s emergency request to block colleges from giving athletes unlimited educational benefits. The NCAA plans to petition the court by October to review the case.

One day after protesters tried to storm Parliament, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he would take a step back to help “fight the battle for change” in Lebanon. Less than a week ago, about 2,700 metric tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse in Beirut exploded, destroying the city’s port, killing at least 160 people, and leaving thousands injured and homeless. Many Lebanese argue corruption and negligence by the Hezbollah-backed government contributed to the disaster.

Starting on Aug. 28, the state of Arkansas can enforce four laws to protect unborn babies that a federal judge blocked in 2017. On Friday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a lower court’s injunction, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court case. The high court’s ruling in June Medical Services v. Russo struck down a Louisiana abortion law. In a concurring opinion in that case, Chief Justice John Roberts said state legislatures should have wide discretion for setting their states’ policy.

A plane skidded off a runway upon landing in southern India on Friday and split into two pieces, killing 18 people and injuring 123 others. Monsoon-like conditions contributed to the crash, and forecasters predicted more heavy rain for the region. The coronavirus pandemic has grounded regular commercial flights in the country, but this one was repatriating Indian citizens who were stranded outside the country during the pandemic, authorities said.