News Wrap: Belgian police kill Tunisian man accused in deadly Brussels shooting

Geoff Bennett:

In the day's other headlines: Police in Brussels killed a Tunisian man accused of gunning down two Swedish soccer fans on Monday. The man was shot dead after an hours-long manhunt. Prosecutors said he posted a video calling himself an Islamic State fighter and condemning Koran burnings in Sweden.

Eric Van Duyse, Spokesperson, Belgium Federal Prosecutor (through interpreter):

Obviously, the link between the burning of the Koran and the nationality of the victims seems easy to make. But you need evidence. You need proof.

It seems that, in one of the communications he made, it was indicated that burning the Koran was a red line that should not have been crossed. But these elements have yet to be verified.

Geoff Bennett:

Authorities say the gunman was known by police and was being sought for deportation. There's no word on how he was able to obtain the gun he used in the attack.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China today to visit a top ally in his war against Ukraine. Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted Putin in Beijing ahead of a forum on the Belt and Road Initiative. Xi launched the infrastructure program a decade ago to expand China's global influence. The two leaders will meet tomorrow for bilateral talks.

The Supreme Court of India has declined to legalize same-sex marriage and instead tossed the issue back to its Parliament. The justices said today it's not up to the country's courts to make laws, but they urged the government to uphold LGBTQ rights. Activists say they hoped for a different outcome.

Shivangi Sharma, Attorney (through interpreter):

The recognition would have made lives so much easier, because we live in a society which does not, sadly, recognize — the state does not recognize a lot of around us, even though there is some acceptance, but not the acceptance which we are entitled to.

Geoff Bennett:

It's not clear if the justices actually set a mandate for the Parliament to act.

Prosecutors in New Mexico now say they will try to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in a fatal shooting on a movie set back in 2021. They say they plan to present evidence to a grand jury in the next two months based on new information. An initial charge of involuntary manslaughter was dropped last April when prosecutors said the gun in question might have malfunctioned.

The leader of college sports' governing body warned against imposing too much regulation on compensation for athletes. NCAA President Charlie Baker and others addressed a Senate hearing today. Baker said schools need leeway to address the issue without laws that treat athletes as employees.

Charlie Baker, President, NCAA:

Schools conferences and the NCAA are making changes to the benefits that we provide and to enable enhanced benefits while protecting programs from a one-size-fits-all approach. We support codifying current regulatory guidance into law by granting student athletes special status that would affirm that they are not employees.

Geoff Bennett:

At the same time, Baker said that, without some national standards for compensating athletes, smaller schools may abandon sports programs altogether.

On Wall Street, stocks had a mostly tepid Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 13 points to close at 33997. The Nasdaq fell 34 points. The S&P 500 was down a fraction.

Still to come on the "NewsHour": a legal settlement bars the federal government from implementing migration policies that separate families; and how a Supreme Court decision has made the college essay more important than ever.