News Wrap: Historic Odesa art museum damaged by Russian strikes

Amna Nawaz:

In the day's other headlines Ukraine's southern port of Odesa came under heavy new Russian attacks overnight. Local officials said drones and at least one missile targeted the city's grain warehouses and trucks.

An art museum that's part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site was also hit. But officials said the collections were unharmed.

Kyrylo Lipatov, Odesa National Fine Arts Museum (through interpreter):

Some rooms close to the facade side of the building didn't hold up to the explosion. The ceilings and walls sustained damage. Fortunately, none of our exhibits were damaged. The windows were covered from the inside with shutters and additional shields.

Amna Nawaz:

Russia has ramped up attacks on Ukrainian ports since ending an agreement on grain shipments in July.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike in Iran today. The women's rights advocate is in prison for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic. An activist news agency reports she is protesting a lack of medical care. It says she was denied heart and lung treatment for refusing to wear a headscarf.

In Northwest Nepal, aid is slowly reaching areas flattened by an earthquake Friday night that killed more than 150 people. The epicenter was in a mountainous district 400 miles northwest of Kathmandu, where many villages are reachable only by foot. Survivors spent another day clearing debris, despite a new aftershock. Many were left without the most basic necessities.

Nirmala Sharma, Earthquake Survivor (through interpreter):

Most of our belongings are under the rubble. All our beds, clothes, whatever jewelry and money is all under there. And we have not been able to get it out. Finally, we got a tent and some food last night. We had not had much to eat until then.

Amna Nawaz:

Earthquakes are relatively common in Nepal. One of the worst, in 2015, killed 9,000 people.

A second Denver area police officer has been acquitted of homicide and manslaughter in the death of Elijah McClain. McClain in 2019 after being put in a neck hold by police and then injected with ketamine by paramedics. A third officer was convicted of homicide in an earlier trial.

An Illinois man pleaded guilty to misdemeanors today after his son allegedly killed seven people at a Fourth of July parade. Robert Crimo Jr. admitted to reckless conduct for getting the teenager a gun license, despite his threats of violence. The younger Crimo is accused of opening fire at last year's Independence Day parade in Highland Park outside of Chicago. He faces murder charges.

And on Wall Street, stocks made modest headway. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 34 points to close at 34095. The Nasdaq rose 40 points. The S&P 500 added seven.