A Hong Kong court has convicted two former editors of the shuttered Stand News outlet of sedition, highlighting the erosion of press freedom in the region. Source

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona discusses student loans as President Biden’s latest plan to lower student loan payments for millions of Americans remains stuck in the courts. Source

Defense officials tell CBS News that some Trump staffers got “aggressive both verbally and physically” when an Arlington cemetery official tried to prevent them from bringing a campaign photographer onto the grounds. Also, severe storms around the country could impact travel this holiday weekend. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Source

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s lawyer calls French prosecutors’ claims of the his complicity in alleged criminal activity on the messaging app “totally absurd.” Source

An ex-president and several lawmakers were targets of an alleged swatting plot targeting dozens of people, newly unsealed court records show. Source

The Piscataqua River Bridge connecting New Hampshire and Maine was closed after police shot and killed a wanted man and then found a child dead in his car. Source

Suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift’s concerts in Austria hoped to kill “tens of thousands” of people, CIA deputy chief says. Source

A group representing the families said the candidates should oppose any deal with Saudi Arabia “unless it fully addresses the role of the Saudi Arabian government in the 9/11 attacks.” Source

Scientists — and the public — are watching as the youngsters, called pups, slither over and between adult females on rocks. Source

The main Grand Canyon National Park water pipeline has failed, prompting a sudden shutdown of overnight hotel stays during one of the busiest times of year for the famous tourist destination. Source