Multiple explosions and gunfire are reported after four armed men stormed the Dusit hotel in
Nairobi,
Kenya. The Somalia-based militant group
Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.
(BBC News)
The largest human gathering in the world, the
Kumbh Mela festival, starts at
Prayagraj (previously known as Allahabad), India. More than 120 million
Hindu devotees, as well as tourists, are expected.
(The Guardian)
U.S. District judge
Jesse Furman issues a decision that invalidates the Trump administration's addition of a U.S. citizenship question to the
2020 census. This is the first ruling on this issue. There are four more lawsuits, filled by dozens of states, cities and other groups, yet to be heard.
(NPR)