Minor injuries reported in Nevada blast

All classes at the University of Nevada, Reno, were canceled Friday following a possible explosion that damaged a residence hall on campus, according to a statement released by campus police.

Authorities have not said specifically what happened, describing the incident only as a “major utility incident.” But student Mitchell Lee told KRNVTV that an explosion shook his apartment building.

“I felt this massive explosion. I thought it was like an earthquake or car crash,” said Mr. Lee, a senior at the university.

Mr. Lee, who lives in an apartment across the street from the residence halls, said he went outside and saw the side of one of the dorm apartments gone.

There were no immediate reports of fatalities, only minor injuries, according to Jon Humbert, spokesman for the city of Reno.

Chicago pier stampede

A stampede at a Fourth of July fireworks display that injured more than a dozen people at Chicago’s Navy Pier started when a private security officer shouted for bystanders to take cover, police said Friday.

Chicago police spokeswoman Kellie Bartoli said “approximately 13” people who fell or were trampled during the ruckus were hospitalized with minor injuries. The rush of people occurred shortly after a brawl that resulted in at least two stabbings.

The incidents happened just after 10 p. m. as thousands crowded Navy Pier on Lake Michigan’s shoreline. Police said they were searching for two men in the stabbings.

Authorities speculated that shortly after the stabbings, someone exploded a firecracker near a group of people, prompting shouts of “gun” or “shots fired.” Chief of Patrol Fred Waller told a news conference Friday that the ensuing panic was fueled by warnings to bystanders to take cover shouted by a member of a private security firm.

Reducing drug prices

President Donald Trump said his administration is devising a system to allow the U. S. to buy drugs based on the lowest prices paid by other countries.

“We’re working on right now a favored- nations clause,” Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House.

Last year, Mr. Trump described a proposal that would allow Medicare to set prices for drugs based on cheaper prices paid by other countries. Known as the International Pricing Index, those regulations are under review by the federal government.

“So, we’re paying a price based on the price that other nations are paying,” he said in October, referring to the index at the time as a “favored nations” arrangement. “That’s what we’re going to pay. No longer seven times more.”

Spacey suit dropped

A lawsuit brought by the young man who has accused actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault has been dropped, just over a week after it was filed, according to a new court filing.

Mr. Spacey’s accuser, who was an 18- year- old busboy at a Nantucket bar at the time of the alleged assault, filed the civil complaint on June 26. In it, the accuser said Mr. Spacey bought him “multiple alcoholic beverages” before he then forcibly touched and fondled his genitals — the same allegations he made in an ongoing criminal case.

The accuser’s attorney, Mitchell Garabedian, told CNN via email that he and his client voluntarily dropped the lawsuit and that he would have no further comment.