UNITED STATES Supreme Court building (Flickr/Geoff Livingston).

The student loan forgiveness program of President Joe Biden has survived a legal challenge.

According to USA Today, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday denied a request from a Texas group to block the program.

Under the plan, student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients up to $20,000 could be cancelled and $10,000 for other loans for people earning up to $125,000 a year or part of a household with total earnings of no more than $250,000.

Millions of former students could be affected.

British prime minister quits

After just 45 days in office, British Prime Minster Liz Truss resigned her post, victim of the negative reaction to her plan to dramatically cut taxes.

With inflation rising and fear that slashing taxes would lead to instability in the government, Truss decided to step down and conclude the shortest PM term in her nation’s history. 

She will be succeeded by another member of her ruling Conservative Party.

Sports: Clippers defeat Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers remain winless in the young 2022-23 NBA season after losing 103-97 to the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday night.

Five Clippers scored in double figures as the Clips won their opening game of the season. Lonnie Walker had 26 points to lead the Lakers (0-2) ; Anthony Davis had 25 and LeBron James added 20.

Ice hockey: The Anaheim Ducks lost 2-1 to the Boston Bruins in a shootout to drop to 1-3-1. Frank Vatrano scored the lone Duck goal; John Gibson made 35 stops in goal.

High school football:  Bolsa Grande defeated La Quinta 49-18 in a key Garden Grove League game. The Matadors are now 5-4 and 2-2 with one more game to play, and kept CIF-SS playoff hopes alive.

The Aztecs go to 2-7 and 1-3.

Weather: Heat wave leaving

The brief span of hotter-than-usual autumn weather is over for the West Orange County area. According to the National Weather Service, Friday’s forecast calls for patchy fog before 11 a.m., followed by mostly sunny skies and a daytime high of 78. The overnight low should be 61.

Saturday should see even cooler temps on a cloudy day. The daytime high is expected to be 68 with winds up to 20 miles an hour. The overnight low should be 58, with a 30 percent chance of showers.