Archive: June 2026
Earth May Hold Up to 20 Million Insect Species, Triple the Old Estimate
Genetic data from 1.6 million tropical insects and a wasp survey in Costa Rica suggest most of the planet's insect life has never been recorded.
UK Commits £5bn to Drones in Long-Delayed Defence Investment Plan
The drone package is the first piece of a plan that arrives a year late and well below what the military asked for, and that already cost one minister his job.
China's Factory Activity Edges Back Into Growth as AI Lifts Exports
The June reading cleared the 50 line that separates growth from contraction, but the expansion leans almost entirely on demand tied to the global AI boom.
Morocco Stun the Netherlands on Penalties to Reach the World Cup Last 16
Issa Diop's stoppage-time goal forced extra time, then Bounou saved Summerville's penalty and Saibari won the shootout. Morocco face Canada in Houston next.
England's Resident Doctors Accept Pay Deal, Ending Two Years of Strikes
A 53% vote closes the longest pay fight in the NHS's recent history, but the doctors' union is already warning it will not stay closed.
Putin Admits Fuel Shortages as Ukraine's Drones Hit Russian Refineries
The Kremlin is weighing a full diesel-export ban as drone strikes deep inside Russia turn a battlefield tactic into a problem at the pump.
Comcast to Split in Two, Spinning Off NBCUniversal and Sky
The cable giant is cleaving its media empire from its pipes, betting two focused companies can do what one sprawling conglomerate could not.
Sinner Survives Five-Set Scare to Open His Wimbledon Defence
Defending champion Jannik Sinner trailed two sets to one before beating Miomir Kecmanovic in five on Centre Court to start his title defence.
WhatsApp Opens Username Reservations to Hide Phone Numbers
WhatsApp began letting its three billion users reserve a username on Monday, ahead of a feature that will allow messaging without sharing a phone number.
Afghan Officials Say Pakistani Strikes Killed 36 Civilians
Afghanistan reported 36 civilians killed and more than 160 wounded in eastern provinces; Pakistan said it killed 29 militants. The gap is the story.
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Firing the Fed's Lisa Cook, for Now
The justices left Lisa Cook on the Federal Reserve Board while her suit proceeds, but cleared Trump to remove an FTC commissioner the same day.
How NASA's Wind Tunnels and the ISS Shaped the World Cup Ball
Knuckling shots aren't luck. NASA's wind tunnels and space-station experiments explain how the four-panel Trionda ball swerves through this World Cup.
CDC Raises Ebola Response to Its Highest Level as Cases Top 1,100
The CDC has moved to its highest response level as the Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak becomes the third largest on record. For US readers, the risk stays low.
Trump Nominates Lance Schroyer for ICE, a Post Vacant Since 2017
ICE hasn't had a Senate-confirmed director since 2017. Trump's pick of an Oklahoma trooper, Lance Schroyer, tests whether that decade-long gap finally closes.
Google Caps Meta's Gemini Access as the AI Compute Crunch Bites
Even the company that builds the most AI infrastructure on Earth is rationing it. Google's cap on Meta's Gemini use shows where the real bottleneck sits.
Oil Falls to Pre-War Lows as Hormuz Reopens, but the Truce Wobbles
Crude has round-tripped much of its wartime spike as Gulf shipping resumes, but the weekend's strikes show how fragile the relief is.
Four Dead as Flash Floods Slam Kentucky; Beshear Declares Emergency
Six to seven inches of rain in hours killed at least four people and forced dozens of water rescues across central Kentucky.
Messi Scores in a Seventh Straight World Cup Game; Last 32 Is Set
Argentina rested nine players and still beat Jordan 3-1, with a substitute named Messi rewriting the record book again.
Iran Strikes U.S. Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain as Truce Frays
A mid-June ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is buckling as both sides trade strikes over the Strait of Hormuz.
Europe's Heat Pushes East as Germany Sets a 41.3 C Record
A record-breaking heat dome that has killed dozens in Western Europe is sliding east, with Germany and Poland bracing for the weekend peak.
Saks Exits Bankruptcy as Exemplar, Shedding Stores and Debt
The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman exited Chapter 11 with a new name, $500 million in financing and a smaller footprint.
Dembele's First-Half Hat-Trick Sends France Past Norway 4-1
The reigning Ballon d'Or winner scored three times before half-time in Boston as France sealed top spot, with Norway resting Erling Haaland.
US Strikes Iran After Drone Hits Cargo Ship in Hormuz
Washington hit four Iranian targets hours after an IRGC drone damaged a Singapore-flagged ship, straining the 60-day truce meant to reopen Hormuz.
Supreme Court clears Trump to end deportation shield for 356,000 migrants
The decision turns on a single jurisdictional question: whether courts may review the move at all. The majority said no.
Kaan Ayhan's last kick sinks USMNT, but the U.S. still wins Group D
A dead-rubber on paper turned into eight minutes of stoppage-time theatre — and a reminder of what Mauricio Pochettino still has to fix before the knockouts.
Venezuela's quake toll reaches 235 as rescuers dig by hand in La Guaira
The deadliest quake to hit the Caracas region in nearly 60 years has met an emergency system already stretched thin.
Seoul market halts trading as Apple price hikes deepen AI selloff
A 20-minute trading halt in Seoul, Apple down 6% in New York, and a wobble under the AI trade that has carried Asian markets all year.
Supergirl Opens to a $50M Test as Toy Story 5 Holds the Box Office
DC's reboot lands Friday with a respectable number that still may not win the weekend. The math around it tells the more interesting story.
France Confirms First Ebola Case as Congo Outbreak Outpaces Response
A returning aid doctor tested positive in France. The public-health answer to the obvious question is reassuring; the picture inside Congo is not.
Perseverance Finds Complex Organic Carbon in Martian Mudstone
The rover's laser found large carbon molecules sitting in ancient riverbed rock. What made them, biology or chemistry, is exactly what no one can yet say.
Trump Cancels Housing Bill Signing, Tying It to His Voting Law
The most sweeping housing bill in decades cleared Congress with veto-proof majorities. Then the president attached a condition no one had agreed to.
GTA 6 Will Cost $80, and the 'Physical' Copy Is Just a Box
Rockstar set Grand Theft Auto VI at $80 for the standard edition and $100 for the Ultimate, but the disc-free box is the more telling change.
Maseko's Strike Sends South Africa Into the World Cup Last 32
Thapelo Maseko's second-half goal beat South Korea 1-0 and carried Bafana Bafana into the knockout rounds for the first time in their history.
Micron Quadruples Revenue and Asia's Stock Markets Surge
Record results from Micron, built on a $100 billion order backlog, eased fears over the AI rally and sent Asian equities sharply higher on Thursday.
Two Quakes, 39 Seconds Apart, Kill at Least 32 in Venezuela
A pair of powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela's northern coast within a minute of each other, collapsing buildings in Caracas and killing dozens as officials warned the toll would rise.
Madonna Says a Budget Fight With Universal Killed Her Biopic
Madonna says a falling out with Universal Pictures over budget sank the self-directed biopic that was set to star Julia Garner, after years of scripts and casting.
France's Grid Buckles in the Heat as 68,000 Lose Power
A heat-stressed transformer failure in Brittany cut power to tens of thousands of homes as France logged its hottest day on record and Europe's heatwave spread north.
Brent Slides Below $76 as Hormuz Reopens and Iranian Oil Returns
Brent crude fell to $75.79 on Wednesday, its lowest since the eve of the Iran war, as the Strait of Hormuz reopened and Iranian barrels flowed back to market.
Senate Votes 50-48 to Rein In Trump's Iran War, a First for Congress
For the first time, both chambers of Congress have passed a war powers resolution, telling President Trump to halt the Iran war he launched unless lawmakers authorise it.
Hantavirus Quarantine Ends for 18 Cruise Passengers in Nebraska
The last of 18 Americans exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship left a 42-day quarantine in Omaha, with federal officials reporting no sustained spread in the U.S.
China's LineShine Tops Supercomputer List, Built Without GPUs
China's all-CPU LineShine system topped the TOP500 at 2.198 exaflops, the country's first No. 1 since 2017, though it lagged on a benchmark closer to AI work.
Wizards Take AJ Dybantsa No. 1 as BYU Makes Draft History
The Washington Wizards made BYU wing AJ Dybantsa the first overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, topping a class scouts called the deepest in years.
Mamdani Slate Sweeps NYC House Primaries, Ousting Two Incumbents
Three candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won New York's Democratic House primaries, with two beating sitting members of Congress in a pointed message to party leadership.
Haaland Brace Beats Senegal, Sends Norway Into World Cup Last 32
A second straight Haaland double carried Norway past Senegal and into the knockouts with a match to spare. Senegal's fightback came two minutes too late.
Chip Sell-Off Routs Global Markets as Kospi Sinks Nearly 10%
South Korea's market tripped a circuit breaker, Nasdaq futures slid about 3%, and the AI trade that powered a year of gains went into sharp reverse. Here is what actually moved, and what it touches.
France: 40 Drown as Hottest Night on Record Grips Europe
Forty people have drowned trying to cool off, two small children died in a hot car, and France just recorded its warmest night on record. The heat is now a body count, not a forecast.
Clive Davis, the Hitmaker Behind Whitney Houston, Dies at 94
Across nearly six decades he turned unknowns into stars and stars into institutions, from Janis Joplin to Whitney Houston to Alicia Keys.
NHS Approves First Drug That Delays Type 1 Diabetes
Teplizumab can hold off the onset of type 1 diabetes for close to three years, but only for the small group caught before symptoms start, and most are never tested.
SpaceX Flies Starfall, Its Secretive Orbital Cargo Capsule
A disc-shaped capsule built to bring cargo back from orbit could open a new business for SpaceX: making things in space and landing them on Earth.
Messi Becomes World Cup's All-Time Top Scorer With Austria Double
Two goals in Dallas carried Messi past Miroslav Klose to the top of the men's World Cup scoring chart, with all five of Argentina's goals this tournament his own.
Senate Passes Housing Affordability Bill 85-5, Sending It to the House
The Senate cleared the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which would expand supply and bar large investors from buying single-family homes. The House could vote within days.
Valve Opens Steam Machine Reservations at $1,049 Before June 30 Launch
Valve priced its Steam Machine from $1,049 to $1,428 and is selling it through a randomized reservation lottery designed to shut out scalpers. The list closes June 25.
Oracle Cut 21,000 Jobs in a Year as It Funnels Cash Into AI
A securities filing shows Oracle’s headcount fell to 141,000 from 162,000 in a year. The company named its own AI as a factor while pouring billions into data centres.
U.S. Waives Iran Oil Sanctions for 60 Days as Hormuz Traffic Returns
A U.S. Treasury licence lets Iran sell oil through August 21, the firmest step yet from the Switzerland talks, even as Washington and Tehran clash over nuclear inspections.
Toy Story 5 Pushes Hollywood Toward a $4 Billion Summer
Pixar's fifth outing set a franchise record and the year's biggest debut, but the rebound it is fueling rests almost entirely on familiar IP.
US and Iran Agree on 60-Day Roadmap to End Their War
Mediators Qatar and Pakistan say the Bürgenstock talks produced working groups and a Lebanon deconfliction cell, even after Iran's walkout over a Trump threat.
Alan Greenspan, the Fed's 'Maestro,' Dies at 100
The longest-serving Fed chair of the modern era steered the U.S. through Black Monday and the 1990s boom, then spent his later years defending the low-rate bets critics tie to the 2008 crash.
France Closes Schools as 49 Departments Hit the Red Heat Alert
A solstice-week heat dome pushed France toward a national record and shut hundreds of schools, with Britain's peak still days away.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope Reaches Florida for an August Launch
The next great observatory came in by barge, sealed in a case the team calls 'the Chariot,' and ahead of schedule.
China Hits MP Materials and USA Rare Earth With Export Controls
Beijing aimed its response to Washington's tech blacklist at the two companies the US has funded most to break China's grip on rare earth magnets.
Starmer Resigns as Prime Minister, Opening the Race to Replace Him
The prime minister will stay on as a caretaker while Labour, not the country, picks Britain's seventh leader in a decade.
Australia Locks Down Poultry as a Second Seabird Tests Positive for H5
A second infected seabird put Australia's biggest chicken producer into lockdown. The number that matters, for now, is two.
Gen Z Is Out-Earning Britain's Millennials, but the Rebound Is Fragile
After years of being told they were priced out of adulthood, Britain's Gen Z workers are out-earning the millennials who came before them. The catch is who gets left out.
Trump-Backed Outsider Claims Colombia Runoff as His Rival Disputes Count
Colombia's sharpest political turn in a generation hangs on a preliminary count of fewer than 250,000 votes, and the losing side is not conceding.
Wyndham Clark Wins Second U.S. Open After Six-Shot Lead Nearly Vanishes
A closing 73 should have cost him. Instead Wyndham Clark held off Sam Burns by a single stroke to claim his second U.S. Open title on a raucous Sunday at Shinnecock.
Webb Finds Salt Clouds on the 'Pink Planet' GJ504b
A faint magenta world too dim for ground telescopes turned out to be hiding clouds of salt — and a lesson about how astronomers read alien skies.
Starmer May Set Resignation Timetable as Burnham Is Sworn In
The question in Westminster is no longer whether Keir Starmer can hold on, but how he leaves — and whether Andy Burnham can convert a by-election landslide into the leadership.
Iran's Team Walks Out of Switzerland Talks After Trump Threat
A first round meant to steady a fragile ceasefire broke up within hours after Trump warned he would strike Iran again over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz.
Toy Story 5 Opens to a Franchise-Record $160 Million
Woody and Buzz haven't lost a step: the fifth “Toy Story” posted the year's biggest opening and the largest start in the franchise's history.
Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies in French Plane Crash at 69
Claude Guillemot, who co-founded Ubisoft with his four brothers in 1986 and ran its Thrustmaster and Hercules hardware arm, has died in a small-plane crash in western France at 69.
Ebola Kills 17 Medics in Congo as a Frail Health System Buckles
The WHO says 75 health workers have been infected and 17 have died in Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, straining a system with about 11 medics per 10,000 people.
Micron Tops $1,000 a Share as the AI Memory Boom Heads Into Earnings
Micron has more than tripled in 2026 on sold-out AI memory. Its June 24 earnings will test whether a thousand-dollar share price has run ahead of the business.
U.S. and Iran Open Swiss Peace Talks as Trump Threatens and Hormuz Shuts
The first round of talks under the interim U.S.-Iran truce opened near Lucerne even as Trump warned of fresh strikes and Tehran said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again.
Starmer weighs resignation as Burnham win shakes Labour
Andy Burnham's Makerfield landslide has emboldened Labour rivals, and reports suggest Keir Starmer could announce a resignation timetable within days.
Red alerts spread across France as Europe's heatwave peaks
Spain braces for 44C, France curbs festival drinking and Britain faces its hottest June day on record as the heat builds toward a Monday peak.
Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in France plane crash
The Ubisoft co-founder and Guillemot Corporation chief died alongside a flight instructor when their twin-engine plane went down near La Baule.
US-Iran talks open in Switzerland under shadow of Trump threats
As Vance met Iran's delegation above Lake Lucerne, Trump threatened to bomb Iran again, and Tehran refused to give ground on uranium enrichment.
Yamal Scores First World Cup Goal as Spain Rout Saudi Arabia 4-0
Lamine Yamal, 18, scored on his first World Cup start to become the youngest player since Pele to open the scoring in a finals match, leading Spain past Saudi Arabia 4-0.
Curacao Hold Ecuador for a Historic First World Cup Point
Goalkeeper Eloy Room made 15 saves as Curacao, the smallest nation ever to reach a World Cup, held Ecuador to a 0-0 draw in Kansas City for their first point.
Windows 11 26H2 Arrives This Fall as a 200KB Switch, Not an Overhaul
Microsoft confirmed Windows 11 26H2 will ship this fall as a roughly 200KB enablement package, the second straight year its annual update flips a switch rather than overhauls the platform.
Australia Confirms Its First H5 Bird Flu Case on the Mainland
Authorities confirmed the deadly H5 strain of avian influenza in a migratory seabird in Western Australia, the first mainland case of a virus that has reached every other continent.
Bolivia Declares State of Emergency to Clear 50-Day Road Blockades
President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency, clearing the way to deploy the army against road blockades that have choked Bolivia for 50 days, even after a deal with the country's largest union.
USMNT Beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle to Reach World Cup Knockouts
Playing without the injured Christian Pulisic, the United States beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle to reach the World Cup knockout rounds and win back-to-back games for the first time since 1930.
Elusive Goblin Shark Filmed Alive in the Deep Sea for the First Time
Researchers have published the first confirmed footage of a goblin shark alive in its deep-ocean habitat, captured near Jarvis Island and in the Tonga Trench.
Driver Killed and Dozens Hurt as Two Trains Collide Near Bedford
A train driver died and as many as 89 people were injured when two East Midlands Railway services collided near Bedford on Friday evening. Investigators are at the scene.
GTA 6 Pre-Orders Open June 25, but Rockstar Still Won't Name a Price
Rockstar will open Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders on June 25 and reveal its cover art, holding the November 19 release date, while leaving the game's price unannounced.
Europe's Heat Dome Pushes France Toward a Record-Breaking Solstice
A heat dome has settled over Western Europe for the summer solstice, with France warning Monday could be its hottest day on record and 53 departments already under an orange alert.
U.S.-Iran Talks Postponed in Switzerland as Lebanon Fighting Flares
Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland was scrubbed and Iran held back its delegation, just two days after a signed ceasefire that the war in Lebanon is already straining.
Fed Holds Rates but Its Dot Plot Flips Toward a 2026 Hike
The Federal Reserve kept rates steady in Kevin Warsh's first meeting as chair, but its new projections show the median policymaker now expecting a 2026 hike rather than a cut.
Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago With a Plea for Democracy
The Obama Presidential Center opened to the public on Juneteenth after a star-studded Jackson Park dedication where the former president made democracy, not nostalgia, his theme.
Senate Panel Advances College Sports Bill 19-9 as SEC, Big Ten Balk
The Protect College Sports Act cleared the Senate Commerce Committee 19-9, giving the NCAA an antitrust shield to cap athlete pay over the objections of the sport's richest conferences.
Sherwood Forest's Major Oak, Tied to Robin Hood, Declared Dead
The tree that legend casts as Robin Hood's hideout failed to leaf this spring. The RSPB blames crowds, propping and drought.
NASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a Mars Orbiter
The Aeolus orbiter would map Mars's atmosphere daily, but it rides on a rocket Relativity has not yet flown to orbit.
HPV Jab Cuts Cervical Cancer Deaths in Young Women to Near Zero
A Lancet analysis says girls vaccinated at 12 or 13 now have a close-to-zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30.
Ukraine Hits Moscow Oil Refinery Again in Record Drone Assault
Nearly 200 drones were downed over Moscow as Kyiv hit the Gazprom Neft refinery again, and Zelensky said it is time the war ended.
Kane's Double Drives England Past Croatia 4-2 in World Cup Opener
A chaotic night in Dallas ended with three points, two Harry Kane goals, and a back line Thomas Tuchel will be picking apart for days.
Android 17 Reaches Pixel Phones With Bubbles and Tighter Privacy
Google's biggest software update of the year lands on Pixel first, leading with floating windows and quieter, under-the-hood fixes.
Apple Says Price Increases Are 'Unavoidable' as Memory Costs Surge
The company that built the most profitable supply chain in technology says it can no longer shield buyers from soaring memory prices.
UK Under-16 Social Media Ban Could Cut £1.3bn From Digital Ads
Britain's under-16 social media ban has a price for advertisers: eMarketer trimmed its 2027 UK digital ad forecast by £1.3bn. The question is where the money goes.
Telegram Challenges India Ban Tied to NEET Exam Re-Test
India ordered Telegram switched off until 22 June over the NEET medical-exam re-test. The app is fighting back in court, warning of a precedent for platform blocks.
Haaland Scores Twice as Norway Beat Iraq on World Cup Return
Norway waited 28 years to bring Erling Haaland to a World Cup. He needed 29 minutes to justify it, scoring twice in a 4-1 win over Iraq in Boston.
Burnt Bones Hint Humans Used Fire 1.8 Million Years Ago
Charred bones deep inside Wonderwerk Cave, dated up to 1.79 million years old, point to fire carried in and maintained by early humans, likely Homo erectus.
FDA Warns the Maker of the $1,700 SNOO Smart Bassinet
The FDA cited Happiest Baby for selling SNOO products without clearance and flagged mold and unsanitary refurbished units, giving the company 15 days to respond.
Google's New CAPTCHA Wants You to Wave at Your Camera
Google's new bot test asks you to wave at your webcam, mapping 21 points on your hand. It aims to stop AI agents, but privacy researchers are uneasy.
UK Inflation Holds at 2.8%, Below Forecasts, Easing Rate Pressure
Consumer prices rose 2.8% in May, below forecasts, as cheaper food offset costlier air fares, clearing the way for the Bank of England to hold rates.
Springsteen, Stevie Wonder Headline Obama Center's Opening
The Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago with a star-studded June 18 ceremony, ahead of its public debut on Juneteenth.
Trump Wins One Georgia Runoff and Loses the Other
A split night in Georgia: Collins wins the Senate nomination and faces Ossoff, while Trump and Kemp's governor pick, Burt Jones, loses to Rick Jackson.
Texas faces days of flooding as a Gulf system may become Arthur
The system may or may not earn a name. The flooding threat from the Texas coast into the Deep South is already here, the hurricane center says.
G7 throws its weight behind Ukraine and takes aim at Russian oil
With the Iran war cooling, the leaders meeting in Evian put Ukraine back at the center and pointed the next round of pressure at Russia's energy exports.
Messi ties Klose's World Cup goal record in Argentina's 3-0 win
On his 200th appearance and in a sixth World Cup, the Argentina captain answered the only question left about him with three goals in Kansas City.
Congo's Ebola outbreak becomes largest ever of Bundibugyo strain
With 782 confirmed cases and 181 deaths reported by June 14, Congo's Ebola outbreak is now the largest caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a strain with no licensed vaccine or treatment.
GM and Lockheed Martin team up to scale US weapons production
General Motors and Lockheed Martin signed an agreement to combine the automaker's mass manufacturing with the defense contractor's expertise, targeting US munitions capacity.
Snap opens preorders for $2,195 Specs AR glasses
Snap unveiled Specs, its first consumer augmented-reality glasses, at $2,195 with a fall ship date, a costly bet by CEO Evan Spiegel on a future beyond the smartphone.
Russian Frigate Fires Warning Shots Near British Yacht in Channel
The frigate Admiral Grigorovich reportedly fired near a UK yacht south of the Isle of Wight. The UK said it is investigating an incident days after seizing a Russian tanker.
FBI Says It Thwarted a Drone Plot Against the White House UFC Event
Director Kash Patel said the FBI broke up an alleged plan to use explosive drones and a sniper team against the weekend's White House UFC card, with five arrested.
Newsom Says Trump's Justice Dept. Is Investigating Him and His Wife
Newsom accused Trump of directing the DOJ to investigate him and his wife. The probes reportedly predate the clash, beginning last year over California whistleblower complaints.
Cape Verde Stun Spain With a Goalless World Cup Draw
Spain had 27 shots and could not score. Cape Verde, in their first World Cup, held the European champions 0-0 behind a 40-year-old goalkeeper's heroics.
Webb Finds the Strongest Case Yet for 'Black Hole Stars'
Webb's deepest spectrum of a 'little red dot,' GLIMPSE-17775, points to a supermassive black hole cloaked in dense gas, a possible answer to two cosmic puzzles.
SpaceX to Buy AI Coding Startup Cursor for $60 Billion
Days after its $2 trillion listing, Musk's SpaceX is paying $60 billion for the maker of Cursor, a bet on AI coding where his Grok has lagged rivals.
Thames Water Nears Nationalisation as UK Rejects Rescue Deal
The government said a £10bn creditor rescue didn't protect customers, pushing the debt-laden supplier of 16 million people closer to temporary state control.
India Ends Over-the-Counter Sales of Cough Syrups
New rules notified June 9 strip syrups of a decades-old exemption, so cough mixtures can no longer be bought without a prescription after children died from tainted batches.
Prince George Will Start at Eton in September, Palace Confirms
The 12-year-old future king will leave Lambrook for Eton, following William and Harry, ending months of speculation about his schooling.
Abbott Declares Disaster in 101 Texas Counties as Floods Loom
With a disturbance brewing in the Gulf and rain already falling, Texas shifted its emergency operation to round-the-clock footing ahead of the worst of the week.
Eight Killed as B-52 Bomber Crashes at Edwards Air Force Base
A radar-test flight that should have been routine ended in the deadliest B-52 accident in more than four decades, with airmen, civilians and two Boeing employees aboard.
China's Retail Sales Shrink for the First Time Since Covid
A surprise May contraction lays bare the gap between China's humming factories and its cautious shoppers, and sharpens the question of when Beijing will move to revive demand.
Kennedy Center Creates a Trump Fund, Days After Removing His Name
A court said the board couldn't rename the building for Trump. So the board named a fund for him instead, tied to the center's $257 million in federal money.
Japan Twice Pull Back to Draw 2-2 With the Netherlands
Twice behind in Dallas, Japan twice levelled, with Kamada's goal a minute from time denying Ronald Koeman's Netherlands a winning start.
Fire Hits Kyiv's Ancient Pechersk Lavra in Russian Barrage
Flames hit the roof of the Assumption Cathedral at the 11th-century UNESCO site as Russia struck Kyiv overnight, the mayor said, with the casualty count still rising.
Tyra Banks Sues Netflix Over 'Top Model' Documentary Edit
The former host says Netflix cut a three-and-a-half-hour interview to 16 minutes and rebuilt it into a false story, in a defamation suit that turns on a single edit.
Starmer Sets Out UK Ban on Social Media for Under-16s
The Prime Minister's child-safety package would raise the minimum age for the biggest platforms to 16, curb chatbots and gaming features, and curfew older teens after 8:30pm.
Asian Stocks Surge and Oil Slides on the US-Iran War Deal
A confirmed truce between Washington and Tehran sent Asia-Pacific shares to records and knocked oil lower, handing central banks a sliver of relief days before the Fed decides on rates.
Germany Thump Curaçao 7-1, but Concede a Historic First
Seven goals, a Havertz double and a Group E rout, but Curaçao's Livano Comenencia got the goal of the night: the island's first in World Cup history.
U.S. and Iran Declare an End to the War, Signing Set for Friday
Pakistan's PM announced the deal and Trump declared it 'complete,' lifting the naval blockade. Iran has not yet confirmed it considers the agreement in force.
Trump Endorses Mike Collins in Georgia's Senate Runoff
Two days before the runoff, Trump backed Collins over Derek Dooley, a late MAGA pick that pits the president against Gov. Brian Kemp.
Swiss Voters Reject a 10 Million Population Cap
About 55% said no, rejecting a Swiss People's Party plan to hold the population below 10 million and end EU free movement if it crossed the line.
Did Yellowstone's Wolves Really Reshape the Park? A Study Pushes Back
The famous claim that returning wolves healed Yellowstone from the top down rests on a 1,500% willow figure that a new analysis calls a modeling artifact.
Webb Tells Dawn From Dusk on Scorching Planet WASP-121b
On a tidally locked gas giant, Webb told dawn from dusk, finding the evening edge hotter and the air chemistry different across the planet's two faces.
The Real U.S. Midlife Crisis Is Loneliness and Strain, Study Finds
Born in the 1960s and early 1970s, today's middle-aged Americans report more loneliness, depression and memory trouble than the generation before, a 17-country study finds.
SpaceX's Market Debut Sank Its Listed Space Rivals
The biggest name in the business finally went public. The reaction across the rest of the space sector was a sell-off, not a celebration.
Brunson's 45 Carries the Knicks to Their First Title Since 1973
The Knicks hadn't won it all since 1973. Behind 45 points from a Finals MVP who kept rallying his team out of double-digit holes, that wait is finally over.
China Paper Faults the Single-Engine Risk in NASA's Moon Lander
NASA's lunar lander leans on one main engine for descent and ascent. A Chinese engineering team argues that staking astronauts' lives on a single point of failure is a flaw worth fixing.
Trump's Name Comes Off the Kennedy Center After Court Order
A judge found the renaming broke the law. Six months after a Trump-picked board added his name, the letters came down behind a tarp, hours past the deadline.
Trump Says an Iran Deal Signs Sunday; Tehran Says Not So Fast
The two sides agree a deal is close and agree on almost nothing else, including whether it gets signed on Sunday and who controls the Strait of Hormuz.
Vinicius Spares Brazil's Blushes in 1-1 World Cup Draw With Morocco
Carlo Ancelotti's side were second best for long spells. Without one moment of Vinicius magic, Brazil's World Cup would have started in defeat.
A Study Says Brain Health Can Improve at Any Age. Read the Fine Print
A three-year study of nearly 4,000 adults found measurable brain-health gains from ages 19 to 94. The finding is real — but the sample skews narrow and there's no control group.
Stanford Drug Regrows Knee Cartilage in Mice by Blocking an Aging Protein
Blocking the enzyme 15-PGDH regrew hyaline cartilage in old mice and stalled arthritis after ACL-type injuries. Human tissue responded too — but this is still a mouse study.
Bezos's Prometheus Raises $12 Billion to Automate Heavy Engineering
Jeff Bezos's once-stealth physical-AI startup emerged at a $41 billion valuation, promising to compress engineering work the way large language models compressed text. The specifics stay locked up.
EPA Sends Four California Emission Waivers to Congress, Targeting the Clean-Car Rules
The EPA transmitted four California vehicle and equipment emission waivers to Congress on Friday, arguing they qualify for fast-track repeal under the Congressional Review Act.
SBA Loan Rule Now Shuts Out Green Card Holders, Even at 1% Ownership
A Small Business Administration policy notice that took effect March 1 bars lawful permanent residents from its 7(a) and 504 loan programs. The fallout is now reaching borrowers.
China Arrests Myanmar Scholar Min Zin on Spying Charge, Days After Trump's Beijing Visit
Min Zin, a U.S. citizen who runs a Myanmar-focused think tank, was detained at Kunming airport on June 3. Beijing confirmed the espionage arrest on Friday.
Gene Shalit, the 'Today' Show's Punning Film Critic, Dies at 100
Gene Shalit, the bushy-haired, mustachioed film critic who reviewed movies on NBC's 'Today' show for four decades with a fondness for puns, has died at 100, his family said Friday.
Russell Beats Hamilton to Barcelona Pole by 0.064s as Leclerc Crashes Out
George Russell took pole in Barcelona with a 1:14.679, edging Lewis Hamilton by 0.064s, while Charles Leclerc crashed in Q3 and will start tenth after repeatedly calling himself 'ashamed.'
Sleep Number Files for Bankruptcy, Agrees to $415 Million Sale to Sleep Country Canada
Sleep Number filed for Chapter 11 and agreed to a $415 million stalking-horse sale to Sleep Country Canada, blaming tariffs and inflation as 2,920 jobs hang on the outcome.
King Charles Marks His Official Birthday With Trooping the Colour
The choreography barely changes, and that is the point: a monarchy staging its own permanence on Horse Guards Parade, one year at a time.
US Order Forces Anthropic to Disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Models
A government letter arrived Friday evening. Hours after going live, Anthropic's most capable models went dark for every user, citizen or not.
South Korea Sentences Ex-President Yoon to 30 Years Over Drone Plot
The 30-year term for the drone operation stacks on top of an existing life sentence, deepening the legal reckoning over Yoon's six hours of martial law.
US Shoots Down Iranian Drones Over Hormuz as Peace Deal Nears Signing
U.S. Central Command intercepted multiple Iranian attack drones targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz early Friday, even as Pakistani and U.S. officials said the two countries were within days of finalizing a peace agreement to end the Middle East war.
Bank of America Double-Upgrades Intel to Buy, Sets $135 Price Target
Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya bypassed Neutral and double-upgraded Intel to Buy on June 11, lifting his price target from $96 to $135—a call that projects more than $6 in earnings per share by 2030 on the back of a recovering CPU business and a growing foundry operation.
ACOG Launches Its Own Pregnancy Vaccine Schedule, Splitting With CDC
For the first time, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released its own maternal immunization schedule on June 10, recommending four vaccines during pregnancy—including flu and COVID-19 shots that the CDC no longer endorses.
Larin’s Late Goal Earns Canada Its First World Cup Point in a 1-1 Draw
Substitute Cyle Larin scored 121 seconds after coming on to rescue a 1-1 draw with Bosnia, ending Canada’s 0-for-6 World Cup record in its first home match.
Justice Department Clears Paramount’s $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal
Antitrust regulators approved the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger with no conditions, clearing the biggest federal hurdle for a media giant that would own CBS, CNN and HBO Max.
Switzerland Votes Sunday on a First-of-Its-Kind 10 Million Population Cap
Swiss voters decide on a far-right proposal to cap the population at 10 million — a measure with no precedent anywhere, and one that could force the country out of its EU free-movement deal.
Inflation Hit 4.2% in May, Lifting the 2027 Social Security Raise
May's Consumer Price Index rose 4.2% from a year earlier, the most since 2023. A gasoline surge drove it, and the squeeze lands first on fixed incomes.
EU Opens First Membership Cluster With Ukraine and Moldova on Monday
After Hungary lifted its two-year veto, the 27 EU states agreed to open the first cluster of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova in Luxembourg on 15 June.
Balogun's Two Goals Power USMNT to a 4-1 World Cup Opening Win Over Paraguay
Folarin Balogun scored twice and Giovanni Reyna added a flourish as the United States opened its home World Cup with a 4-1 rout of Paraguay before 70,492 at SoFi Stadium.
Ebola Reaches 34 Health Zones in DR Congo as Cases Hit 676
WHO reports 676 confirmed Ebola cases and 136 deaths in eastern DR Congo, with the Bundibugyo strain now in 34 health zones and the first deaths recorded in a displacement camp.
Semaglutide Slowed an Aging Marker 9% in HIV Trial, Study Finds
A trial in adults with HIV found semaglutide slowed one measure of biological aging by 9% versus placebo. Researchers call it an early signal, not evidence the drug reverses aging.
China's JUNO Detector Publishes First Neutrino Result in Nature
Using 59 days of data, the underground JUNO observatory sharpened two neutrino oscillation parameters by a factor of 1.6, a debut result its builders say proves the detector is ready for its main goal.
Deep-Sea 'Whale Necropolis' in Indian Ocean Holds 476 Fossil Sites
A robotic survey of the southeastern Indian Ocean found 476 whale fossil sites and five living whale-fall ecosystems down to 7,001 meters, the deepest such habitats on record.
Trump Demands a $350 Billion 'Recon 3.0.' Senate Republicans Balk
Hours after signing a $70 billion immigration funding law, the president demanded a third party-line megabill carrying $350 billion for the Pentagon and his election overhaul. McConnell, Collins and Thune are not buying it.
Section 702 Heads for First-Ever Lapse After 198-218 House Vote
A 198-218 House vote and a standoff over Bill Pulte's installation as acting intelligence chief leave the warrantless surveillance program to expire for the first time since its creation.
Crimea's Gas Stations Run Dry as Ukraine Squeezes Every Supply Route
Rationed to 20 liters a week and watching pumps run empty, Russian-occupied Crimea is living through its worst fuel crisis since 2014 as Ukrainian drones close the peninsula's supply routes one by one.
Somaliland Moves Its Taiwan Office Into Taipei's Diplomatic Quarter
Somaliland's envoy used Friday's office opening in Taipei's Tianmu district to declare that pressure from China and Somalia has failed, months after Israel handed the breakaway republic its first state recognition.
ChatGPT Reaches 1 Billion Monthly App Users as Public Mood on AI Sours
Sensor Tower estimates OpenAI's chatbot became the fastest app ever to hit one billion monthly users, even as graduates jeer AI at commencements and rivals Claude and Meta AI grow several times faster.
Nvidia Pitches Vera CPU to China With August Delivery Target
Locked out of China's GPU market by export controls, Nvidia is offering Chinese cloud companies its new Arm-based Vera processor instead, with first deliveries possible in August.
Adobe Beats and Raises Guidance, but CFO Exit to Marvell Sinks the Stock
A clean quarter and a higher full-year forecast were no match for the news that finance chief Dan Durn is leaving for chipmaker Marvell, the second top-level exit at Adobe in three months.
SpaceX Tops $2 Trillion After 25% Pop in Record $75 Billion Nasdaq Debut
Shares of Elon Musk's rocket company jumped about 25% in their first Nasdaq session, capping the largest public offering ever priced and setting up a fast track into the index funds that hold ordinary retirement savings.
Atlantic 'Cold Blob' Traced to a Weakening AMOC in New Ocean Analysis
A patch of ocean south of Greenland keeps cooling while the planet warms. New observational work says the explanation runs deep, and so do the stakes.
NOAA Declares El Niño and Puts 63% Odds on a 'Very Strong' Event
The Pacific has flipped into its warm phase, and the agency’s new measuring stick says this one could be big. Here is what an El Niño winter usually brings.
Washington National Opera Sues Kennedy Center Over $17 Million in Gifts
Five months after leaving its home of more than five decades, the opera company is suing for the donor money it says the Kennedy Center kept.
David Hockney, Painter of Pools and Modern Life, Dies at 88
The British painter who carried figurative art through six decades of changing fashion, from Bradford to the pools of Los Angeles, has died one month short of 89.
Adaejah Hodge Runs 10.63 to Break Sha'Carri Richardson's NCAA 100m Record
A 10.63 semifinal at Hayward Field made the 20-year-old Georgia freshman the fifth-fastest woman in history and erased a record that had stood since 2019.
Utah Finalizes College Sports' First Private Equity Deal With Otro Capital
Crimson Brand Partners takes over Utah's ticketing, sponsorships and media on July 1. The school won't say what Otro Capital is paying for the privilege.