An Auburn University student who went missing while on a family vacation in Japan was found dead on Saturday outside Kyoto, his family said in a social media post. James Weston Higginbotham, 20, disappeared on May 29 after leaving his parents and brother to explore the city alone. He was last observed in the Yamashina … Read more
Lead On Saturday morning, a large-scale Ukrainian drone operation targeted St. Petersburg and surrounding Leningrad Region, prompting local officials to tell residents to stay indoors and warning of possible mobile internet disruptions. Regional authorities reported 141 drones downed over Leningrad Region while Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed air defenses shot down 376 Ukrainian drones. Ukrainian President … Read more
Lead: On June 6, 2026, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces shot down four Iranian one‑way attack drones and then struck coastal radar sites on Qeshm Island and Goruk in what it described as an act of self‑defence. The strikes followed an alleged drone launch toward commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and … Read more
Lead Workers refilled the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Friday after a weeks-long resurfacing and repainting project that briefly closed the landmark. The 2,028-foot shallow basin began collecting water under clear skies as neighbors, tourists and joggers gathered to watch. Many observers said the pool’s newly darkened floor looks only subtly different from before, even … Read more
Lead U.S. payrolls rose by 172,000 in May while the unemployment rate held at 4.3%, according to the monthly jobs report released in early June. The data, reported after the close of May, has reinforced debate over whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at upcoming meetings. Markets reacted to the mixed signal of … Read more
Lead: The Senate approved a $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol early Friday, voting 52-47 after weeks of delays and contentious debate over an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement tied to former President Donald Trump. The measure funds those agencies through the end of Trump’s term — roughly … Read more
Lead: A 52-year-old Nepali guide, Dawa Sherpa—also known as Hillary Dawa Sherpa—was found alive and crawling toward Everest base camp on Thursday, a week after he went missing on 29 May and after his family had begun funeral rites in Kathmandu. He was located just above base camp near the Khumbu icefall with frostbite on … Read more
Lead: On June 4, 2026, influencers Jesse and Ashley Ridgway announced they ended a pregnancy after prenatal testing indicated Trisomy 21, commonly called Down syndrome. Jesse Ridgway, known online as McJuggerNuggets, disclosed the decision in emotional Instagram Stories and said the choice followed consultations with medical professionals, family and friends. He described the experience as … Read more
Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian graphic novelist, filmmaker and artist whose memoir Persepolis reshaped global views of Iran, has died aged 56. Relatives told AFP she had “died of sadness” after the death of her husband, Swedish producer Mattias Ripa, who died on 8 April last year. The news prompted tributes from across French politics and … Read more
Lead: On Thursday, June 3, 2026, U.S. markets swung sharply as the Dow surged roughly 800 points while the Nasdaq underperformed amid a visible rotation from semiconductor names into banks and retailers. Traders cited mixed corporate results, guidance, and sector reweighting as triggers, even as geopolitical tensions kept energy prices elevated. The move lifted small-cap … Read more
U.S. equities split on June 3, 2026, as the S&P 500 edged lower while the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged. Traders sold semiconductor names after Broadcom reported a fiscal Q2 revenue miss, sending the S&P down 0.1% and the Nasdaq 0.8% lower; the 30-stock Dow climbed 730 points, or about 1.4%, led by gains in … Read more
U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday after Broadcom reported a fiscal second-quarter revenue shortfall, knocking chip names and broader technology shares lower in early trading. S&P 500 futures were down about 0.4% while Nasdaq 100 futures shed roughly 1.1%; Dow futures traded up near 226 points, or 0.4%. The market reaction came as investors also … Read more
Lead — On June 3, 2026, S&P 500 futures slid as the benchmark index snapped a nine-day winning run, a pullback that traders linked to renewed U.S.–Iran hostilities that pushed oil and Treasury yields higher. Early Thursday trading showed S&P futures down about 0.35% and Nasdaq 100 futures off roughly 1%, while Dow futures traded … Read more
Lead: On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Jalen Brunson finished with 30 points despite two lower-leg injuries and a poor early shooting night, while Victor Wembanyama scored 26 with 12 rebounds and … Read more
Early on Wednesday, 3 June 2026, Ukrainian long-range drones struck energy and military targets in and around St Petersburg, including an oil trans-shipment terminal and the Kronstadt naval base, producing large explosions and thick black smoke about 10 miles from the city’s flagship economic forum. Local officials said the Kirovsky and Krasnoselsky districts were hit … Read more
