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Lead: U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday seeking explanations after Major League Baseball warned several San Francisco Giants pitchers for writing Bible verses on their caps during the team’s Pride Night the previous Friday. The warnings came after the team’s annual Pride Night, when three pitchers … Read more
Lead Francine Beppu, 43, best known for her appearances on Showtime’s reality series The Real L Word, was found dead in her Honolulu home on February 17. The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office has ruled her death a suicide by hanging, and toxicology reported amphetamine and alcohol in her system. Her family asked for privacy while … Read more
Lead: Iran’s foreign minister told diplomats on Tuesday that a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding set for formal signing on Friday includes provisions that, in Tehran’s view, require Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon. The accord launches a 60-day technical negotiation period on a broader settlement, and officials on both sides dispute key terms including … Read more
Lead In Dubai on June 16, 2026, Iran’s foreign minister said the tentative U.S.-Iran agreement to end a monthslong war would require Israel to withdraw from territory it occupies in southern Lebanon, a condition Israel has rejected and that could unravel the accord. The deal, negotiated between Washington and Tehran with mediators from Pakistan and … Read more
Lead: Major League Baseball issued a routine verbal warning after three San Francisco Giants pitchers appeared in Friday’s game wearing Pride Night caps marked with Bible verses. The league said on Tuesday the warning was not disciplinary and was unrelated to the messages’ content, but pointed to a uniform rule that bars writing on apparel. … Read more
Lead On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, voters in Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Washington, DC and parts of California headed to the polls in a set of primaries that could reshape key races ahead of November. In Georgia two Republican runoffs — a high-profile Senate contest and a gubernatorial nomination fight — have become tests of former … Read more
On June 16, 2026, legal paperwork shows that Brittany Moreland has dismissed the child custody case she filed in 2024 against actor Marlon Wayans in Los Angeles. The dismissal came after more than a year without public updates, and both sides appear to have resolved the immediate dispute. The couple’s daughter, Axl July Ivory, has … Read more
Lead U.S. stocks opened sharply higher on Monday after the administration announced an electronically signed memorandum of understanding with Iran that lays out a framework for stopping hostilities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped about 607 points (roughly 1.2%) shortly after the open, while the S&P 500 rose 1.3% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 2.2%. … Read more
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on [date of announcement] that the UK will bar under‑16s from major social media services by spring 2027, a move the government says will protect children’s mental health and restore parental control. The measure targets high‑risk features on platforms such as livestreaming and stranger contact while exempting messaging apps including … Read more
U.S. equity markets opened sharply higher on Monday after reports that negotiators had reached a deal to halt hostilities between the United States and Iran, a development investors tied to a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without a toll. Shortly after the 9:30 a.m. ET open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up about … Read more
The United States and Iran announced a Pakistan‑brokered framework agreement on 14 June to halt active military operations across multiple fronts, with a formal signing planned in Switzerland on Friday. President Donald Trump said the deal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz to allow mine clearance and resumed shipping, while Iranian officials said the memorandum … Read more
Lead: A tentative agreement announced Monday that could end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz triggered a sharp global market rally and a drop in oil prices. Equity futures in the United States jumped—S&P 500 futures rose about 1.2% and Dow futures roughly 1%—while Brent and U.S. oil benchmarks fell by more … Read more
Lead Stock futures jumped Sunday evening after President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Iran had reached an agreement to end hostilities. The political breakthrough, which Pakistan says will be formalized at a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19 in Switzerland, sent oil prices sharply lower and pushed global equity futures higher. Markets … Read more
Lead President Donald Trump turned 80 on Sunday and marked the milestone with an unprecedented sporting spectacle: a UFC cage-fighting card staged on the South Lawn of the White House. The event, billed under the Freedom 250 banner, coincided with news that the United States and Iran reached an agreement to end the war and … Read more
Lead An adult infectious with measles traveled through San Francisco International Airport on Thursday morning between 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., then visited two San Jose grocery stores the same evening between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., public health officials said. Authorities identified the locations as the international terminal at SFO (including passport control, customs … Read more
