The Friday, June 5, 2026 Edition

›Yankees lose Judge to rib injury. Aaron Judge has a stress fracture in his first rib and will miss significant time, though the team expects him back this season.

CBS Sports

›Clark leads Fever bounce-back win. Caitlin Clark called it one of her best floor games in the WNBA as Indiana beat Atlanta to silence recent critics.

CBS Sports

›Texas wins back-to-back softball titles. The Longhorns defeated Texas Tech to capture their second consecutive Women's College World Series championship in Oklahoma City.

Hollywood Reporter

›Top Gun actor James Handy killed. The actor who appeared in Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji was fatally stabbed by his girlfriend's son in Los Angeles.

NPR Culture

›Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi dies. The Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker, known for her graphic memoir about the 1979 Iranian revolution, was 56.

›NASA's Mars orbiter ends 11-year mission. The MAVEN spacecraft studied Mars' atmosphere since 2014. It lost contact with Earth this week after exceeding its planned two-year mission by nearly a decade.

Ars Technica

›Flesh-eating screwworm detected in Texas. The USDA confirmed the first case of New World screwworm in the US since 1966, marking the parasite's first breach of the US-Mexico border in decades.

Ars Technica

›Fusion startup raises $465M for Microsoft plant. Helion Energy secured funding to build a fusion power plant for Microsoft by 2028, part of the tech giant's push for carbon-free electricity.

TechCrunch

›Scientists shrink powerful laser onto a chip. EPFL researchers developed a chip-scale ultrafast laser that matches the performance of room-sized femtosecond lasers, opening new possibilities for portable medical devices and precision manufacturing.

Science Daily

›US deploys flies and dogs against screwworm. Federal agencies plan to release sterile male screwworm flies and deploy detector dogs to combat the flesh-eating parasite's first US appearance since 1966.

BBC World

›May jobs report due Friday. Economists expect hiring to moderate after stronger-than-expected job creation earlier this year. This could give the Federal Reserve more flexibility on interest rates.

CNBC Top News

›Lululemon cuts annual outlook. The athletic apparel retailer lowered full-year guidance after negative media coverage and disappointing product launches weighed on recent performance.

CNBC Top News

›Ramp reaches $44 billion valuation. The corporate spending platform raised funding led by ICONIQ, GIC and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan as companies seek to control AI-related expenses.

CNBC Top News

›Actor James Handy killed. The 81-year-old actor known for roles in Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick was stabbed to death, with his girlfriend's son arrested.

BBC World

›Xi visits North Korea. China's president will travel to Pyongyang June 8-9 for his first visit in seven years as North Korea strengthens ties with Russia.

Al Jazeera

›US sanctions Cuban president. The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on President Miguel Díaz-Canel as Cuba continues experiencing food shortages and blackouts.

Al Jazeera