The Saturday, June 6, 2026 Edition

›Anthony Head dies at 72. The British actor beloved for playing Giles, Buffy's mentor and Watcher, in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" also appeared in "Ted Lasso."

Rolling Stone

›Swift and Kelce plan July wedding. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are reportedly planning to tie the knot at Madison Square Garden next month.

Hollywood Reporter

›Final Fantasy VII trilogy concludes in 2027. "Final Fantasy VII: Revelation" will launch Spring 2027 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox and PC.

Variety

›Swift's Toy Story song breaks streaming record. Her "I Knew It, I Knew You" became the most-streamed country song in a single day by a female artist on Spotify.

Deadline

›Small nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first U.S. test. Antares Energy's modular reactor achieved a sustained nuclear reaction in Idaho, a milestone for the technology that promises cheaper, faster-to-build power plants.

Ars Technica

›Scientists edit human embryo genomes with new precision technique. Researchers used base editing to correct disease-causing mutations in lab-grown embryos, but critics worry it could accelerate premature clinical trials.

Nature

›Space station air leak forces astronauts into emergency shelter. Crew briefly retreated to SpaceX Dragon capsule Friday while Russian cosmonauts attempted repairs on a persistent leak in their module.

Ars Technica

›SpaceX IPO values company at $1.77 trillion. The rocket company will sell shares at $135 each, making it the seventh-most valuable U.S. company behind tech giants and oil majors.

Space.com

›Second flesh-eating screwworm fly confirmed in Texas. USDA found another case of the livestock parasite, which was eradicated from the U.S. in 1966 but recently returned from Central America.

The Hill

›Marvell Technology and Flex join S&P 500. The semiconductor and manufacturing companies will replace Pool Corp. and Campbell Soup, The move reflects technology's growing market importance..

CNBC Top News

›Meta shares fall on fundraising reports. Stock declined after reports the company could raise tens of billions in a stock offering to fund AI expansion.

CNBC Top News

›Bitcoin drops below $60,000. The cryptocurrency fell to its lowest level since October 2024 after Friday's strong jobs report pushed Treasury yields higher.

CNBC Top News

›Putin rejects Zelensky talks. The Russian president said there is "no point" meeting his Ukrainian counterpart over ending the war, dismissing Zelensky's open letter calling for face-to-face negotiations.

BBC World

›Peru elects tenth president. Peruvians vote Sunday in a tight race between hard-right candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez, marking the country's tenth presidential election in a decade.

NPR News

›Becerra advances in California. Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra will advance to California's general election for governor, the Associated Press projected following Tuesday's primary results.

Fox News Politics