The Monday, June 8, 2026 Edition

›Korda captures U.S. Women's Open. Nelly Korda won her first U.S. Women's Open and second consecutive major, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot with a clutch final putt.

ESPN

›Schmigadoon takes top Tony. The Apple TV+ musical won Best Musical at the 2026 Tony Awards, while Liberation won Best Play in a ceremony hosted by Pink.

Hollywood Reporter

›Eriksen expected to leave hospital. The Danish midfielder will be discharged soon after collapsing during Sunday's friendly against Ukraine, Denmark's team doctor confirmed.

ESPN

›Mourinho returns to Real Madrid. Jose Mourinho is expected to be announced as manager after Florentino Perez's re-election as club president, marking his return after 13 years.

Al Jazeera

›Small nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test. Antares, a US startup, reached nuclear criticality in its small modular reactor during initial testing, though the unit isn't ready to generate power yet.

Ars Technica

›Astronomers detect winds from Milky Way's central black hole. After a 50-year search, scientists discovered powerful winds blowing from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at our galaxy's center.

Space.com

›Google to pay SpaceX $920 million monthly for computing power. The deal stems from unexpected demand for Google's recently launched AI products, requiring additional computational resources beyond Google's current capacity.

TechCrunch

›Scientists achieve precise gene editing in human embryos. Researchers used 'base editing' to modify embryo DNA with unprecedented accuracy, sparking both praise and concerns about rushing to clinical use.

Nature

›Weight loss drugmaker falls 25%. Zealand Pharma declined after new safety data on its experimental obesity treatment showed troubling side effects despite meeting key efficacy targets.

CNBC Top News

›Airline profits to halve this year. Industry association IATA projects airline profitability will drop 50% as jet fuel costs surge by $100 billion. The increases will test traveler tolerance for higher fares.

CNBC Top News

›Bidding war for world's oldest bank. Intesa Sanpaolo launched a $35.3 billion unsolicited offer for Monte dei Paschi, competing with rival BPM to create Europe's second-largest bank by market cap.

CNBC Top News

›Second Texas screwworm case threatens livestock. The parasitic larvae that feed on living tissue prompted Canada to restrict US livestock imports after a second case was detected in Texas cattle.

CNBC Top News

›Armenia's pro-West party wins election. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract Party secured nearly 50% of the vote despite Russian pressure, comfortably defeating other contenders.

BBC World

›Xi to visit North Korea. Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for the first time in seven years as Beijing tests its influence over Kim Jong Un.

CNBC Top News

›Former Senator Packwood dies. Bob Packwood, the Oregon Republican who resigned in 1995 after a sexual misconduct scandal, died at age 93.

The Hill

›European allies set peace conditions. Ukrainian President Zelensky's closest European allies outlined five conditions for peace talks as Trump's focus shifts to the Iran conflict.

BBC World