The Sunday, June 21, 2026 Edition

›USMNT advances from World Cup group stage. Playing without injured star Christian Pulisic, Mauricio Pochettino's side defeated Australia this week to advance as group winners and reach the round of 32 — a strong result for a U.S. team playing on home soil.

CBS Sports

›Carolina Hurricanes claim their second Stanley Cup. The Hurricanes shut out the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 to claim the Cup for the second time in franchise history. Captain Jordan Staal, 37, won the Conn Smythe Trophy.

ESPN

›TV legend James Burrows dies at 85. James Burrows, the most prolific multi-camera comedy director in television history, died in his sleep this week after a brief illness. The co-creator of Cheers helmed more than 1,000 episodes across Cheers, Friends, Will & Grace, and dozens of other sitcoms. No director in the genre has matched that output.

Deadline

›Anthropic shuts down two AI models on federal order. The Commerce Department this week directed Anthropic to pull its Fable and Mythos models, citing national security fears after a reported jailbreak vulnerability and possible Chinese access to Mythos.

Ars Technica

›FDA panel unanimously backs Moderna's mRNA flu shot for older adults. The advisory committee this week reversed an earlier administration block, recommending the first mRNA-based influenza vaccine for seniors — one step closer to public availability.

The Hill

›NASA selects Relativity Space for a 2028 Mars orbiter mission. The Eric Schmidt-owned rocket company will compete directly with SpaceX's Mars ambitions after NASA awarded it the mission contract this week.

TechCrunch

›A Texas government breach exposed 3 million ID documents. Hackers this week stole over 3 million driver's licenses and passports from a Texas state system — one of the largest state-level identity data breaches on record.

TechCrunch

›Fox acquires Roku for $22 billion. The cash-and-stock deal makes Fox Corp. the third-largest U.S. television company and puts it inside more than 100 million homes via Roku's streaming platform.

AP News

›National gas prices fall below $4 a gallon. The nationwide average dipped under $4 this week for the first time since March, offering relief after months of war-driven price pressure. Analysts say full normalization could still take months.

AP News

›Bank of Japan raises rates to a 31-year high. Japan's central bank lifted its benchmark rate to 1%, the highest since 1995, continuing its exit from ultra-low borrowing costs as Iran-war inflation pressures spread globally.

BBC World

›Supreme Court backs marijuana user's gun rights. The court ruled unanimously in favor of a Texas marijuana user challenging a federal law barring drug users from owning firearms. The narrow ruling left broader Second Amendment questions unresolved.

AP News

›UK bans social media for under-16s. Britain announced a ban on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and X for users under 16. It follows Australia's earlier prohibition and puts the UK among a growing number of governments restricting children's access to social platforms.

NPR News

›Russian strikes ignite Kyiv UNESCO cathedral. Missile strikes killed 11 people in Kyiv and set the Dormition Cathedral at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra ablaze, in one of the heaviest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in months.

BBC World