The Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Edition

›Mbappé scores twice through first-ever World Cup weather delay. Kylian Mbappé netted on both sides of a two-hour storm stoppage — the first weather delay in 2026 World Cup history — as France beat Iraq 3-0 in Philadelphia to advance.

ESPN

›Clive Davis, music industry titan, dies at 94. Davis launched or revived the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, and Carlos Santana, and is widely regarded as the most powerful executive in music history.

AP News

›Brittney Griner becomes WNBA's all-time blocks leader. Griner set the league's all-time record during the Phoenix Mercury's win over the Chicago Sky, cementing her place among the greatest defenders in WNBA history.

Bleacher Report

›First nuclear clocks built by two independent teams. Using atomic nuclei instead of electrons, the new clocks could surpass atomic clocks in precision -- with uses in GPS accuracy, fundamental physics, and dark matter detection.

Nature

›Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly as old as the universe. New isotopic evidence suggests the visitor formed in the early universe, making it one of the oldest objects ever observed passing through our solar system.

Scientific American

›Knee procedure may help patients avoid full replacement surgery. Genicular artery embolization (GAE), a minimally invasive technique, is showing early promise for relieving chronic knee pain without the risks of full joint replacement.

Science Daily

›Microsoft and Chevron ink 20-year deal for gas-powered data centers. The agreement locks in decades of natural gas use to power AI infrastructure, making it one of the largest natural gas-powered data center projects in the U.S.

TechCrunch

›Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs, citing AI adoption. Oracle disclosed it eliminated 21,000 roles over the past year, That makes it one of the largest AI-attributed workforce reductions at a major tech company.

CNBC Top News

›Senate passes bipartisan housing supply bill. The Senate overwhelmingly approved the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, aimed at lowering home prices and expanding supply, sending the bill to the House.

AP News

›Apollo caps redemptions in private credit fund. Apollo is limiting investor withdrawals after exit requests reached 17% in its retail-focused private credit fund, reigniting liquidity concerns across the private credit market.

CNBC Top News

›South Korea's KOSPI falls nearly 10% in a single session. South Korea's benchmark index posted its steepest drop in months after regulators warned the chip sector's rally was overextended, triggering heavy overseas selling.

Reuters

›UK Prime Minister Starmer resigns. Keir Starmer stepped down after weeks of internal Labour Party turmoil. He is the UK's sixth prime minister to leave office in a decade. Andy Burnham is considered the frontrunner to succeed him.

Axios

›Trump-backed candidate wins Colombia presidency. Conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly won Colombia's presidential election after receiving Trump's endorsement. The result extends a rightward political shift across Latin America.

BBC World

›Judge blocks federal noncitizen voter database. A federal judge ruled that a revamped federal tool used by states to identify noncitizen voters is unlawful. The ruling blocks its use and deals a setback to the Trump administration's election integrity efforts.

AP News

›Judge halts Minnesota immigration subpoenas. A federal judge blocked Trump administration subpoenas targeting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials for immigration records, citing an effort to harass and retaliate against them.

AP News

›Iran agrees to readmit UN nuclear inspectors. Vice President Vance announced Iran agreed to allow IAEA inspectors back into the country following the first round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks held in Switzerland.

Axios