The Monday, June 29, 2026 Edition

›Serena Williams returns to Wimbledon on Tuesday. Williams plays competitive tennis for the first time in four years at the All England Club, Her return is the most-watched sports story of the summer.

ESPN

›Robert Lewandowski nearing move to Chicago Fire. The Poland striker is finalizing a deal to join MLS's Chicago Fire this summer, a major signing timed to the World Cup's surge of interest in American soccer.

ESPN

›BET Awards crowns Teyana Taylor and Lauryn Hill. Taylor received Icon of the Year honors from Janet Jackson, while Hill took the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award. Cardi B delivered a standout performance.

Deadline

›Supergirl opens to $38 million, trails Toy Story 5. Warner Bros.' DC reboot landed well below expectations in its debut weekend, finishing a distant second to Pixar's Toy Story 5 and DC Studios' reboot strategy now faces hard questions.

Hollywood Reporter

›Antibiotic 'megacluster' offers new superbug strategy. Researchers discovered a large cluster of antibiotic compounds that could help restock the arsenal against drug-resistant bacteria.

Ars Technica

›Two 'super puff' planets found less dense than cotton candy. Astronomers confirmed two Jupiter-sized planets so diffuse they are less dense than cotton candy, with an unusual orbital relationship that has researchers puzzled.

Science Daily

›Ford rehired 350 veteran engineers after AI underperformed. The automaker brought back experienced engineers after an AI system failed to deliver quality results, with the CEO admitting the technology alone could not produce a high-quality product.

TechCrunch

›Vesuvius-preserved papyrus yields 2,000-year-old philosophy text. Researchers fully deciphered surviving fragments of an ancient manuscript charred by the 79 C.E. eruption, revealing passages on ethics, knowledge, and human nature -- read by human eyes for the first time.

Smithsonian

›NASA launches $30M robotic spacecraft to rescue Swift telescope. A robotic spacecraft launching this week will boost the Swift telescope's decaying orbit in what would be the first-ever commercial rescue of a government science observatory.

AP News

›Trump bought Axon stock before ICE's $220M Taser deal. President Trump purchased as much as $5 million in Axon Enterprise stock before ICE pursued a potential $220 million Taser contract with the company, The purchases raise direct conflict-of-interest questions.

CNBC Top News

›Student loan repayment options narrow July 1. Trump's tax-and-spending law eliminates several repayment plans starting July 1, including the SAVE plan, leaving millions of borrowers with fewer options.

Axios

›Samsung and SK Hynix plan $518B chip hub. South Korea's two largest chipmakers plan a combined $518 billion investment in a new semiconductor manufacturing hub to meet rising AI-driven demand.

AP News

›Heatwaves threaten AI data center operations. Severe weather and rising temperatures are straining power grids and driving up insurance and repair costs for AI data centers, putting the industry's infrastructure at real risk.

CNBC Top News

›Ohio governor urges Haiti TPS reversal. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine called on the Trump administration to reconsider eliminating temporary protected status for Haitian migrants. The Supreme Court had just allowed the administration to move forward with the policy.

The Hill

›Pakistan strikes kill civilians in Afghanistan. Pakistan struck targets inside Afghanistan, with the Taliban government reporting civilian deaths. Pakistan said it targeted militants. It is a sharp escalation in cross-border tensions.

BBC World

›Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks foreign bases. Australia and Vanuatu signed a security and economic agreement barring foreign military bases in Vanuatu. China said the deal appeared targeted at Beijing.

Al Jazeera

›DSA eyes national expansion after New York wins. Democratic Socialists of America plan to target primaries in Colorado, Michigan, and Wisconsin after DSA-backed candidates ousted incumbents in New York City races.

Fox News Politics