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Meet River, a well-mannered terrier who loves to play 06/23/2026 10:52am • River is a smart, well-mannered boy who settled into his weekend foster home with ease. The 5-year-old is fully housetrained, sleeps soundly through the night, and loves spending time close to his people — whether that's following you around the house, napping by your side, or heading out f Meet James, a 10-year-old tabby with a calm demeanor 06/23/2026 10:50am • James is a sweet, older tabby cat looking for a gentle, loving home. This dear senior ginger gentleman is doing his very best to cope with shelter life, but he knows in his heart he belongs somewhere softer, quieter, and filled with kindness. He dreams of soft beds, yummy meals, and a peaceful Lionel Messi breaks all-time scoring record and other World Cup highlights, in photos 06/23/2026 10:50am • Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina beat Austria 2-0 on Monday in Arlington, Texas, where Messi broke the record for most World Cup goals in history. Day 12 at the World Cup also saw Kylian Mbappé equal the previous record of 16 with two for France in a 3-0 win over Iraq amid the tourname China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through the Taiwan Strait 06/23/2026 10:46am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s newest and most powerful of its three aircraft carriers sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said, a day after Taiwan began a five-day military exercise on responding to a Chinese attack. The Fujian carrier first sailed through Kenya's health minister orders suspension of construction on a US-backed Ebola facility 06/23/2026 10:34am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s health minister on Tuesday ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans, a day after he was held in contempt by a court that had halted the project. Trump administration officials had said that the United States was planning Armani's heirs carry the vision forward as the house faces its next chapter 06/23/2026 10:31am • MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani’s legacy lived on during a runway show at his historic headquarters and home in the heart of Milan, followed by a casual dinner in the garden attended by celebrity friends and business associates alike. As the Giorgio Armani Foundation continues its search for a buyer The world of extreme pogo is an eye-popping blend of artistry, courage and 'mystical zest' 06/23/2026 10:31am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — The greatest day of Michael Mena's life as a professional athlete ended with a pair of world championships that the 33-year-old had spent the better part of two decades chasing. Asked how becoming the best in his chosen sport — for a day anyway — was going to go over back at The world of extreme pogo is an eye-popping blend of artistry, courage and 'mystical zest' 06/23/2026 10:29am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — The greatest day of Michael Mena's life as a professional athlete ended with a pair of world championships that the 33-year-old had spent the better part of two decades chasing. Asked how becoming the best in his chosen sport — for a day anyway — was going to go over back at Wyndham Clark showed his toughness as the US Open champion Long Island didn't want 06/23/2026 10:26am • SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — For thousands in the gallery on the final day of the U.S. Open, he was a most unpopular champion. One media account noted that he “defeated par, pressure and a hostile gallery Sunday" and that he “stalked poker-faced through the heat and caustic comments of the gallery How Brexit broke British politics 06/23/2026 10:19am • LONDON (AP) — Brexit fractured the European Union, and broke British politics. The U.K. is about to get its seventh prime minister since June 23, 2016, a decade ago Tuesday, when the country voted 52%-48% to leave the EU after more than four decades of membership. Conservative Prime Minister David Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks 06/23/2026 10:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks. Today in Sports - Florida Panthers win the Stanley Cup, first in franchise history 06/23/2026 10:10am • June 24 1910 — James Braid wins his fifth British Open with a four-stroke victory over Sandy Herd. 1911 — John McDermott becomes the first American-born winner of the U.S. Open when he beats Michael Brady and George Simpson in a playoff. McDermott finishes two strokes better than Brady and five Gennaro Gattuso named as Lazio coach after Italy debacle 06/23/2026 10:03am • ROME (AP) — Former Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso was officially hired by Lazio on Tuesday. The Serie A club announced the news in a short statement and did not give details of his contract. Italian media reported Gattuso signed a two-year deal. “Lazio announces that it has appointed Mr. Gennaro Ga AP's NBA mock draft: After top 4, eyes on guards with the Clippers at No. 5 and the Nets at No. 6 06/23/2026 10:00am • Throughout the lead-up to the NBA draft, the No. 5 spot has been where it becomes difficult to project picks. BYU's AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson of Kansas, college player of the year Cameron Boozer of Duke and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson have been locked into the top four spots in each version of Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises 06/23/2026 09:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As Janeese Lewis George paves a path to the mayor's office in Washington, D.C., she's told voters they could have it all. Her unapologetically expansive, left-wing agenda includes subsidized or even free childcare, increased down payment assistance for homebuyers and community re