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Today's top 5 stories: Pakistan and Qatar Mediate Preliminary US-Iran Framework on Nuclear Program and Hormuz Access; MLB Owners Propose Draft Changes During CBA Negotiations with Players Association; President Trump Awards Medal of Honor to Three Recipients on June 18, 2026; Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel Newsom Attend Obama Presidential Library Opening Ceremony; Rex Heuermann Sentencing and Prison Transfer Reported by Single Source.

Today's top 7 stories: Trump Posts on Truth Social Claiming Completion of Iran Deal and Authorization to Reopen Strait of Hormuz; US and Iran Sign Memorandum on West Asia Conflict Resolution; Florida Couple Reaches Agreement in IVF Embryo Mix-Up Case; Tropical Storm Arthur Forms in Atlantic; Georgia Voting Maps and Texas Jet Crash Also Reported; Trump Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Iran on Nuclear Program; FTC Sues WPATH Over Alleged Deceptive Claims on Medical Treatments for Minors; Knicks Owner James Dolan Confirms Planned White House Visit; Most Related Details Remain Unverified.

Today's top 4 stories: Kylian Mbappé Scores Two Goals in France's 3-1 Win Over Senegal; Trevor Project Study Published in Nature Human Behavior Claims Causal Link Between State Laws and Transgender Youth Suicide Attempts; Gulf System Nears Tropical Storm Strength as Texas Issues Disaster Declaration for 101 Counties; Iran Winger Mehdi Torabi Receives Multi-Entry US Visa Ahead of World Cup Matches.

Today's top 2 stories: U.S. and Iran Reportedly Sign Digital MOU on Strait of Hormuz Reopening and 60-Day Nuclear Negotiations; UFC Event Held on White House Lawn Coinciding with Trump's 80th Birthday.

Today's top 5 stories: Multiple Outlets Report US-Iran Peace Deal and Strait of Hormuz Reopening; Oil Prices Decline and Stock Futures Rise After Reported Trump Announcement on Iran Deal; Japan Draws 2-2 with Netherlands in FIFA World Cup Group F Match in Dallas; Trump Reports Iran Peace Pact and Strait of Hormuz Oil Flows; Mediaite Reports Israeli Strikes on Beirut; Bungee Jump Death of 21-Year-Old Woman Reported in Brazil.

Today's top 1 story: Qatar Draws 1-1 with Switzerland at 2022 World Cup.

Today's top 3 stories: USMNT Scheduled to Open 2026 World Cup Against Paraguay in Los Angeles on June 12; Emily Ratajkowski States Rejection of 'Divorced Single Mom' Label; Scotland National Team Prepares for World Cup Match Against Haiti.

Today's top 1 story: Severe Storms Prompt Tornado Watches and Event Disruptions in Chicago Area.

Today's top 4 stories: Bill Gates Testifies Before House Oversight Committee on Meetings With Jeffrey Epstein; Pentagon Announces Cyber Mastery Incentive Pay Program; US CPI Rises 4.2 Percent Year-on-Year in May; Trump Comments on Inflation Data; Unverified Reports Detail Belfast Stabbing of Stephen Ogilvy with Alleged Sudanese Suspect.

Today's top 6 stories: JD Vance Refers Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General to DOJ Over Fraud Allegations; England Finishes Second in League A Group 3, Enters 2027 Women's World Cup Play-Offs; JD Vance CBS Interview Addresses Iran Peace Prospects Following US Strikes; House Passes Border Enforcement Funding Bill; Trump Names Acting Director of National Intelligence; Arrest of Sudanese Asylum Seeker Followed by Riots in Belfast and Protests in Glasgow; Pentagon Adds Alibaba, BYD, and Baidu to 1260H List of Chinese Military Companies.

Today's top 4 stories: USDA Confirms Five New World Screwworm Cases in Texas and New Mexico; Israel and Iran Exchange Fire for First Time Since US-Brokered Ceasefire; Franco-German FCAS Fighter Jet Program Ends After Corporate Disputes; Penn Station Redevelopment Renderings Outline Platform and Concourse Changes.

Today's top 2 stories: US Stock Futures Decline After Jobs Report; S&P 500 Market Cap Falls $1.4 Trillion; Israel Strikes Southern Beirut Suburbs After Hezbollah Rocket Fire; Oil Prices Rise.

Today's top 1 story: Reports Examine Continued Use of Western Private Jets by Russian Elites Under Sanctions.

Today's top 6 stories: Japan Prime Minister Takaichi Considers Early Visit to India for Summit with Modi; Supreme Court Upholds FCC Authority to Issue $104 Million Fines Against AT&T and Verizon; Trump Names Bill Pulte Acting Director of National Intelligence on Temporary Basis; Reports Detail Totenkopf Tattoo on Maine Democratic Senate Candidate Graham Platner; Hezbollah Rejects US-Brokered Truce as Iran Launches Strikes and Israeli Operations Reported; Zelenskyy Issues Open Letter Proposing Direct Talks with Putin Amid Reported Russian Territorial Gains.

Today's top 3 stories: Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Alabama Congressional Redistricting; Bloomberg Reports Glazer Family Members Studying Manchester United Stake Sale; House Homeland Security Committee Holds DHS Funding Hearing.

Today's top 5 stories: Elias Irizarry Appointed to Pentagon Special Operations Office After January 6 Misdemeanor Plea; President Trump Names Bill Pulte Acting Director of National Intelligence; Russian Strikes Reported to Kill 22 and Wound Over 130 in Ukraine Overnight; U.S. Central Command Reports Hellfire Strike on Botswana-Flagged Tanker in Gulf of Oman; California Gubernatorial and Los Angeles Mayoral Races Underway as Polls Close at 8 p.m..

Today's top 6 stories: Israel Advances in Lebanon as U.S. and Iranian Signals Diverge on Ceasefire Talks; Trump Administration Establishes $1.8 Billion DOJ Fund Subject to Court Pause and Republican Pressure; Kash Patel's Girlfriend Files Defamation Lawsuit Against MSNBC Over FBI Resource Reporting; President Trump States Indifference to Outcome of Iran Negotiations; Police Arrest Protesters for Curfew Violation at Delaney Hall ICE Facility in Newark; Ferrari Debuts Electric Vehicle Model Named Luce.

Today's top 3 stories: Colombia's Presidential Election Advances to June 21 Runoff with Three Leading Candidates; Explosion in Namhkam District, Myanmar, Kills Between 46 and 59 in Accidental Detonation of Mining Explosives; Israel Raises Flag Over Medieval Castle in Southern Lebanon.

Today's top 4 stories: Bus Crash on Interstate 95 in Virginia Kills Five; Driver Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter; Former CDC Director Assesses Ebola Outbreak Response in Central Africa; Trump Posts on Truth Social About Performer Cancellations for 2026 Anniversary Event; Graham Platner Confirms Ownership of 2016 Kik Account with Towel Selfie Avatar.

Today's top 2 stories: Oil Prices Record Sharp Weekly and Monthly Declines Amid U.S.-Iran Talks; Southwest Airlines Revises Extra-Seat Policy for Plus-Size Passengers.

Today's top 2 stories: Kenneth Iwamasa Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Ketamine Distribution Linked to Matthew Perry Death; Meta Launches Premium Subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram; Stock Rises Nearly 4 Percent.

Today's top 4 stories: Iran Accuses United States of Ceasefire Breach After Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz; RFK Jr. Posts Video Showing Him Handling Snakes on Florida Patio; Tank Rupture at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Plant in Longview, Washington, Causes Fatalities and Injuries; Department of Energy Selects Five Companies to Negotiate Use of Surplus Plutonium as Reactor Fuel.

Today's top 2 stories: Trump Posts Statement on Truth Social Calling for Transfer or Destruction of Iran's Enriched Uranium; Wander Franco Convicted of Sexual and Psychological Exploitation of a Minor in Dominican Republic, Granted Judicial Pardon.

Today's top 5 stories: Felix Rosenqvist Wins 2025 Indianapolis 500 by 0.0233 Seconds; Netanyahu Reports Agreement with Trump on Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program; Crude Oil Prices Fall More Than 4 Percent Amid Reports on Strait of Hormuz Negotiations; Treasury Department Issues Subpoenas Related to March Cuba Travel; Aaron MacLean Essay Invokes Shakespeare and Mid-Century Authors in Memorial Day Reflection.

Today's top 1 story: Reports of Possible Gunshots Prompt White House Lockdown on Saturday Evening.

Today's top 4 stories: Coal Mine Accident at Liushenyu Site in Shanxi Leaves Four Dead and 90 Trapped; FCC Media Bureau Seeks Public Input on The View's Eligibility for Equal-Time Rule Exemption; Kami Rita Sherpa Completes 32nd Ascent of Mount Everest; Fire and Explosion Reported at 3075 Richmond Terrace in Staten Island Injures 16.

Today's top 6 stories: NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch Dies at Age 41 After Hospitalization; Chelsea Handler Criticizes Shane Gillis Lynching Joke at Netflix Roast of Kevin Hart; House Republicans Cancel Thursday Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution, Delay Until June; DNC Releases 2024 Presidential Election Analysis Report Following Internal Pressure; US Senate Republicans Delay Vote on $72 Billion ICE Funding Bill Over Additional Provisions; Donald Trump States Intent to Attend Son's Wedding if Schedule Allows.

Today's top 4 stories: U.S. Justice Department Indicts Raúl Castro in 1996 Plane Shootdown Case; Meta Begins Layoffs of Roughly 8,000 Employees on May 20, 2026; Trump-Backed Candidate Defeats Representative Thomas Massie in Kentucky Primary; U.S.-Iran Tensions: IRGC Issues Retaliation Warning Amid Unverified Reports of Peace Talks.

Today's top 6 stories: Iran Army Warns of New Fronts if US Resumes Attacks; Ceasefire Holds Since April; Three Killed in Shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego; Vice President JD Vance to Host White House Press Briefing During Press Secretary Maternity Leave; South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Meet in Andong for Summit on Supply Chains and Energy; Jonathan Andic Detained in Reopened Investigation of Father Isak Andic's Death; Elon Musk Loses Lawsuit Against OpenAI as SpaceX and OpenAI Advance IPO Plans.

Today's top 8 stories: Mark Fuhrman, LAPD Detective Central to 1995 O.J. Simpson Trial, Dies at Age 74; Pete Hegseth Campaigns Personally Against Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky Republican Primary; Trump Postpones Planned Iran Strike After Reported Gulf Consultations; Intel CEO Discusses Turnaround and Interest in Tenstorrent Acquisition; Ebola Outbreak Reported in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda; American Medical Missionary Tests Positive; Trump Announces Expansion of TrumpRx Platform to Include Additional Generic Drugs; Maryland Mail-In Ballot Error Draws Trump Call for DOJ Review; Justice Department Establishes Fund Tied to Trump IRS Lawsuit Settlement.

Today's top 3 stories: Trump Issues Warning to Iran as US-Israeli Strikes Continue and Strait of Hormuz Faces Blockade; China Commits to Minimum $17 Billion Annual Purchases of US Agricultural Products from 2026 to 2028; Buttigieg Contrasts Afghanistan Service With Duffy Road Trip Show.

Today's top 2 stories: Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano Reported as Netflix MMA Event with Undercard; Supreme Court Redistricting Ruling Prompts Rallies and Meetings in South Carolina.

Today's top 3 stories: Pentagon Cancels Planned Troop Deployment to Poland as Part of Europe Drawdown; Iraqi National Arrested on Charges of Planning Attacks Targeting New York Synagogue and Jewish Centers; Trump-Xi Beijing Summit Produces Optimistic Trade Statements but Few Public Details.

Today's top 8 stories: Six Migrants from Mexico and Honduras Found Dead in Laredo, Texas Railcar from Heat Stroke; Xi Jinping Hosts U.S. President-Elect Trump in Beijing for Closed-Door Meeting on Trade, Taiwan, and Iran; House Ethics Committee Launches Investigation into Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC); Trump Concludes Two-Day State Visit to China with Xi Jinping, Featuring Talks and Trade Discussions; Cuba Grapples with Fuel Crisis as US Offers $100 Million Aid Amid Blockade Tensions; U.S. Supreme Court Issues Stay Preserving Mail and Telehealth Access to Mifepristone Pending Further Review; Pittsburgh Zoo Aquarium and Franklin Park Zoo Exchange Western Lowland Gorillas Frankie and Little Joe; Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel and Wife Dine Publicly Amid Unsubstantiated Affair Rumors Involving Reporter Dianna Russini.

Today's top 2 stories: Marvel's 'The Punisher: One Last Kill' TV Special Draws Mixed Reviews for Violence, PTSD Themes, and Technical Flaws; Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Kill 22 Including 8 Children on Eve of US-Brokered Talks.

Today's top 5 stories: FEMA Acting Administrator Karen Evans Departs; Robert Fenton Assumes Interim Role as Cameron Hamilton Nominated; FDA Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns; President Trump Announces Kyle Diamantas as Interim Replacement; Meta Employees Distribute Flyers Protesting Mouse-Tracking Software at U.S. Offices Ahead of Layoffs; Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Calls for US Acceptance of 14-Point Proposal as Ceasefire Faces Strain; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Faces Congressional Scrutiny on Iran Stalemate and $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget Request.

Today's top 6 stories: Musk v. OpenAI Trial Enters Third Week with Testimony on Founding Agreement and Internal Documents; Virginia Giuffre's 'Nobody’s Girl' Wins Book of the Year at British Book Awards Posthumously; South Africa's Constitutional Court Rules Parliament Must Initiate Impeachment Inquiry into President Ramaphosa Over Phala Phala Scandal; Senate Republicans Propose $1 Billion in White House Security Funding Tied to East Wing Ballroom Project; 16 Passengers from MV Hondius Cruise Ship Quarantined in Nebraska After Possible Hantavirus Exposure; One Tests Positive; UN Human Rights Council Commission Classifies Russia's Transfer of Ukrainian Children as War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.

Today's top 1 story: Trump Signs DHS Funding Bill Ending Record-Long Agency Shutdown.

Today's top 1 story: U.S. Supreme Court Set for Oral Arguments on Trump Administration's TPS Terminations for Haiti and Syria.

Today's top 1 story: Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi Embarks on Tour of Pakistan, Oman, and Russia Amid Stalled US Ceasefire Talks.

Today's top 2 stories: US Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship Near Strait of Hormuz as Tankers Anchor Amid Blockade and Restrictions; U.S. Permanent Resident Charged with Brokering Iranian Arms Sales to Sudan Arrested at Los Angeles International Airport.

Today's top 2 stories: US and Iran Declare Strait of Hormuz Open to Shipping Amid Temporary Ceasefires; U.S. Senate Approves Short-Term Extension of FISA Surveillance Program.

Today's top 2 stories: Intel Launches Core Series 3 Processors Featuring New Silicon for Non-Ultra Models; Trump Renominates Cameron Hamilton for FEMA Administrator Amid CDC Leadership Overhaul.

Today's top 3 stories: Trump Claims Credit for 'Permanently Opening' Strait of Hormuz, Citing China Deal Amid Disputed Blockade Reports; Péter Magyar Defeats Viktor Orbán's Fidesz in Hungarian Parliamentary Elections; Trump Reportedly Endorses AI Safeguards in Banking as Surveys Highlight Governance Gaps.