6/14: CBS Weekend News

Trump says U.S.-Iran deal "is now complete," U.S. ending blockade on Strait of Hormuz; Inside Trump's trip to the G7 Summit.

Sweden v Tunisia: World Cup 2026 – live

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This evening’s match is taking place at the impressive Estadio BBVA, known for the duration of the World Cup as Monterrey Stadium. The 53,000 capacity arena is nicknamed the Steel Giant, and was opened in 2015.

It is famed for its view of Cerro de la Silla, a nearby mountain with a highest peak of almost 6,000 feet. The steep stands and proximity of seating to the pitch will help the atmosphere.

Carolina Hurricanes win second Stanley Cup, beating Vegas in 6 games

The Golden Knights had taken a two-games-to-one lead in the Stanley Cup Finals, but Carolina came roaring back, winning three straight to take home their first championship since the 2005-2006 season.

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knight to claim second Stanley Cup

• Carolina claim title after 4-2 series win over Vegas

• Hurricanes’ last title came in 2006

The Carolina Hurricanes won their first Stanley Cup championship in 20 years on Sunday night, using a suffocating defense in Game 6 to shut down the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0. The Hurricanes won three straight games of a thrilling final filled with momentum swings and spectacular offense.

Brandon Bussi, who entrance late into Game 3 helped turn around the series for Carolina, recorded his first career playoff shutout as he stopped 22 shots. Jackson Blake had a goal and assist, and Taylor Hall scored just 3:47 into the game to set the tone. Nikolaj Ehlers added an empty-net goal.

Uruguay delayed by plane paperwork as World Cup travel challenges continue

• Bielsa unruffled but Giménez says situation was ‘difficult’

• Initial flight from Mexico cancelled and second delayed

Uruguay’s preparations for their opening World Cup game against Saudi Arabia were severely disrupted after their flight from Mexico was hit by multiple delays.

Marcelo Bielsa’s squad had been due to fly from Cancún to Fort Lauderdale early on Sunday afternoon, but paperwork issues relating to the plane led to their initial flight being cancelled.

US-Iran peace deal could see strait of Hormuz open on Friday ‘under Iranian arrangements’, says state media – Middle East crisis live

The US president confirmed the agreement as Pakistan’s prime minister said the official signing will be in Geneva on 19 June

• Full report: peace deal between US and Iran, Pakistan says, with strait of Hormuz to reopen

• Iranian hardliners in vociferous push to reject US peace deal

Israel says it has struck Beirut’s south suburbs, with explosions heard in the city. The Israeli military claimed the attacks on the Lebanese capital were in response to Hezbollah firing into Israeli territory.

The military were reportedly targeting Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the group’s stronghold known as Dahiyeh, according to a joint statement by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Israel Katz.

6/14/2026: Here Come the Humanoids; The Empty Rooms; Lamine Yamal

First, a look at the progress made on AI-powered humanoid robots. Then, seeing the rooms left behind after school shootings. And, Lamine Yamal: The 60 Minutes Interview.

White House hosts "UFC Freedom 250" fight on Trump's 80th birthday

The UFC is hosting a fight series on the White House South Lawn Sunday night.

U.S. and Iran reach peace deal to end the Mideast war, with agreement set to be signed Friday

The deal follows weeks of mixed messaging from both Washington and Tehran on the trajectory of the conflict.

Iran’s footballers arrive in US amid peace deal but admit tension ‘undermines joy’

• Ghalenoi hopes disruption does not impact his team

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The Iran striker Mehdi Taremi has said the controversy and disruption surrounding their involvement at the World Cup undermines Fifa’s message of peace and conceded he felt the tension before arriving in Los Angeles on the eve of their opener, hours before a peace deal was announced. For the first time since the competition’s inception, a host nation has received a country with which it is at war.

On Sunday Iran flew to LA from Tijuana, Mexico, where they were relocated amid an ongoing row over visas, but are expected to face opposition from Iranians, many of whom believe the national team do not represent the country. Iran has been beset by problems in the buildup to the tournament, with several officials denied entry to the US.

Crude oil futures drop after Trump promises an Iran deal will be signed Friday

Oil prices had already fallen quite dramatically on Thursday and Friday, in anticipation of an imminent deal. President Trump has posted online that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the deal is signed on Friday.

Amad Diallo scores 90th-minute winner as Côte d’Ivoire leave it late to sink Ecuador

The substitute Amad Diallo struck in the 90th minute to give Côte d’Ivoire a 1-0 win over Ecuador in their ⁠Group E opener.

Diallo’s first-time strike of Wilfried Singo’s cross gave the Ivorians their first World Cup victory over South American opposition and ⁠halted Ecuador’s unbeaten run ​at 19 matches.

Kyiv monastery set on fire in night of Russian attacks across Ukraine

Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Ukraine’s most significant religious sites, and residential buildings hit across capital

Ukraine has come under a massive Russian missile and drone attack with waves of explosions echoing through the capital, Kyiv, in the early hours of Monday morning as air raids killed at least five people across the country.

Among targets hit in the sustained wave of strikes were the city’s historic Dormition Cathedral within the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Ukraine’s most significant religious sites, as well as residential buildings across the city.

The real man who inspired Uncle Sam

Meg Oliver visits Troy, New York, to report on the real man who inspired America's Uncle Sam.

New York reacts with euphoria, some instances of violence, after Knicks win NBA title

The Knicks returned to New York City Sunday as NBA champions after beating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Saturday night. Shanelle Kaul reports on the celebrations in the Big Apple.

Monster TV ratings and high ticket prices as fans take in first weekend of World Cup

Soccer fans from far and wide are taking to the streets of major American cities in droves as the World Cup gets underway. Nicole Valdes reports.

11 skydivers and pilot killed in plane crash near Kansas City

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the fatal crash occurred near the Butler Memorial Airport, about 60 miles south of Kansas City.

11 skydivers, 1 pilot killed in plane crash outside Kansas City

11 skydivers and their pilot all died Sunday when their plane crashed just after take-off near Butler, Missouri, roughly 65 miles south of Kansas City.

Inside Trump's trip to the G7 Summit

President Trump will depart the nation's capital Sunday night for the G7 Summit in France. Nancy Cordes reports on what's ahead.

What to know about U.S.-Iran deal announced by Trump

Olivia Gazis and Imtiaz Tyab report on the U.S.-Iran deal announced by President Trump on Sunday.

Tyra Banks sues Netflix over America’s Next Top Model documentary, alleging defamation

Lawsuit claims interviews were manipulated to support false narrative that she allowed a contestant to be sexually assaulted

Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of its docuseries Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, alleging that the producers stripped down hours of interview footage to construct a false narrative.

In the lawsuit filed on Saturday in Los Angeles federal court, the model who created and hosted reality series America’s Next Top Model said she had been interviewed for three and a half hours, during which she took responsibility for some of the show’s controversial decisions. Those interviews were edited down to 16 minutes and manipulated “to support a false and defamatory narrative unrelated to what she actually expressed”, the lawsuit claims.

Early details on U.S.-Iran deal announced by Trump

The United States and Iran have agreed to end months of conflict, creating a pathway toward a broader agreement over Iran's nuclear program. But questions remain. Imtiaz Tyab has more.

2-2 draw for Japan and the Netherlands in World Cup opener for both

Daichi Kamada scored on a header off Koki Ogawa's corner kick in the 88th minute, sending the Samurai Blue fans into a frenzy and giving Japan a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their World Cup opener.

Havertz sparks Germany's 7-1 rout of Curaçao after underdogs' historic 1st goal in World Cup

Kai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaçao late in the opening half and piled on after that in a 7-1 win in a group match.

Kennedy Center to establish new endowment in Trump's name

The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name to the performing arts center.

Trump says U.S.-Iran deal "is now complete," U.S. ending blockade on Strait of Hormuz

President Trump and Pakistan's prime minister announced Sunday night that the U.S. and Iran had completed a deal to end fighting in the Middle East. Mr. Trump also said the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz would end immediately. Olivia Gazis reports.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule and how to watch

With 104 World Cup games being played in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it's like "a Super Bowl every single day for five weeks," U.S. team captain Tim Ream told CBS News.

Fate of historic slavery exhibit targeted by Trump hangs in the balance

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's order to remove some exhibits at national parks. One historic site targeted by that order faces an uncertain future.

Trump heads to G7 summit in France after reaching deal to end war with Iran

The G7 is likely to address the Iran peace deal, as well as Russia's war against Ukraine, which continues to rage in eastern Europe.

The U.S. and Iran announce a deal to end the war

President Trump said the U.S. would remove its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and said a deal will be signed on Friday.

Fortune favours Kamada as Japan rescue World Cup draw with Netherlands

The World Cup continues to produce the unexpected. On a throbbingly hot afternoon in the low flat plains outside Dallas the Netherlands and Japan played out a high-grade, ultimately thrilling Group F game, Daichi Kamada scoring an 89th-minute equaliser to make it 2-2 just as the Dutch looked like taking an early hold on one of the tougher groups.

Sport does love to spring surprises. As the entire bib-clad Japanese bench emptied on to the pitch to celebrate Kamada’s deflected goal, as the Japan fans writhed and roared and fell over themselves in the stands, it was tempting to wonder if perhaps the unthinkable is happening.

‘Reeks of corruption’: protesters rally as Trump hosts UFC event on his birthday

Demonstrations took off in Washington and across US as Trump throws first private, for-profit sporting event ever held on White House grounds

Dozens of people stood across the entrance gates to the Ellipse, the park south of the White House, on Sunday afternoon, holding protest signs and chanting as the president prepared to host seven mixed martial arts fights on the lawn.

Thousands of fight fans streamed past the protesters into the sprawling public viewing area that the Trump administration and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which is hosting the fights, erected steps from the White House. The cage fights, marketed as a celebration of the country’s “fighting spirit” ahead of its 250th anniversary, are being held on Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.

New defence secretary to ‘reprioritise’ UK plan for military spending, say sources

Starmer ‘can’t sack him or let him resign’, says ally of Dan Jarvis after predecessor’s resignation

The new defence secretary is to revisit a controversial plan for funding the armed forces and may return to demand more cash from the Treasury, allies have said.

Multiple government sources said Dan Jarvis would look to “reprioritise” aspects of the defence investment plan (Dip), which was delayed until July after the resignation of John Healey following a disagreement over its funding.

Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s

Sources say hardline measures will also prevent young users from being able to talk to strangers on gaming apps

• Why is the UK launching an ‘Australia plus’ social media ban and how will it work?

Keir Starmer is to ban under-16s from major social media apps such as TikTok, Instagram and X in sweeping restrictions described as “Australia plus”, the Guardian understands.

In a major policy shift far tougher than previously briefed, the prime minister will announce that teenagers will be banned from all the main social platforms. Online products that are not covered by the ban – such as gaming apps – will face new restrictions such as having the option to chat to strangers removed.

‘A giant of the labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93

Labour grandee was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997

Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader and author, has died at the age of 93.

Keir Starmer described Hattersley as a “giant of the labour movement”.

JD Vance says he will discuss 2028 presidential run after midterm elections

Vice-president says he tries not to make decisions until he ‘absolutely must’ but has ‘no doubt’ Trump will support him

JD Vance said that he will discuss a 2028 US presidential run with his wife after the 2026 midterms.

The US vice-president gave insight into his ongoing decision on whether to run during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning where he spoke on his new memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, which details his conversion to Catholicism.

Labour MP Lauren Edwards to bring assisted dying bill back to the Commons

MP for Rochester and Strood to use private member’s bill to put issue before MPs again after it was blocked by the Lords

The assisted dying bill is set to return to the Commons after the Labour MP Lauren Edwards agreed to use her private member’s bill to put the issue before MPs again.

Edwards said she wanted to give the legislation another chance because it had been blocked by the House of Lords after being passed by MPs. The return of the bill would give supporters a chance to use the Parliament Acts to potentially bypass the Lords if it was blocked for a second time.

Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized

A spokesman for former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky republican was admitted to a hospital on Sunday.

Charlie Javice reportedly seeking a pardon from Trump

Javice founded a startup called Frank that JPMorgan acquired in 2021 for $175 million.

‘You always have it’: Hamilton breaks F1 Ferrari drought but admits he doubted himself

• 41-year-old claims his 106th grand prix victory

• ‘I’ve rebuilt my mind to get back to where I was’

Lewis Hamilton said he feared he had lost the ability to win in Formula One after ending a long wait for success with Ferrari in Spain on Sunday.

The 41-year-old Briton, a seven-time world champion, charged to his 106th grand prix victory at the ­Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona with a flawless drive that capitalised on Ferrari’s pivotal three pit-stop strategy.

Mitch McConnell admitted to the hospital, spokesperson says

Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning, a spokesperson for the Republican confirmed to CBS News.

Hegseth: "Manufactured story" that U.S. faces munitions stockpile shortage

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Service Committee earlier this year that replenishing the stockpile could take "months and years."

12 dead after skydiving plane crashes in Missouri, authorities say

Authorities say a pilot and 11 others were killed when a plane taking people on a skydiving outing crashed and caught fire in Missouri.

Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," June 14, 2026

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Defense Secretary and Sen. Mark Warner join Margaret Brennan.

Sen. Mark Warner says he hopes Senate can confirm Trump's DNI pick "this week"

The Senate has been at an impasse over the president's controversial pick to serve as acting intelligence chief that resulted in the expiration of a key spy authority.

US musician Oliver Tree, 32, killed in helicopter crash in Brazil

Alternative singer and internet personality among six who died when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro

The American musician Oliver Tree has died in a helicopter crash in Brazil at the age of 32, according to reports.

Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city’s western zone, killing all six people onboard, including Tree, several Brazilian media outlets reported.

Curaçao enjoy their moment but Havertz and ruthless Germany show no mercy

The net rippled and Curaçao’s bench exploded in every conceivable direction, their giddiness underpinned by a firm awareness of the goal’s place in history. Livano Comenencia had just equalised against Germany and an island of about 158,000 inhabitants, represented here by an accomplished group born almost entirely in the Netherlands, could revel disbelievingly in the moment it had dreamed of.

Reality eventually bit, Julian Nagelsmann’s side declaring on seven goals and easily avoiding an embarrassment that would have far outdone their group-stage exits in the previous two World Cups. Germany will surely reach the knockouts this time and could have made absolutely certain by adding several more. Nagelsmann will be pleased that threats emanated from all around the pitch, half a dozen scorers bearing testament to that, but it should go without saying that more accurate tests of strength will have to be navigated over the next month. Kai Havertz, rounding things off neatly with his second goal, will hope to be similarly efficient later on.

Pilot and 11 skydiving passengers killed in private plane crash in Missouri

Crash reportedly occurred shortly after departure from Butler Memorial airport on Sunday morning

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Twelve people were killed in a plane crash near Butler, Missouri, on Sunday.

According to Bates county emergency management, a private plane that had departed Butler Memorial airport shortly before 11.30am turned back before crashing near Business 49 Highway, Fox 4 reported.

U.S. peace deal with Iran in question as Israel strikes Lebanon, Trump warns not to 'blow it'

An initial deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz was expected to be signed this week.

Ariana Grande review - glittering hits and powerhouse vocals in stunning return to stage

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The pop star’s first tour in seven years brought the house down with emotive ballads and clubby bangers delivered with saucy wit

If faced with the choice to erase one’s most painful memories or live with them forever, à la Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, you’d be forgiven for wanting to wipe them away. On the first night of a five-show run in Los Angeles promoting her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande riffed on the idea of memory erasure in an emotive, occasionally zany show that illuminated one of her hardest-won revelations: forgetting her most painful experiences isn’t a bargain she is willing to make.

Grande has weathered tragedy and heartbreak in the public eye since her teenage years, including the death of her former boyfriend Mac Miller and the Manchester bombing that killed 22 fans at one of her concerts in 2017. She’s touched on these devastating events on past lyrics, but Eternal Sunshine marks the moment it all caught up to her. She’s spoken about the astrological concept of her Saturn return as making these challenges impossible to deny; Grande joins a long lineage of musicians, from Gwen Stefani to SZA, who have created music in the wake of this stultifying cosmic event, and the conceptually dazzling show’s 23-song setlist leaned heavily on cuts from the album. The show felt especially momentous given that Grande hadn’t been on tour since 2019, wherein she has since starred in two back-to-back Wicked films and judged The Voice.

India start Women’s T20 World Cup in style as Deepti makes short work of Pakistan

• Group 1: India, 170-6, beat Pakistan, 106, by 64 runs

• Deepti Sharma takes 5-10 after Mandhana half-century

This was a familiar World Cup story: India met Pakistan and for all the talk of history, handshakes and millions of eyeballs, the contest was settled with little drama by the team in blue. Smriti Mandhana started with 68 off 44 balls before Deepti Sharma cleaned up in the second half, taking five for 10 as Harmanpreet Kaur’s side began their tournament with a 64-run victory in Birmingham.

Pakistan began well with both bat and ball; chasing 171, they ended the powerplay on 52 for one, Muneeba Ali finding some flow. But Deepti, player of the tournament at last year’s ODI World Cup, built up the dots with her off-breaks and the danger of an upset quickly subsided. Pakistan struggled to launch spin, routinely finding fielders in the covers as they fell to 79 for six inside 13 overs. Deepti delivered away from the crease, too, running out Muneeba with a direct hit for 41 as Pakistan fell to their fourth consecutive Twenty20 defeat by India.

Real Madrid agree to sign Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella in £52m deal

• Spain left-back will complete transfer after World Cup

• Cucurella had spoken out against Chelsea hierarchy

Real Madrid have reached a verbal agreement to sign Marc Cucurella from Chelsea in a package worth up to €60m (£52m).

The Spain left-back, who is preparing to face Cape Verde in the World Cup, threw his future into doubt when he criticised the Chelsea hierarchy during the March international break. Cucurella said the team paid for “inexperience” when thrashed by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, and he raised misgivings over Enzo Maresca’s departure as head coach.

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Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10 million

Far-right plan would have obliged the Swiss government to limit the population, currently 9.1 million, to 10 million by 2050

Voters in Switzerland have rejected an unprecedented far-right proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million in a divisive referendum dubbed “the Swiss Brexit”.

Some 54.79% of voters were against the proposal by the Swiss People’s party (SVP) and 45.21% were in favour. Turnout was 58.86%.

This week on "Sunday Morning" (June 14)

A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.

6/14: Sunday Morning

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: The lack of obesity in Japan; Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance; former child star Bill Mumy; the past and future of the Houston Astrodome; a time capsule for America's 500th birthday; and soccer art made with gum wrappers.

Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff

President Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in the Republican Senate runoff in Georgia, wading into the race days ahead of the contest that will decide who takes on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

The Guardian view on disability rights: the removal of legal safeguards brings risks | Editorial

Charities are right to be concerned about the supreme court’s decision to lessen oversight of care settings

The UK supreme court has ended a system of safeguards around the human rights of disabled people that has been in place for over a decade, in its recent ruling on a legal question brought to it by the attorney general of Northern Ireland. In doing so, the judges have alarmed charities and disability advocates and pushed a little-discussed aspect of social care regulation into the spotlight.

Any person “under continuous supervision and control” and “not free to leave” the place where they live has until now been entitled to protections known as deprivation of liberty safeguards (Dols). These are part of the Mental Capacity Act, and include annual assessments. While the safeguards mostly apply to older people with dementia, children and younger adults with autism, learning disabilities and brain injuries are also covered.

A day in the life of a dancer who went viral for pretending to be a parakeet

Smac McCreanor, a content creator who recreates viral internet trends through dance, gets woken up by bunnies every day

Have you seen the video of Smac McCreanor pretending to be a parakeet? Dressed in green, she gracefully slides and sidesteps, occasionally lifting her arms – or wings? – mimicking the movements of a bird who went viral for his dance moves.

McCreanor, 33, translates the internet’s obsessions through her body, whether a green bird, emoji or objects being destroyed by a hydraulic press. A multi-genre dancer with 1 million Instagram followers, she has performed on So You Think You Can Dance and choreographed for the online video game Fortnite.

Jaya Saxena is a co-founder of Ravenous, a worker-owned food and culture site. She lives in Queens, New York.

The U.S.-led war in Iran will dominate Trump's G7 trip to France

The gathering was originally expected to be a meeting focused on a variety of separate economic and security issues.

6/14: Face The Nation

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as Qatari mediators travel to Tehran to finalize the truce in the U.S.-Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joins. Plus, Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Mark Kelly join.

‘It’s euphoria’: New York City celebrates Knicks’ NBA title win after 53-year wait

Celebrations filled the streets, subways and bars as police reported some riots, damaged properties and violence

Marvita Davis, 70, was a teenager in Harlem the last time the New York Knicks won a championship, in 1973.

“I was like, Oh, I like this game. I can get into this game,” recalled Davis, who went on to play basketball at Northeastern University.

A year after Meta tapped Alexandr Wang to build a new AI model, Zuckerberg has to sell it

Mark Zuckerberg's mega spending spree began a year ago, when he lured Alexandr Wang to oversee a new AI strategy. The results so far are underwhelming.

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This ancient Jewish tradition brings me closer to my faith and invites me to imagine a better world

Reciting the Shema in the morning and at night is a reminder that I am part of something bigger

• Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life

After growing up in a home of atheists and agnostics, it took decades of spiritual searching for me to discover that there are deep teachings in Judaism, the faith of my people, that can both ground and inspire me.

Judaism is deeply rooted in the idea that everything on this Earth is connected. This gives me great comfort and perspective during tumultuous and cataclysmic times.

Jeffrey Kamins is the senior rabbi at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue

Emma Raducanu fights back from shocking start but loses Queen’s final to Donna Vekic

• Vekic defeats British No 1 6-0, 7-6 (6) to take title

• Raducanu let two set points and 5-2 lead slip in second set

Emma Raducanu walked through the famous clubhouse at the Queen’s Club and down to the stadium court smiling widely. She had arrived at this occasion, another noteworthy final in front of a home crowd on a historic court, playing some of the best tennis of her life. It had the makings of the second perfect day in her career.

That smile was wiped off her face by a ruthless performance from one of the few true grass court enthusiasts in Donna Vekic of Croatia, a lucky loser, who produced an inspired attacking display to clinch the biggest title of her career, beating Raducanu 6-0, 7-6 (6) in the final.

Knicks in five and the NBA is alive: New York’s era-defining title is a win for the believers

For a half century, New York was the center of the universe but the joke of the NBA. In these glamour-filled finals, the franchise finally got its moment

The New York Knicks had been here before. As Jalen Brunson and his band of not-so-merry men stood at the top of this year’s NBA finals, they confronted not just the San Antonio Spurs, their foe on the court, but the very idea of what the Knicks themselves – as a team, as a franchise, as a symbol of New York City – could be. The team’s run to last year’s Eastern Conference finals was thrilling but had the aspect of an underdog romp, and ultimately ended in defeat. Was this the limit of what New York’s fans, Rabelaisian in their rages and saintly in their endless capacity for patience, could expect from their team? Brunson was dogged and clever but perhaps not quite elite, a Stakhanovite toiler in a league built for transcendent talents. Karl-Anthony Towns was elite but perhaps too soft, too sensitive, too “zesty” to carry a team to the NBA’s pinnacle. The questions hanging over the leading pair extended to a team forged in their image. The lineup was good; was it great?

Coach Mike Brown, in his first year with the franchise, had promise but no small amount of baggage, having landed at the Knicks after being dismissed by the Sacramento Kings following a horror start to the 2024/25 season. And then, of course, there was the weight of history: no title since 1973 and a litany of near-misses and false dawns in the intervening decades. New York had watched through the 1980s and 1990s as first Los Angeles, then Chicago (under the guidance of its own son, Phil Jackson, who won the 1973 championship as a Knick) propelled the NBA to global prominence, a narrative in which the Knicks filled the role of a dutiful punching bag. Hakeem Olajuwon’s block on John Starks to kill their hopes in 1994, the tragic heroism of Patrick Ewing, death by Tim Duncan in ’99, and all the fizzled promise of Carmelo and Stoudemire and Linsanity: the memories had faded but the scars lingered. The franchise was destined, it seemed, to remain forever on the fringes, a mournful witness to others’ joy. Could they do it? Surely they couldn’t: the curse of the Knicks had driven the fans, the team, the city itself to despair. Neurosis, not success, was hardwired into New York’s psychology. The center of the universe and the joke of the NBA: the city was Larry Fink off the court, and Larry David on it.

Nature: Hoh Rain Forest in Washington State

We leave you this Sunday morning deep in the Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.

N.J. students' rite of passage via the Appalachian Trail

St. Benedict's Preparatory School, a private high school in Newark, N.J., requires freshmen – many of whom have never been hiking or camping – to hike the Appalachian Trail for five days, with "some" adult supervision. Steve Hartman reports on an annual 55-mile rite of passage.

A flamenco ballet and black swan cygnets: photos of the weekend

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Living in fear of a knock at the door: the Cubans being deported under Trump

The US president has deported far more Cuban nationals during his second term than the entirety of his first

There was a time not so long ago when US immigration officials would have rolled out the red carpet for Cuban immigrants like May Díaz.

The 36-year-old native of the city of Camaguey joined thousands of other Cubans in spontaneous nationwide demonstrations against the Communist regime on 11 July 2021. Like many other protesters, Díaz was beaten up by truncheon-wielding police officers who were deployed to crush the protests, and three months later she fled the island and landed in the Mexican resort city of Cancún.

The Houston Astrodome: Inside the stadium that changed sports forever

When the Houston Astrodome opened in 1965, the world's first domed stadium was hailed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," and became one of America's top tourist attractions. But after decades of decline, the Dome now sits empty beside its successor, NRG Stadium. Correspondent Mo Rocca goes inside the landmark with those debating its fate, and those reimagining its future.

"Do not open until July 4, 2276": What will America's Time Capsule reveal?

To mark America's 250th, a time capsule will be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, not to be opened until America's quincentennial. What objects made the cut to be preserved for another 250 years?

A time capsule for America's 500th

As America turns 250, many celebrations are looking back on our nation's past – but one looks to the future. By law, a time capsule is to be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, not to be opened until 2276, in time for America's quincentennial. Correspondent Faith Salie looks into what objects – high tech and low – made the cut to be preserved for posterity; and how the capsule itself was designed to survive 250 years underground.

Almanac: June 14

"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.

Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait! | Emma Beddington

Imagine a world with more birdsong and less Nigel Farage. If this is the future, bring it on

Unpopular opinion incoming: there’s cool stuff brewing in the world. Microbots might one day mend spinal cords, a petri dish of brain cells can already play video games, and now the prospect of a new wonder: according to a New Yorker article on misophonia (the condition where unwanted noise triggers disproportionate, unpleasant cognitive and physiological reactions), a team of miracle workers are “using machine learning to develop headphones that … can quickly target and eliminate irksome audio”.

Now we’re talking! This project, led by Shyam Gollakota of the University of Washington’s Mobile Intelligence Lab, aims to develop headphones that selectively filter out triggering noises, leaving or enhancing the good sounds. Gollakota offers the example of sitting on a park bench, oblivious to loud talkers next to you but able to hear birdsong.

Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

• This week’s question: Is ‘ripen at home’ fruit the supermarkets’ idea of a joke?

I’ve been struggling to get my head around the idea that a passkey, which can be a pin on your phone, or facial recognition, can be safer than using a complicated password and two-factor authentication.

I get that having something unique to your device, not stored on a company’s server, is unphishable and less hackable by cybercrims, but what if your phone is nicked and someone guesses the password? And what if you lose your phone?

Everything you need to know about sugar – from how much you should consume, to some of its 50 disguises

Fructose, glucose, sucrose. Lactose, maltose, dextrose. Treacle, molasses … honey! The sweet stuff is everywhere, in everything from colas and cakes to fruit and veg. Are some forms healthier than others? And what about artificial sweeteners?

Many people try not to eat too much sugar, yet it is added to so much food and drink, it is hard to avoid. It goes by more than 50 different names on labels, is present even in seemingly savoury products and the alternatives are confusing and controversial. So is the sweet stuff addictive – and should you cut it out completely?

Jack Savoretti and Jemma Powell look back: ‘When she walked in I thought, ”There you are. The mother of my children”’

The musician and the artist on their fiery relationship, a dramatic flight to Ibiza, and Jack’s most annoying trait

Born in London in 1983, Jack Savoretti is a singer-songwriter who has released eight albums. He married the artist Jemma Powell in 2010. Powell grew up in Sussex and worked as an actor, appearing in films including The Hole and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Her new exhibition, with Mary West, Through the Eyes of the Eagle, is at the Chancery Rosewood hotel in London until 18 July. Savoretti tours his new album, We Will Always Be the Way We Were, throughout 2026. They live in Oxfordshire with their three children.

Welcome to California: land of plunder and hypocrisy | Mark Arax

From gold to water, California’s wealth was built on extraction. The AI boom is reviving an old question: who pays the price?

I was a fourth-grader in the public schools of California when I first learned about the Gold Rush. I remember our teacher, Mrs Dyer, passing down the story in the manner of lore.

On the morning of 24 January 1848, James Marshall, a New Jersey boy come west, stumbled upon four shiny nuggets alongside the American River. He tried to keep his discovery a secret, but the shout of “eureka” from the dirt streets of San Francisco rang out across the shore. It unleashed a force that could not be contained.

How to make buffalo chicken wings – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass

Master the ultimate (and gloriously messy) finger food, in nine simple steps

When I first made these back in 2015, I noted that the British are “not enthusiastic” consumers of chicken wings. The fried chicken boom has changed all that, but these tangy, spicy versions, named after the American city rather than the beast, still aren’t as well known as they deserve to be, given what perfect finger food they make while watching (or pretending to watch) sport.

Prep 15 min
Dry 1 hr+
Cook 20 min
Serves 4 (with sides)

Brazilians paint streets to celebrate World Cup after deadly police raid: ‘Why not transform this place?’

Artist and former footballer Luan Medeiros organised painting to bring joy to square after 122 people were killed in last October’s police operation

Months ago, the street was covered with dozens of bodies laid out on blue tarpaulins and black plastic sheets: victims of Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest day, when 122 people were killed in the bloodiest police operation in Brazilian history.

Now, however the asphalt and curbs of Saint Luke’s Square in the Vila Cruzeiro favela are drenched in the colours of the national flag after local artists and children repainted them, emblazoning the street with messages of support for Brazil ahead of the World Cup.

Lovers, housewives, deserts and dogs: David Hockney’s greatest works – in pictures

From his taut, sun-kissed portraits of LA to his vast psychedelic Yorkshire landscapes and his 70m iPad Normandy epic – here’s our pick of the artist’s best works

JetBlue bets big on Fort Lauderdale, from a new airport lounge to an international gateway

JetBlue faces heavy competition from Miami International Airport, an American Airlines stronghold.

Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM

Leadership hopeful also wants tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields used to cut energy bills

Wes Streeting’s pitch to be the next Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI experts they are not welcome in the US.

In a speech this coming week, the former health secretary will also say that tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy bills.

Here's who's missing at the World Cup: Soccer-playing grannies!

The World Cup isn't the only global soccer event of note. Check out the Grannies International Football Tournament.

Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace | Heather Stewart

As technology advances quickly, firms should not lose sight of what qualities humans bring to jobs

A robot magician called D4YRL was rejected as a member of the Magic Circle last week, for being insufficiently human.

While D4YRL’s tricks were exemplary, the august organisation decided “he” did not engage the audience’s emotions as a flesh-and-blood performer would.

‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion

Our favourite music, clothes and books used to be markers of individuality – but the algorithm has made us all sheep. Meet the style rebels fighting back

What are you into? What floats your boat? What music, films, clothes, art, books – anything, really – do you actually like? Do you find these questions more difficult to answer than you would have done 10 years ago? How about 20? You do? You’re not alone.

It has become impossible to ignore: personal taste has been seriously debased – if not completely destroyed – by technological advancement. We know the internet has radically altered the way we form our opinions and beliefs. Now we’re waking up to another sobering truth: it has wrecked our capacity to form our own preferences.

Door-to-door canvassing can be intimidating – but it’s also a source of hope | Saul Austerlitz

Questions about the efficacy of door-knocking feel valid. But I see it as a weapon against autocracy – and a spiritual workout

In the fall of 2024, I spotted a middle-aged couple standing on their front lawn in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. I waved and gingerly approached. The woman, whose name appeared in my canvassing app, told me she had never voted in an election before, had never seen politics as relevant to her life. And her husband, she said, was a lifelong Republican. But after the return of Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee, it felt like it was time to take a stand. They were both going to vote for Democrats up and down the ballot in November.

On the other side of the street, directly facing their house, were two of the biggest Trump 2024 flags I had ever seen, along with a life-size cutout of Trump on a third lawn.

Jamaica’s beach access crisis: ‘We shouldn’t be forced to fight for what is already ours’

Activists argue business model is ‘plantation tourism’ designed to benefit elite and disadvantage most Jamaicans

• Campaigners go to court to fight privatisation of Jamaican coast

Devon Taylor remembers when the Mammee Bay shoreline in St Ann, Jamaica, was filled with children frolicking in the ocean after school, fishers haggling with locals over the price of their daily catch and craft vendors carving souvenirs under almond trees.

“I grew up on Mammee Bay,” Taylor says. He recalls fetching seawater in bottles for his grandmother when she was no longer able to go to the beach, learning to swim in the shallows, and watching generations of fishers cast their nets. “That beach raised us. It fed us.”

From ‘human cockfighting’ to the White House lawn: the stratospheric rise of the UFC’s Dana White

Strange things are afoot at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, giving rise to an obvious question: how did we get here?

Rising from the South Lawn of the White House is a 92ft-tall skeletal structure known as “the Claw”. Beneath it sits an octagonal cage surrounded by sponsor logos, temporary grandstands and thousands of seats for a mixed martial arts card on Sunday night to celebrate Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and the Ultimate Fighting Championship brand.

The event has prompted comparisons to Idiocracy, Mike Judge’s satire of a future US where politics, entertainment and corporate branding become indistinguishable. Others have gone further, dismissing it as a “kleptocratic spectacle”.

Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready

The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued

Imagine we detect a large asteroid heading straight for Earth. We are able to intervene and prevent disaster, but instead we cut the funding needed to track it. A few million dollars, it was argued, was too expensive to have a chance to save society.

While this scenario isn’t real, the metaphor is alarmingly accurate. In Europe, we spend €1bn to monitor space for asteroids, even if the actual risk of a civilisation-ending asteroid strike is close to zero.

This is how we do it: ‘We act out our fantasies with costumes, music and props’

Edward thinks of sex as playtime and has a vivid imagination, which Jane is happy to go along with despite being quite ‘vanilla’ herself

• How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously

When I dreamed about Jane in a latex catsuit, we had one made

Trump says peace deal will be signed Sunday after Iran said it remains cautious on timing

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that a deal to end the war with Iran will be signed on Sunday.

Peppery perfection: 17 delicious ways with watercress – from soups and salads to sorbet and cake

It’s so full of nutrients that it tops the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of powerhouse vegetables. But this superfood is also surprisingly versatile

Watercress is among the oldest known plants consumed by humans, and claims for its medicinal powers are almost as ancient. Hippocrates grew it near his hospital for medicinal purposes; Pliny the Elder favoured it as a remedy for anxiety and coughs. At one time or another its peppery leaves have been used as old folk remedies to treat fever, scurvy, intestinal worms and baldness.

Even now, watercress maintains a reputation as a nutrient-rich superfood – the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ranked it number 1 (with a perfect score of 100) on a list of “powerhouse” fruits and vegetables, and with good reason: it’s rich in vitamins C, K and A and antioxidants.

‘I have a naughty schoolboy attitude’: Anish Kapoor reveals his latest epic creations

As he opens a career-spanning show in London, the Turner prize-winning artist gives us a private view of his giant studio and talks censorship, controversy and why disobedience is central to making great art

In Anish Kapoor’s 3,100 sq metre studio complex in south London, photographers, assistants and gallery representatives gather in an upstairs meeting room. The artist has a staff of 23 in London – 11 studio assistants, nine people in the offices, three stone masons at a yard in Battersea – and some have been with him for decades. When he’s in town, everyone wants a piece (“It’s like The West Wing,” says one gallery rep).

Anish Kapoor and his hazmat-suited assistant with some of the 31 parts of Ha Makom

Primary care doctors raise alarm as telehealth companies get involved in obesity drugs

Telehealth companies offer lifestyle support so people taking obesity drugs can have the most success losing weight. But employers also want the telehealth providers to limit spending on the drugs.

Growing risk that thousands buried in Gaza’s rubble may never be identified, says Red Cross

Exclusive: Recovery efforts remain slow and passing of time makes it more likely they will be skeletonised

The International Committee of the Red Cross has said the risk that the thousands of Palestinians buried beneath Gaza’s rubble may never be identified is increasing by the day, as recovery efforts remain slow and many victims have yet to be retrieved, the Guardian can reveal.

“There is no doubt that these bodies could soon become difficult to identify,” said Pat Griffiths, the ICRC spokesperson in Jerusalem. “The longer it takes for human remains to be recovered, the more difficult it can be to identify them. The longer the deceased lie beneath the rubble, the more likely they will be in advanced stages of decomposition – even skeletonised – when eventually recovered.”

‘A huge spectrum of people coming together’: how parkrun made it to its millionth event

Founded in 2004, the free weekly 5km event has grown into a global fixture of weekend life, taking place in parks, fields, seafronts and even prisons

The millionth parkrun took place on Saturday, acting as a celebration of the community cohesion and public health benefit that the charity has been aiming to achieve across the past two decades.

Those in attendance at the event in Bushy Park in west London included former Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes, as well as thousands of locals and parkrun fanatics alike.

Wedding parties, the Hand of God and Lineker – The Big One invades summer like nothing else | Matthew Engel

Forget the Olympic and the rest. People across the planet remember where they were for their biggest World Cup matches

The connection between King Lear and the 1966 World Cup is little known, mainly because it affected very few people at a now defunct boarding school. I had been a surprise selection to act in the school’s production of Lear (yes, I played the Fool; yes, I was typecast). The day before one of the performances I fell and twisted something and was a doubtful starter for a part that required a lot of dashing about.

Matron prescribed sleeping pills. That night England were playing Mexico in that now-sanctified tournament – almost a must-win after a goalless start against Uruguay. I went to bed early, tucked my transistor under the pillow to hear the commentary, went spark out and only heard the result next morning: England 2 Mexico 0. The rest is national history.