U.S. Lifts Naval Blockade As Strait Reopens

MOSCOW - Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow since Russia’s full-scale invasion, hitting a major oil refinery in the southeast of the city and setting off fires and thick black smoke. Russian officials said at least 17 people were wounded, commercial flights were disrupted, and air defenses kept working through the morning. Kyiv called it retaliation. Moscow called it a nuisance. Neither sounded relaxed.

MANCHESTER - Ballots are being counted in Makerfield, where a win for Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham could turn him into the clearest Labour rival to Keir Starmer. The by-election in northwest England has become a test of whether Starmer keeps his grip on the party or starts looking over his shoulder. Reform UK is making it messy. The count is still under way.

PUTUMAYO - About 100 guerrillas surrendered their weapons Thursday in southern Colombia under a peace deal with President Gustavo Petro, AFP learned. Some 99 rebels from the National Coordinating Committee of the Bolivarian Army laid down their rifles in Putumayo, three days before Sunday's presidential runoff. It is Petro's biggest win yet for his "total peace" plan, after earlier talks with armed groups went nowhere.

CAMBRIDGE - A man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-year-old boy was critically injured in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo outside the city, police said. The authorities have not said how the boy ended up inside the pen or given a motive. The child remains in critical condition, and the man is in custody.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Thursday the government cannot automatically bar marijuana users from owning guns, ruling 9-0 for a Texas man whose occasional use was used to charge him under a 1968 firearms law.

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that the government went too far by treating casual marijuana use as enough to strip someone of Second Amendment rights. The decision does not strike down the law outright, but it makes blanket enforcement much harder. The justices left open questions about drug addiction and intoxication. The Hunter Biden statute just got narrower.

WASHINGTON - Less than two weeks after a $14 million renovation, paint is peeling and algae is blooming again in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The century-old basin had long been plagued by leaks and plumbing problems, but the new sealant is already showing rips. The White House says the mess is part of the normal startup process. That is not a great look for a presidential fix.

WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey will return to Congress on June 30, his office said Thursday, ending a nearly four-month absence that has left Capitol Hill guessing since March. Kean last voted on March 5 and has missed more than 130 votes. His office has said only that he has been dealing with a personal medical issue. Details, for now, remain his to give.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military struck a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific on Thursday, killing three people, the Pentagon said. It was the latest in a campaign the Trump administration says targets cartel-linked traffickers. The military did not say what evidence tied the vessel to drugs, and critics keep asking the same awkward question: what exactly is being hit here?

LOS ANGELES - Netflix Inc. is under contract to buy Radford Studio Center, the historic Los Angeles lot lenders seized after the 2021 sale, for a fraction of its $1.85 billion price tag.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was among the lenders that repossessed the property. Netflix is getting a studio lot that once looked like a trophy asset and now looks like a distressed one. Hollywood real estate, as ever, has a way of humbling the optimists.

NEW YORK - SevenRooms is pitching Channel Connect as a way to pull restaurant reservations from multiple apps into one system. Joel Montaniel, the company's co-founder and chief executive, said the goal is to cut down on the mess of juggling bookings across different devices and platforms. Hotels have long had centralized systems. Restaurants, somehow, still do this the hard way.

VANCOUVER - Canada beat Qatar 6-0 on Thursday for its first World Cup win, but the night turned grim when midfielder Ismael Koné broke his leg after a tackle from behind by Assim Madibo. Koné was stretchered off and headed for surgery. Jonathan David scored a hat trick, and Canada finished with nine-man Qatar after two red cards. Jesse Marsch said the team was shaken.

SEATTLE - Christian Pulisic remained apart from U.S. teammates on Thursday, and Mauricio Pochettino said he will meet medical staff before deciding whether the winger can face Australia on Friday.

Pulisic has been working on a modified program since taking a calf knock in the 4-1 win over Paraguay. He did some light ball work this week, but the full answer may not come until lineups are released. If he sits, the U.S. will need another plan fast.

NEW YORK - Thousands of Knicks fans flooded lower Manhattan on Thursday for the team’s first ticker-tape parade, after a 53-year title drought ended in San Antonio. The NYPD deployed more than 10,000 officers, its largest planned-event deployment ever, and viewing pens filled hours before the 10 a.m. start. The parade ends at City Hall, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani will hand out keys to the city. Alicia Keys is set to perform.

NASHVILLE - Tay Keith, the Grammy-nominated producer behind Travis Scott’s "Sicko Mode" and Drake’s "Nonstop," was found dead Thursday in his Nashville apartment, police said.

No cause of death was announced. Nashville police said no foul play is suspected and that the death of Brytavious Chambers, 29, remains unclassified pending autopsy results.

Keith, a Memphis native, helped shape some of the biggest rap records of the past decade, including BlocBoy JB’s "Look Alive" and Beyoncé’s "Before I Let Go."

LOS ANGELES - Viva Kids has picked up three animated features for its upcoming release calendar, including *Treasure Trekkers*, *Space Cadet* and *Pirate Mo and the Legend of the Red Ruby*. Dates are still to come, which is how these things go until somebody locks the calendar.

*Treasure Trekkers* is based on J.S. Friedman’s children’s book series *Maurice’s Valises* and follows young explorers on quests around the world. *Space Cadet*, directed by Kid Koala, sends astronaut Celeste on her first solo mission. *Pirate Mo* is a swashbuckling adaptation with a young girl at the center. Viva Kids is clearly betting on family audiences that still like a real adventure.

NEW YORK - After surgeries to remove a brain tumor on his optic nerve, artist Vincent Serritella had to relearn how to see his own work. He did not stop making it. Instead, he found a way to work with the change in his vision, and the result is what he calls his strongest art yet. Tony Dokoupil has the story.