Israel And Hezbollah Agree To Ceasefire After Deadly Lebanon Strikes

MOSCOW - Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery in southeast Moscow on Thursday, igniting a fierce blaze and sending black smoke over the capital. Residents quickly moved on to the less cinematic problem: gasoline prices were climbing, some stations were reporting shortages, and a few were already refusing to sell fuel in jerry cans. One analyst said some shortage in the Moscow region now looks unavoidable.

BEDFORD - One person was killed and dozens were injured, including 11 very seriously, when two passenger trains collided near Bedford on Friday, British emergency services said.

The crash happened late afternoon on the London-bound line north of the capital. East Midlands Railway said emergency crews were dealing with an incident between London St Pancras and Leicester. Investigators are now trying to figure out how two trains ended up on the same track. Not a great day for British rail.

BUKAVU - The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak is still spreading fast, with 896 confirmed cases and 232 deaths, and more than 75 health workers infected. The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or specific treatment yet, and the response is still catching up in conflict-hit eastern provinces. Authorities also say a six-year-old patient taken from a hospital by armed men has been found and is doing well.

ROME - Giorgia Meloni said Donald Trump “totally invented” his claim that she begged him for a photo at the G7 summit in France, and Italy’s foreign minister canceled a planned trip to the United States after the remarks. Trump said he agreed to the picture because he “felt sorry for her.” Meloni called the episode “made up” and said, flatly, “Italy and I do not beg.”

WASHINGTON - The Air Force on Friday unveiled a Boeing 747-8 that will become the new Air Force One, a $400 million gift from Qatar that has already drawn ethics complaints. The jet, now at Joint Base Andrews, will begin commissioning flights before entering presidential service. Trump showed off the red, white and blue paint scheme ahead of a July 4 flyover. Critics are not impressed.

WASHINGTON - President Trump’s makeover of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is already coming undone. Algae turned the water green, blue paint is chipping off, and CBS News reported rips in the new sealant after the $14 million overhaul. The administration says the pool is fine. Tourists can see otherwise.

WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Justice Department to release redacted recordings and transcripts of former President Joe Biden's decade-old conversations with his biographer to the Heritage Foundation. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said Biden's privacy interests were narrowed by the government's redactions and that the public has a strong interest in the material. Biden's lawyers have already asked her to block the disclosure while they appeal.

WASHINGTON - Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped the Pentagon's annual vaccine requirement. The Air Force called it a localized outbreak in the base's basic training wing and said it has isolated symptomatic trainees, treated them with antiviral drugs and started vaccinating people again. Some reports put the number sick at more than 200.

NEW YORK - Amazon will let the team behind "Artificial" try to sell the film to another studio after abandoning the project, according to The New York Times. The movie was built around OpenAI and Sam Altman, which made it awkward for a company that invested $50 billion in the start-up this year. The retreat is a tidy reminder that even in Hollywood, conflicts of interest still exist. Just not always for long.

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball proposed a sweeping overhaul of its amateur system Thursday, including a ban on high school players signing with major league teams. The plan would cut the domestic draft to 12 rounds, add an international draft, and slash annual signing bonuses by more than $150 million. MLB says college baseball has become a stronger pipeline. The players' union is not sold, and with the CBA clock ticking, this fight is just getting started.

SEATTLE - The United States beat Australia 2-0 on Friday and booked its place in the World Cup round of 32 with a game to spare. Cameron Burgess turned Folarin Balogun's cross into his own net in the 11th minute, and Alex Freeman headed in the second just before halftime. Christian Pulisic sat out with a calf injury. The U.S. now gets Turkey on Thursday, with first place in Group D still in play.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. - Wyndham Clark set a Shinnecock record with a 36-hole total of 7 under and took a four-shot lead into the weekend at the U.S. Open.

The 2023 champion made the most of calmer late Thursday conditions after the USGA softened the greens to keep the course playable in wind. Rory McIlroy, seven back, said Shinnecock still gives him a chance. Maybe. The weather gets a vote here.

DETROIT - Justin Verlander will not make his scheduled return start for the Tigers on Sunday after straining his left hamstring in a bullpen session, and manager A.J. Hinch said the setback will keep him out for weeks, not days. The 43-year-old had been working back from left hip inflammation and was supposed to make his first start since March 30. Now the comeback waits again, and retirement talk is getting louder.

HOLLYWOOD - James Burrows, the director behind more than 1,000 episodes of television and every episode of the original *Will & Grace*, died Friday at 85.

He helped shape *Cheers*, *Taxi*, *Frasier* and *Friends*, and won 11 Emmy Awards along the way. Tony Danza, who worked with him on *Taxi*, called him “the greatest of all time.” NBC said Burrows knew how to get the most out of a joke. For decades, he did exactly that.

LOS ANGELES - Rising stars from *The Pitt*, *Obsession*, *Hacks*, *Euphoria* and a few other corners of TV and film gathered Thursday at SAG-AFTRA’s Meryl Streep Center to talk about the business they are inheriting. The theme was simple enough: Gen Z wants original stories, and the industry is finally noticing. Courtney Taylor said the moment feels exciting because audiences are “so hungry for something new.” The panel also touched on AI, career pressure, and the odd job of growing up in public.

LOS ANGELES - Rhea Seehorn says the cast and writers of Apple TV's *Pluribus* are already arguing, politely, about what the show means and where it might go next. On the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, she said those conversations are often tongue-in-cheek and familiar from her *Better Call Saul* days with Bob Odenkirk, who liked to tell her what Kim was thinking. Seehorn says Vince Gilligan leaves room for interpretation, which is part of the fun. Some fan theories, she added, are best left alone.