US Strikes Iran After Cargo Ship Attack In Strait Of Hormuz

BERLIN - Europe’s heatwave kept chewing through records on Saturday, with Germany setting a new all-time high for the second day in a row at 41.5C in Möckern-Drewitz, while Denmark and the Czech Republic also logged new marks. Forecasters say the worst is still shifting east. In Berlin, police even rolled out water cannons to mist overheated crowds. Summer, apparently, has lost its mind.

WASHINGTON - Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered framework agreement in Washington on Friday, but the guns did not exactly get the memo. Israeli strikes kept hitting southern Lebanon after the signing, while Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem called the deal “null and void” and said it surrendered sovereignty.

The text ties Israeli withdrawal to Hezbollah’s disarmament, a sequence that may take a while. Legal experts also warn one clause could make it harder for victims of Israeli attacks in Lebanon to seek justice in international courts. The paper is not pretending this is settled.

CARACAS - Volunteers rushed into Venezuela's earthquake zone so fast they clogged the only road in, slowing rescue crews and the aid they came to deliver. Residents in Caracas also jeered acting President Delcy Rodriguez during a visit to a devastated neighborhood, a small sign of how thin the state's grip has become. The road is the bottleneck. Everything else is fallout.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Saturday he is nominating Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and current adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Trump urged the Senate to confirm him immediately. Schroyer has 29 years of law enforcement experience, but no federal agency leadership background, which is likely to come up in the hearing.

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah declared a state of emergency Friday and restricted fireworks ahead of July Fourth as a historic red flag warning spread across much of the state. The National Weather Service called it its first Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in Salt Lake City history. The Cottonwood Fire has burned more than 92,000 acres and remains zero percent contained. Crews are bracing for more wind.

WASHINGTON - John Bolton pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Maryland to one count of illegally retaining classified national defense information, a sharp turn for the former Trump national security adviser and one-time book critic of the president. He faces up to five years in prison, a $2.25 million fine and sentencing on October 28. Bolton told the judge, "I'm sorry for it."

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Angels fired general manager Perry Minasian on Friday and put former Cardinals executive John Mozeliak in charge on an interim basis, another reset for a franchise headed toward its 11th straight losing season.

Mozeliak said he met with Kurt Suzuki and the coaching staff and told them they are safe for now. “There’s no reason for massive change right away,” he said. The bigger job is obvious: fix a roster that keeps finishing last and has not reached the postseason since 2014.

BRUSSELS - The World Cup’s Round of 32 begins Sunday, with 28 teams already through and six spots still to be decided on Saturday. The U.S. will face Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 1 in Santa Clara after winning Group D, and Christian Pulisic is back from injury. The rest of the bracket should snap into place by nightfall. Nobody gets to coast now.

CROMWELL, Conn. - Viktor Hovland birdied the 18th hole Saturday for a 6-under 64 and a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler at the Travelers Championship.

Scheffler, who shot 60 on Friday, missed a par putt from just inside nine feet and settled for a 67 after leading much of the day. Hovland is at 20-under 190 heading into Sunday, with Scheffler one shot back and still very much in this. The final round gets the good stuff.

NEW YORK - The Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday and put Andy Green in charge for the rest of the season. The move came after a six-game skid, a four-game sweep by the Cubs and a 34-47 start that has left New York buried in the NL East. President of baseball operations David Stearns said the club needed a new voice. The next question is whether the roster can answer it.

BARRY'S BAY - Amazon has renewed *Every Year After* for a second season less than a month after the romance drama debuted on Prime Video. The new season will shift the focus to Charlie and adapt Carley Fortune's sequel, *One Golden Summer*, while keeping the first season's characters in play. Showrunner Amy B. Harris is back, along with Sadie Soverall, Matt Cornett and Michael Bradway. The lake town is getting another summer, whether anyone is emotionally ready or not.

NEW YORK - Joe Doering, a former pro wrestling champion known for his run in TNA and All Japan Pro Wrestling, died Friday at 44 after complications from brain cancer.

TNA said it was heartbroken by the loss and called him a commanding in-ring performer and a wonderful person. His family said he had been battling brain cancer for nearly 10 years, and was hospitalized in May after doctors found a third brain tumor. He had also undergone brain surgery in 2022. The ring was never the same without him.