Supreme Court Upholds State Bans On Transgender Athletes

KYIV - Russian drones and missiles hit residential buildings in Kyiv overnight, setting a hotel roof on fire on central Shevchenko Boulevard and injuring at least five people. Witnesses heard multiple explosions as firefighters rushed to several blazes across the capital. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said one district took a ballistic missile strike. Poland scrambled fighter jets as a precaution.

MONACO - Monaco prosecutors say they have ruled out terrorism after a blast at the entrance of a residential building wounded three people on Monday night. Police say a man left a package, then fled on foot. Media reports identify one of the injured as Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev. He remains at large, and the motive is still unclear.

GENEVA - Amnesty International says Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during the siege and capture of el-Fasher, including murder, rape, enslavement and sexual slavery. The report says civilians in and around the North Darfur city were repeatedly attacked between early 2024 and October 2025, with children deliberately targeted. The UN Human Rights Council is due to meet urgently on the crisis in el-Obeid, where about 500,000 people are at risk.

MEXICO CITY - Huge crowds poured into the streets of Mexico's major cities Wednesday after the team beat Ecuador 2-0, its first World Cup knockout win since 1986. The run has done more than fill plazas. It has given a country used to bad news a rare, loud reason to feel hopeful. Hundreds of thousands showed up for it.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's bid to strip automatic citizenship from babies born in the United States. The 6-3 ruling keeps in place a policy rooted in the 14th Amendment and a century-plus of precedent. Trump called the decision “too bad” and urged Congress to try again, which is a long shot in a chamber that can barely pass lunch.

WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Prisons will close several facilities housing thousands of inmates, citing crumbling infrastructure, chronic staffing shortages and budget shortfalls as it tries to cut costs. The agency did not say which prisons would go first or how many inmates would be moved. For an agency already short on staff, this is not exactly a luxury move.

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Virginia and California over new gun restrictions, arguing both states crossed the line on the Second Amendment. In Virginia, the challenge targets a ban on semiautomatic rifles, including AR-15-style guns. In California, it goes after a law restricting Glocks and Glock-style pistols. The administration says the bans are unconstitutional. The states, naturally, disagree.

WASHINGTON - Emergency medical personnel responded to a report of a “cardiac arrest” and an “unconscious” person at Sen. Mitch McConnell’s home on June 14, the same morning his office said he was hospitalized. The senator’s name was not mentioned in the dispatch audio, and CBS News said it has not confirmed who the patient was. McConnell’s office has not said why he was admitted or whether he is still in the hospital.

TOKYO - Sony will stop making physical discs for new PlayStation games starting in January 2028, and future titles will be sold digitally only through the PlayStation Store. The company says the shift reflects consumer preference and will not affect games already released, or due out before then, on disc. It is the latest sign that game boxes are becoming a nostalgia item.

TOKYO - On the heels of Nissan Motor Co. losing a board member after alliance partner and top shareholder Renault SA withdrew its support, the Japanese automaker says the relationship is still in good shape.

That is the message from Nissan's chief executive, who insisted the alliance has never been better. The timing is doing some work here. When your partner pulls support and a board seat goes with it, reassurance starts to sound a lot like damage control.

PHILADELPHIA - The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, ESPN reported Wednesday.

Brown, 29, is coming off the best season of his career, averaging 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists. He now joins Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey on a team that suddenly looks a lot less interested in waiting around.

NEW YORK - LeBron James told the Los Angeles Lakers he will play for another team next season, ending his eight-year run in purple and gold. The 41-year-old will enter free agency for a record 24th NBA season, with the Warriors, Cavaliers and Heat among the teams expected to chase him. James thanked the Lakers on social media. Now the league waits for the next decision.

NEW YORK - Sabrina Ionescu scored 26 points and Breanna Stewart added 25 as the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 93-85 to win the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup on Tuesday night.

Las Vegas was without A’ja Wilson, who was ruled out with a right ankle injury, and still pushed New York late. Jackie Young scored 31 for the Aces, but the Liberty answered a fourth-quarter run with one of their own and closed it out. New York is the first team to win the Cup twice. Not bad for a midseason trophy.

LOS ANGELES - Rosalía’s Monday night show at the Kia Forum had the scale of a pop opera and the nerve to make room for gossip. Midway through the set, she sat in adjoining confessional-style boxes with Karol G and traded stories about a bad romance, a segment that landed like a tabloid aside inside a very serious concert.

That was not the main event. The music was. Even with the crowd buzzing over the surprise guest, the performance kept climbing, and the confessional bit ended up feeling like one of the night’s smaller thrills. Rosalía made the Forum work for it, then gave it plenty back.

HOLLYWOOD - Josh Gad is the latest actor to join Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper's forthcoming Ocean's 11 prequel at Warner Bros. Sources told Variety he has booked a significant role in the period heist film, which is moving toward production with a cast that already includes Wagner Moura and Monica Barbaro. Details are still scarce, but the studio is clearly building this one the old-fashioned way, by stacking the deck with names people know.

HOLLYWOOD - The Minions are back in 1920s Los Angeles, and they still speak in the same nonsense that made them a franchise. In Minions & Monsters, the yellow henchmen crash onto a studio lot, team up with an alien, and keep doing what they do best, which is mostly causing trouble. The movie is already tracking toward an $80 million July 4 weekend. Pierre Coffin says he still cannot do the voice on cue. That feels about right.