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New Zealand great Kane Williamson retires mid-series in England: 'Now is the right time' 06/12/2026 12:15pm • LONDON (AP) — Kane Williamson put the New Zealand team first to the very end. Despite being in mid-series in England, with one test down and two to come, Williamson retired from all international cricket with immediate effect on Friday. The 35-year-old scored 0 and 18 against England in the test l Iran war is straining African airlines, industry body warns 06/12/2026 12:06pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The war in Iran is driving up jet fuel prices and worsening supply strains for African airlines, forcing carriers to review routes and raising fresh concerns about the stability of the continent’s aviation network. The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) says the crisis ha Mayor says shooting in Midland, Texas, leaves 1 dead, 9 in hospital as police are in standoff with suspect 06/12/2026 12:06pm • MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Mayor says shooting in Midland, Texas, leaves 1 dead, 9 in hospital as police are in standoff with suspect. Iranians endure war fatigue and soaring prices as conflict deepens domestic woes 06/12/2026 12:00pm • CAIRO (AP) — Iranians are living between confusion and exhaustion as the country and its economy are squeezed between war and multiplying crises at home. U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he called off fresh strikes on Iran as he claimed a deal to end the war was imminent. Back-and-fo Ford recalls more than 250,000 Focus models because engines can stall unexpectedly 06/12/2026 12:00pm • Ford is recalling more than 250,000 vehicles that were incorrectly repaired under a previous recall meant to fix a problem that caused the engine to stall while driving. The recall includes 255,404 Ford Focus automobiles, model years 2012-2018. Ford said the canister purge valve may malfunction, cau Pope Leo XIV and some members of the Vatican delegation deplane after their Iberia charter develops a technical problem 06/12/2026 11:56am • SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain (AP) — Pope Leo XIV and some members of the Vatican delegation deplane after their Iberia charter develops a technical problem. Serena Williams' doubles partner Victoria Mboko to miss Wimbledon with knee injury 06/12/2026 11:55am • LONDON (AP) — Rising star Victoria Mboko will miss Wimbledon because of a knee injury sustained during a match this week at Queen’s Club, where the Canadian teenager was in the spotlight as the doubles partner of Serena Williams. The 19-year-old Mboko, who is ranked No. 9, slipped and appeared t Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula 06/12/2026 11:54am • Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, depots and pipelines. Tanker trucks attacked and left ablaze along the land corridor from Russia to Crimea. Motorists waiting in long lines at gas stations. In a new blow to the Kremlin's narrative that Moscow is winning the 4-year-old war in Ukraine, Kyiv's fo SpaceX opens for trading at $150 per share, up 11%, giving rocket maker a market value of $1.96 trillion 06/12/2026 11:53am • NEW YORK (AP) — SpaceX opens for trading at $150 per share, up 11%, giving rocket maker a market value of $1.96 trillion. World Tour Libema Open Results 06/12/2026 11:44am • Friday At Autotron Convention Center Den Bosch, Netherlands Purse: €723,535 Surface: Grass DEN BOSCH, NETHERLANDS (AP) _ Results Friday from Libema Open at Autotron Convention Center (seedings in parentheses): Men's Singles Quarterfinals Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Zhang Zhizhen, China, 7-6 (4) Sports Betting Line 06/12/2026 11:41am • MLB Friday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CLEVELAND MSF says one of its staff was among women detained in Afghanistan for violating dress code rules 06/12/2026 11:41am • A Doctors Without Borders paramedic was among women arrested during a recent crackdown for alleged dress code violations in Afghanistan, the medical aid organization said Friday. The paramedic was arrested for not wearing a face covering while on her way to work at a hospital in the western city of Appeals court upholds FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud conviction 06/12/2026 11:30am • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of cryptocurrency entrepreneur and FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, finding that the 2023 trial that led to his 25-year prison sentence was not unfair. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Friday the government's Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to make its debut on Wall Street 06/12/2026 11:27am • Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX will make its debut on Wall Street Friday. Institutional and retail investors jumped at the opportunity to buy 555.6 million shares at $135 apiece. Underwriters now have to match buyers and sellers to determine an opening price, Musk, already the world's richest man Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional 06/12/2026 11:23am • ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man facing the death penalty by nitrogen gas was spared Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court refused to set aside a lower-court ruling that found the method is unconstitutionally cruel, issuing a brief order that came well after the hour originally planned to initiate