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An Iranian attack in Jordan has left two U.S. service members dead, escalating tensions across the Middle East, while hundreds of ICE assault prosecutions are falling apart in court despite the administration's tough rhetoric.

We'll also explain how Josh Kerr ended a 27-year-old world record and why it could reshape middle-distance running.

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U.S. Central Command confirmed on Saturday that two American troops were killed and one remains missing after partner forces intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile and drone barrage aimed at a facility in Jordan. It's the deadliest direct U.S.-Iran exchange in months, and it lands as Washington weighs how far its response should go.

The strike hit a site used by U.S. and partner forces coordinating regional air defense. Jordan has long been a quiet anchor of American posture in the Middle East. A confirmed Iranian attack on its soil raises the stakes for every runway, radar, and small base between Amman and the Gulf.

A New York Times investigation found the Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants charged with assaulting ICE agents. Judges, juries, and in some instances the prosecutors themselves have declined to move the cases forward.

The pattern cuts against one of the administration's signature enforcement talking points, which framed the charges as proof of a rising threat to federal officers. Whatever the facts of each case, the courtroom outcomes are now a matter of record. The political messaging is running well ahead of the convictions.

Britain's Josh Kerr broke the 27-year-old world mile record at a meet in London on Saturday, delivering on a bid he'd announced months in advance. Hicham El Guerrouj's mark had stood since 1999, one of the most durable numbers in track and field.

Kerr had telegraphed the attempt so publicly that skeptics called it a marketing stunt. The receipts arrived on the track, and a distance many considered untouchable finally moved.

Ukrainian drone strikes killed seven warehouse workers at two online retail sites in Russia and set a Moscow-region oil depot alight, according to regional governors. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv had targeted military logistics, widening the campaign to grind down Russia's rear-area capacity.

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok signed a constitutional amendment passed by Prime Minister Peter Magyar's ruling Tisza party that cuts short his own term. The move tightens the new government's grip on Hungarian institutions less than a year after Magyar's insurgent win over Viktor Orban.

Helicopters dumped water on a huge blaze in Drammen that has destroyed more than 100 homes and jumped into nearby forest, Norwegian authorities said. A dry, warming northern Europe is producing wildfire scenes that used to belong to the Mediterranean.

Cindy Burbank, Nebraska's Democratic Senate nominee, filed to withdraw from the race in a move that could clear the path for independent Dan Osborn, who has quiet backing from party leadership. Republicans have objected, and the withdrawal could hit procedural snags before ballots are finalized.

Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder endorsed this week by President Trump for Minnesota governor, is not registered to vote in the state. A leading figure of the election denial movement now enters a gubernatorial race with an eligibility question of his own to answer.

AIPAC closed its donor portal to House Democrats it had previously endorsed after they voted for an amendment that would have ended U.S. aid to Israel. The break signals a sharper line from the pro-Israel lobby toward incumbents it once actively funded.

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A new congressional bill would broaden sanctions on Russia even as the Trump administration has been scaling back existing measures, worried that overuse pushes adversaries toward workarounds. Officials on both sides of the debate agree the tool works better when it isn't the only one being reached for.

The AI trade dominated markets again this week, upstaging what CNBC called an impressive opening to second-quarter earnings season. Investors keep reweighting around a handful of chip and infrastructure names while broader corporate results do the quiet work in the background.

CBS Sports' SportsLine ran 10,000 simulations of the upcoming NFL season to spit out sleepers, breakouts, and busts for early fantasy drafts. Fantasy football now moves as much money as some mid-cap stocks, and the models keep getting more granular.

New research suggests as few as 3,000 steps a day may help protect brain function and slow changes tied to Alzheimer's disease. The apparent benefit doesn't hinge on the biological target researchers expected, a hint that the protective mechanism is broader than current models assume.

China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter snapped rare close-up images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it swept past Mars, revealing its hazy coma and tail. Only three interstellar objects have ever been observed in our solar system, and this is one of the sharpest looks any spacecraft has managed at one.

Japan launched and landed its RV-X reusable rocket prototype, joining the small club of programs to pull off vertical takeoff and landing. Reusable boosters are increasingly the price of admission to serious launch markets, and Tokyo just paid it.

Chelsea agreed a club-record £117m deal to sign England's Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa. The move underscores the club's aggressive summer spending.

Restricted free agent Moussa Cisse agreed to a two-year offer sheet with the New York Knicks, giving the Dallas Mavericks 48 hours to match. New York keeps prodding at the edges of Dallas's frontcourt depth while the calendar ticks.

On the same day the Brewers handed out his bobblehead, 33-year-old starter Brandon Woodruff announced he will undergo another anterior capsule surgery on his right shoulder, likely ending his season. It's the same procedure he had in 2023, and Milwaukee loses a rotation piece just as the playoff race tightens.

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is tracking to a $120.5M North American opening with an "A" CinemaScore, the best live-action debut of 2026 and a career-high lead role opening for Matt Damon. It's Nolan's third-best domestic launch ever, and proof that big-canvas originals can still fill theaters.

Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, the early rock and roller behind "Tallahassee Lassie" and "Palisades Park," died Friday at a California hospice after a brief battle with cancer at age 89. His records were joyful, radio-friendly, and inseparable from the late-'50s and early-'60s sound.

Jim Parsons, now on Broadway in Titanique, opened up about being "stressed" and "miserable" during much of his 12-season run on The Big Bang Theory. Parsons shared the reflection on the YouTube podcast All Out with Jon Dean.

What it is: A Saturday USL Championship match between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Louisville City FC kicks off a three-game soccer block on CBS, a rare over-the-air showcase for American second-tier soccer. While the league has steadily expanded its streaming presence, national broadcast windows remain uncommon and offer a chance to introduce the competition to casual fans who may be unfamiliar with its clubs and players.

The detail: The Riverhounds and Louisville City are two of the most consistent programs of the USL Championship era, and their meeting anchors a network slate that also carries international coverage the same afternoon. CBS has been steadily expanding its soccer footprint through Paramount+. Pushing a USL fixture onto broadcast is the latest test of whether a domestic lower-division match can hold a national audience without a marquee European team attached. League executives have argued that showcasing competitive, locally rooted clubs can broaden interest beyond the traditional soccer audience while highlighting markets that rarely receive national exposure.

Why it matters: American soccer's growth story has mostly been told through MLS and the national teams, but the USL is quietly building a parallel pyramid, complete with promotion-relegation plans, new markets, and its own broadcast deals. Games like this one decide whether the league can convert curious viewers into weekly ones, and whether advertisers will follow. Strong television audiences could also encourage additional investment in clubs, stadiums, and player development, strengthening the league's long-term ambitions.

What to watch: Ratings for the CBS window, and whether the network expands the number of USL games it airs in prime slots next season. If Saturday's numbers hold up against summer competition, the league's leverage in its next media negotiation grows meaningfully. Success could also influence how other broadcasters view lower-division soccer as live programming in an increasingly competitive sports media landscape.

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