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Melinda French Gates donates $215 million to improve women's health worldwide 06/04/2026 11:09am • Philanthropist Melinda French Gates will expand her giving to improve women���s health globally, pledging another $215 million to support contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives aimed at middle-aged women, including further study of menopause. The new funding announced Thursda Kalshi Promo Code WTOP: Claim $10 Bonus for MLB Games, Golden Knights-Hurricanes Stanley Cup 06/04/2026 11:07am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Create your new profile with the Kalshi promo code WTOP here and unlock $10 in bonuses for MLB Thursday action today along with t Supreme Court upholds broad reading of SEC authority to recoup ill-gotten gains in fraud cases 06/04/2026 11:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a broad reading of the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission to recoup ill-gotten gains from people who engage in securities fraud. The justices ruled unanimously against Ongkaruck Sripetch, who was sentenced to 21 months in pris Apple TV's retelling of 'Cape Fear' brings a psycho killer into our homes in 'a nightmare for today' 06/04/2026 10:59am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� If there's ever been a terrifying screen villain, it's got to be Max Cady. He's the sadistic, unhinged former inmate bent on getting revenge against the lawyer who put him away in ���Cape Fear.��� Robert Mitchum played Cady in 1962 and Robert De Niro portrayed him in a chilling 199 Small plane crash in Croatia leaves 4 people dead 06/04/2026 10:48am • ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) ��� A small plane crashed in Croatia on Thursday, killing at least four people, police said. The plane crashed near Medulin, a town on the Istria peninsula, a statement said. The official HINA news agency reported that it was a German plane that took off from Austria. Photos fr Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty to retaining classified information, AP source says 06/04/2026 10:40am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty to retaining classified information, AP source says. Irish rugby mourns Fergus Slattery, former Ireland captain and Lions flanker, dead at 77 06/04/2026 10:37am • DUBLIN (AP) ��� Fergus Slattery, the former Ireland rugby captain and British and Irish Lions flanker, has died. He was 77. His death was confirmed by the Irish Rugby Football Union on Thursday. Slattery was diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia in 2019. ���Fergus Slattery was a giant of Irish rugby A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka kills 12 people 06/04/2026 10:22am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said Thursday. The fire started late Wednesday at the home in Anguruwatota town. Fifty-one residents were rescued, police spokesman Fredrick Wootler said. He s Serena Williams��� tennis comeback to begin with 19-year-old doubles partner Victoria Mboko 06/04/2026 10:22am • LONDON (AP) ��� Serena Williams will make her eagerly anticipated return to professional tennis playing doubles alongside a partner who is 25 years younger. Victoria Mboko, the 19-year-old Canadian ranked No. 9, revealed Thursday she would have the ���honor��� of playing with the 44-year-old William Jamaica policeman charged with murder in killing of woman that sparked protests 06/04/2026 10:18am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� Authorities in Jamaica have taken the rare step of charging a police officer with murder after he was accused of fatally shooting a 45-year-old woman in a case that has prompted violent protests. The officer appeared in court on Wednesday and was denied bail. Another h Sports on TV for Friday, June 5 06/04/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, June 5 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 3 a.m. (Saturday) FS1 ��� AFL: Brisbane at Gold Coast AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. APPLE TV ��� Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 11 a.m. APPLE TV ��� Formula 1: Prac Today in Sports - Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to win his record-equaling 6th French Open title 06/04/2026 10:10am • June 5 1884 ��� James McLaughlin becomes the first jockey to win three straight Belmont Stakes when he rides Panique to victory. He won with George Kinney (1883) and Forester (1882). McLaughlin repeats his feat in 1886-88. McLaughlin���s triple is matched by jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. in 1984. 1925 �� A new kind of date makes personal to-do lists a reason to get together with friends 06/04/2026 10:03am • FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) ��� Life tasks like paying bills, canceling subscriptions and answering overdue emails are becoming a reason to socialize for friends, couples, roommates and other people who get together for what's known as ���admin dates.��� The low-pressure gatherings taking place in coffee 17-year-old injured in South Riding e-bike crash 06/04/2026 10:02am • A 17-year-old teenager was seriously injured after they were struck by a car while riding an e-bike in South Riding, Virginia. The crash happened on Pine Forest Drive near Riding Center Drive Wednesday evening, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff���s Office. Authorities said the 17-year-ol The Literary Arts Fund to distribute $7.7 million in grants to 40 organizations 06/04/2026 10:00am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Dozens of literary entities, from the presenters of the National Book Awards to an organization supporting North Carolina writers, have received grants from an endowment established last year to boost support for the U.S. independent and nonprofit book community. The Literary Arts