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Team USA’s goalkeeper passed on Manchester United, the club that helped shape David Beckham’s career, for Harvard—and has zero regrets

Instead of joining the English club known for David Beckham, Matt Freese picked Harvard—but says the unconventional path is his secret goalkeeping weapon.

By Preston ForeJune 23, 2026

After FIFA priced them out of their own World Cup, many Mexicans take their TVs to the street

Millions of Mexican fans have turned street corners, plazas, and taco stands into their own version of the tournament.

By Megan Janetsky and The Associated PressJune 23, 2026

A $1 million horror film and a 30-year-old franchise are saving Hollywood’s summer

“Toy Story 5” easily set a franchise record as its $160 million domestic haul marked the biggest opening weekend of 2026.

By Jake Coyle and The Associated PressJune 22, 2026

CPJ: press freedom must endure the American World Cup

FIFA’s biggest tournament is here but ICE crackdowns, AI surveillance and restricted access threaten what that holds the Beautiful Game accountable.

By Gypsy Guillén KaiserJune 23, 2026

More in Health

UPS workers process boxes in a sorting facility.

UPS is shelling out nearly $50 million on temperature-controlled facilities to meet the booming demand for GLP-1 deliveries

Freight giants have pivoted to healthcare logistics, which they see as recession-proof.

By Sasha RogelbergJune 23, 2026

The U.S. cut cancer deaths by 34% since 1991—but not in 458 rural counties

The richest counties improved at 7x the rate of the poorest. Cancer mortality is actually up in the countryside.

By Arthur Cosby and The ConversationJune 23, 2026

For the first time ever, no young women in England died of cervical cancer. In the U.S., RFK Jr.’s vaccine skepticism stalls HPV progress

Zero deaths, 200 lives saved, and 61% vaccinated. Without the vaccine, 23 women would have died, but in the U.S., RFK Jr. still won’t call the vaccine safe.

By Catherina GioinoJune 23, 2026

‘London isn’t just calling—it’s cooking.’ Europe’s largest economies face over $600 billion in heat-driven losses by 2030

A sweltering June has already killed dozens across Europe. A vulnerable population and aging infrastructure could cost the continent even more in the years ahead.

By Tristan BoveJune 23, 2026

More in Travel & Leisure

One World Cup, two worlds: Atlanta’s $3 pizza collides with Mexican beer that costs a day’s wages

Across 16 host cities, stadium food prices reveal a tournament-wide tension between FIFA’s global ambitions and wildly unequal local economies.

By Tim Reynolds and The Associated PressJune 23, 2026

Kraft pounces on World Cup ranch craze with TSA-approved travel kits after the agency tells visitors to ‘avoid chugging’ the dressing

World Cup visitors are so enamored with the dressing, they’re chugging it outside of airport security, forcing TSA to issue a no-chugging warning.

By Catherina GioinoJune 22, 2026

‘I didn’t want a refund, I didn’t want my money back’: meet a grandma who paid $485 for World Cup tickets and never got them

The vast majority of complaints seem to be about StubHub, but people who bought through competitors such as SeatGeek and Vivid Seats also reported issues.

By R.J. Rico, Emilie Megnien and The Associated PressJune 20, 2026

Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island summer town is on high alert for a sudden wedding as rumors fly

Fans, photographers, and police are on standby in the Rhode Island village — even as Swift’s team has confirmed nothing and rumors keep shifting the date.

By Leah Willingham and The Associated PressJune 21, 2026

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