Tuesday, June 16, 2026

B-52 Bomber Crash, High-Profile Elections & World Cup Upsets

All the news you need in about 10 min:

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Story Links

All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

U.S. Air Force B-52 Bomber Crash: Edwards AFB, ABC News, LA Times, WaPo, AP

Gulf Coast Flooding: Fox Weather, ABC News, NBC News, CNN

Dangerous CA Rip Tides: LA Times, The Guardian, SF Chronicle 

Gov. Newsom Reveals DOJ Investigation: WaPo, LA Times, WSJ, NY Times

Trump Promotes Iran Deal at G7: The Hill, WSJ, AP, NY Post

Israel Refuses to Withdraw from Lebanon: Reuters, NY Times, WSJ

Russia Attacks Historic Ukrainian Sites: ABC News, Bloomberg, WaPo, NY Times

Britain’s Social Media Ban for Kids: BBC, NY Times, CBS News, Reuters

GA Primary Runoff: Reuters, WaPo, AP, USA Today

Other June 16 Elections: The Oklahoman, KOCO, CNN, WaPo, NY Times, AP

DC’s Reflecting Pool Turns Green: USA Today, Washingtonian, Politico, Newsweek

Fox Acquires Roku: Fox Business, Axios, AP, WaPo, MarketWatch

World Cup Upsets: CNN, Sky Sports, NBC News, The Guardian, NY Times

Trivia Tuesday: Which animal's fingerprints are almost indistinguishable from a human’s? 
Last Week’s Q: Who is the only woman ever featured on U.S. paper money?
Last Week’s A: Martha Washington
Read More: St. Louis Fed, Axios, KIRO, Mount Vernon