Alcaraz, Sabalenka advance at US Open; Williams sisters lose

14 min agoTrump declared the war with Iran is "pan comido" (easy) for the United States. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated the country's right to defend itself following attacks on U.S. targets in the Middle East.

44 min agoIran's media reported that a US missile struck an oil tanker near Kharg Island, the country's major oil export hub. The vessel involved was small, with no injuries reported, though blasts near the island were heard by witnesses.

1 h agoA jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict after seven days of deliberations in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in January 2023. Judge William Sullivan declared the trial a mistrial, leaving the Plymouth County district attorney to decide whether to pursue a new trial, negotiate a plea agreement, or drop the charges.

1 h agoDefending singles champions Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the fourth round on Friday, with Alcaraz defeating Wu Yibing 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 and Sabalenka beating Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4. Serena and Venus Williams lost their first-round doubles match to Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7) in their return to Grand Slam doubles.

1 h agoThe US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Golden Global Bank, a Turkish bank, accusing it of facilitating transactions for Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Quds Force. All assets of the Istanbul-based bank are frozen in US territory and linked operations are prohibited. The US ambassador to Turkey said the sanctions target the bank's conduct, not Turkey's financial system.

2 h agoMbappé missed several clear chances in addition to the penalty. Real Madrid protested that a Betis player entered the penalty area before the kick was taken, and the penalty should have been retaken.

2 h agoAuthorities said seven people are still missing after the blasts. The explosions occurred at a facility storing pyrotechnic material, with the blast happening at around 2:30 p.m. local time.

2 h agoA explosion has struck a military installation in Viacha, Bolivia, leaving at least 10 people dead and many more injured. Officials have urged the public to avoid the area, citing the danger of additional blasts.

2 h agoA mistrial was declared after jurors deliberated for six days without reaching a unanimous verdict on the charge that Clancy killed her three children in 2023. The jury's inability to agree on a verdict ended the trial without a conviction or acquittal.

3 h agoThe United Nations on Friday approved a resolution backing a move away from the 16th-century Mercator projection toward maps that more accurately represent countries' actual size. African states sponsored the resolution to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral.