The New York Knicks celebrate a comeback 107-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs after Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York, June 10, 2026. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times) By CLAIRE FAHY, WESLEY PARNELL and TANIA GANGULI The electric comeback by the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night unleashed a chaotic and optimistic energy in Madison Square Garden and the streets of New York City. The vibe outside the arena was rowdy, a

Shoppers in the groceries section of a Sam’s Club store in Brandon, Fla., on May 27, 2026. U.S. inflation accelerated for a third-straight month in May amid a stalemate in negotiations to end the war with Iran, adding to the price pressures confronting consumers. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times) By LYDIA DePILLIS Inflation accelerated for a third straight month in May amid a stalemate in negotiations to end a war with Iran that has pushed up energy prices, adding to the burd

The spires of the Sagrada Familia church are seen behind buildings in the Eixample neighborhood of Barcelona on April 22, 2026. When the pope leaves, the Sagrada Familia and the surrounding streets will morph once more into a lightning rod for more quotidian concerns about the soul of Barcelona. (Samuel Aranda/The New York Times) By JASON HOROWITZ On June 10, 1926, Antoni Gaudí, the architectural visionary who designed Barcelona’s spectacular and still unfinished Sagrada Fami

Tourists and locals pass by barricades erected to prevent disruptions from demonstrations at the Zocalo, Mexico City’s historic center square, on June 10, 2026, the day before the city was to host the World Cup opener. For many Mexicans, the World Cup is a chance to show the world that it is a thriving, cosmopolitan country. But for the protesters, it is a chance to show how far Mexico still has to go to provide security and equality for average citizens. (Luis Antonio Rojas/

U.S. stocks were set to ⁠open ⁠higher on Thursday, as investors sought ⁠bargains in beaten-down technology stocks and kept a close watch on developments around ​the Middle East conflict and its impact on economies and businesses. Chipmakers bounced back after Wednesday’s selloff sent major Wall Street ‌indexes down more than 1% and ‌technology stocks into correction territory, a 10% drop from their record close. Nvidia, Intel and Micron Technology were up ⁠between 1% ⁠and 4.6

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel at the Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, Feb. 10, 2026. (Jake Michaels/The New York Times) By ADAM NAGOURNEY There was “Bravo Gustavo!” a musical tribute that John Williams wrote for his friend Gustavo Dudamel, the outgoing music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which premiered the piece while Williams cheered from his fifth-row seat at Walt Disney Concert Hall. There was a new production of Richard Wagner’s “Die Walküre,” led by

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – La Policía informó que murió un niño de 3 años que había sido atropellado el domingo frente al edificio 56 del residencial Vista Hermosa, en Puerto Nuevo. Según informaron las autoridades, el accidente fue reportado a eso de las 4:00 de la tarde del 7 de junio de 2026. De acuerdo con la información oficial, una mujer de 30 años conducía una Toyota Sequoia negra del año 2008 y se disponía a salir del lugar luego de asistir a una actividad religiosa. Al

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – La Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres (OPM) y la Comisión de Desarrollo Cooperativo de Puerto Rico (CDCOOP) formalizaron el jueves un acuerdo colaborativo para apoyar la estabilidad económica de mujeres sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica. “Este acuerdo nace de una convicción profunda de que una mujer que sobrevive merece más que protección, pues merece puertas abiertas, oportunidades reales y herramientas para reconstruir su vida con dignidad

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The leaders of Israel, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas and the United States have one thing in common: None of them want a commission of inquiry looking into their performance in the latest Middle East conflict. So I have decided to do it for them, and I can summarize my conclusions in two words that apply to them all: “You lost.” There — I’ve saved you all the time and money of an internal investigation. You’re welcome. This truly is the Middle East war that eve

A Social Security Administration office in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, Sept. 3, 2025. The financial forecast for Social Security worsened this year, according to the annual financial report released on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, by the program’s trustees. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD and MARGOT SANGER-KATZ The financial forecast for Social Security worsened this year, according to the annual financial report released earlier this week b