Jalen Brunson hit the go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left as the Knicks beat the Spurs 105-104 to take a 2-0 NBA Finals lead. New York returns to Madison Square Garden two wins from its first championship since 1973.
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U.S. forces intercepted Iranian missiles and drones aimed at the Strait of Hormuz, Kuwait and Bahrain as talks with Tehran stalled. Fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah is further complicating efforts to end the wider conflict.
Robin Pendery, a seasonal mountaineering ranger at Denali National Park and Preserve, died after falling into a crevasse while on climbing patrol near Mount McKinley’s 14,000-foot camp. The National Park Service said the death is under investigation.
Xavier Becerra has advanced to the November election for California governor, while Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer remain in contention for the second slot. Millions of mail ballots are still being counted under California’s top-two primary system.
The U.S. military said it downed four Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz and struck radar sites on Iran’s southern coast. Iran has not commented on those strikes, while both sides continue to dispute recent incidents in the Gulf.
Witnesses testified that Karmelo Anthony told Austin Metcalf “touch me and find out” before the fatal stabbing at a Frisco, Texas, track meet. Defense lawyers argued Anthony acted in fear after Metcalf, who was larger, pushed him.
Michael Gledhill, 44, has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of actor James Handy at a home in Los Angeles’ Tarzana neighborhood. Police said Gledhill, the son of Handy’s girlfriend, flagged down officers and told them he was the person they were looking for.
The Justice Department said in court filings that the Trump administration’s proposed anti-weaponization fund is not going forward. It still urged federal judges to reject lawsuits seeking to block the fund on standing and justiciability grounds.