For: June 22, 2026
>>Watching Wall Street
(New York, NY) -- The opening bell rings this morning after the holiday-shortened trading week wrapped up early on Thursday with stocks solidly in the green. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 72 points to 51-564. The S&P 500 gained 80 points to 75-00. The Nasdaq rose 496 points to 26-517.
>>Amazon Prime Day June 23-26
(Seattle, WA) -- Amazon's Prime Day sales event is almost here. It runs this year from June 23rd through the 26th. It's a little earlier than usual as the company usually holds Prime Day in July. Amazon says groceries and household items will be a big focus for savings.
>>Ubisoft's Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash
(Paris) -- The co-founder of the French video-game publisher Ubisoft has died. The company said Saturday that Claude Guillemot [[ GIL-uh-mot ]] died Friday in a plane crash in La Baule, a resort town on France's Atlantic coast. According to newspaper Ouest-France, the city was scheduled to host an air show this weekend, The outlet said Guillemot was one of two people aboard the twin-engine Cessna 421 when it went down killing both of them. He helped make Ubisoft into the world's largest video game companies and later serving as chair of the family's Guillemot Corporation.
>>TX Supreme Court Rejects Effort To Block Beach Closures For SpaceX Launches
(Austin, TX) -- The Texas Supreme Court is rejecting an effort to block beach closures during SpaceX rocket launches. The high court ruled unanimously on Friday that environmental groups don't have the right to sue to keep public access open to a beach that's been closed for a launch. In 2021, an environmental group called Save RGV sued the General Land Office and Cameron County, Texas over the closure of Boca Chica Beach and its only access via State Highway 4 during SpaceX launches. A trial judge had previously dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, and the state Supreme Court upheld that decision.
>>Fake FIFA Sites Stealing Private Information
(Undated) -- The FBI is warning soccer fans of fraudulent websites impersonating FIFA as the World Cup continues. In a PSA, the FBI says cybercriminals are using fake domains to sell counterfeit tickets and steal personal information. Scammers often rely on a tactic known as "typosquatting," where they register website domains that closely resemble legitimate addresses, but it relies on internet users to make common typo mistakes. Officials advised users to verify website URLs before entering sensitive information, and to navigate directly to FIFA's official website by typing it into their browser rather than relying on search engine results.
>>McDonald's Brings Back Fried Apple Pie
(Chicago, IL) -- McDonald's is bringing back a nostalgic desert. The fast-food chain announced that its fried apple pie will return to participating locations on June 23rd for a limited time. The desert features apple pie filling made with American-grown apples wrapped inside a fried crust. It first appeared on McDonald's menu in 1968.
