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1. Police investigate theft of England equipment at World Cup, 2 people in custody

   Two people have been detained in connection with the theft of equipment from the England national team's vehicles during their move from a pre-training base in Florida to Kansas City, where they have their permanent World Cup base camp.

2. As Bay Area hosts World Cup, empty red seats are everywhere at Levi's Stadium

   On Friday, FIFA blamed the empty seats during the World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic in Guadalajara on fans who watched from the concourses. Levi's Stadium staged the Super Bowl only four months ago.

3. A Lebanon town's grief in the aftermath of a deadly Israeli airstrike

   More than 3,700 people in Lebanon have died in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. In a village in southern Lebanon, one airstrike last month killed 14 people, including 10 women and children.

4. 4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved

   The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.

5. A plan to get lifesaving food to hungry kids was working well -- until it wasn't

   Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.

6. 'Cool Ladies Club' is directed by 10 working-class women. They live up to the title

   They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to make a documentary about their unseen and unheralded lives. The results are.... pretty cool.

7. COMIC: How excessive heat kills and how to stay safe

   Human bodies have a natural cooling system, but it can do only so much in high temperatures and humidity. Here's the science behind how heat kills. And how to protect yourself.

8. Pope Leo XIV's flight home from Spain was grounded so the king came to his aid

   Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead.

9. Trump says U.S. military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang

   President Trump said Friday that a U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called "the infamous leader" of the Tren de Aragua gang in Venezuela.

10. Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic, dies at 100

    Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined Today in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973. He was a middle-of-the-road critic, known for his wit and intelligence.