EU and U.K. hit Russia with new sanctions; Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor; Explosion kills three deputies in Los Angeles and Tomorrowland music festival opens after stage fire.

The New York Times Wordle puzzle today might be a little too cute. Many puzzlers are learning the word for the first time.

Famed skydiver and BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner dies at 56 Baumgartner achieved international recognition in 2012 when he performed a jump from 24 miles above the Earth, higher than anyone before him. He died on Thursday in a paragliding accident.

Netflix drops a bunch of new content for viewers to stream from TV and movie studios all over the world. Watching all of it would take you a ton of time, so I decided to start my Friday by recommending three top picks for the weekend and week to come.

Minnesota won its past three series against Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, and the Chicago Cubs to earn a 6-3 record in the past nine. The Twins are in a heathy spot to be completive and steal an AL Wild Card spot. Minnesota is four games back of the final postseason spot and can make ground against Colorado here.

July 18 (UPI) -- "Bachelor" alum Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy, will host "Age of Attraction," an age-gap dating reality series on Netflix. Ages range from 22 to 59. July 18 (UPI) -- Girl group Katseye is teaming up with Mattel's "Monster High," beginning with a single and music video for a new version of the show's theme song "Fright Song."

Here are four stories for you to know about for Friday. Going through airport security could soon become easier with TSA changes. The Trump administration has struck a deal to give immigration officials access to Medicaid enrollees' personal data.

The Phillies lead the Mets by 0.5 games despite not having their leader, Bryce Harper, in their lineup for the bulk of June. Trea Turner has 112 hits in 94 games and the MVP of the All-Star Game, Kyle Schwarber, has 30 home runs to lead Philadelphia.

These three days will be tacked onto the seven days from July 7-13 into a singular scoring period. The short weekend means that teams' fourth and fifth starters coming out of the All-Star break won't get to work until the following week.