MANHATTAN (WABC) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday revealed new details about Thursday’s ticker-tape parade for the Knicks, fresh off their first title in 53 years.
The parade is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. near Battery Park and travel north along Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes before concluding at City Hall.
Mamdani will host a championship celebration and Key to the City ceremony on the City Hall Plaza immediately after the parade.
“As a fan, I haven’t wanted to jinx it, but as the mayor, we’ve been preparing for all these logistics,” Mamdani told ABC 7.
He also said that the Knicks reflect the never-give-up spirit of the city.
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“I was reading a piece this morning that wrote about often times in our city’s history, this kind of unity comes in a moment of tragedy, and it’s so beautiful that this unity is coming from a moment of joy,” he said.
The mayor previously announced that City Hall and municipal buildings across the city will be illuminated in blue and orange on the night of Thursday, June 18 in recognition of the victory.
Buildings confirmed to be lit include the David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building at 1 Centre Street and Brooklyn Borough Hall at 209 Joralemon Street. Additional city buildings may also participate in the tribute.
The celebration will mark the first ticker-tape parade in Knicks history.
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A South Bay resident with measles may have exposed others when visiting the San Francisco International Airport and two locations in San Jose this week, health officials said Saturday.
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department said its staff is working with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to identify close contacts who were exposed to measles during the infectious period.
The department said in a news release Saturday that the person with measles is an adult who was exposed during international travel. The department did not say whether the person was vaccinated against the virus.
On Monday, June 8, the contagious individual visited San Francisco International Airport’s International Terminal — including passport control, customs and the international baggage claim area — between 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., the agency said, and also went to Trader Joe’s on Coleman Avenue and the International Halal Market on E Santa Clara Street between 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Members of the public who visited the sites at those times on June 8 may be at risk of developing measles seven to 10 days after they were exposed, the department said. Officials also warned that any unvaccinated individual traveling or joining large gatherings should be aware of their increased risk of measles if exposed.
The department advised any individual who may have been affected to review their immunization records and call their healthcare provider immediately if they are pregnant, have a weakened immune system or are not immunized. They should monitor symptoms for seven to 21 days after the potential exposure.
If symptoms develop, the agency urged anyone who believes they may be infected to call ahead to any medical facility before arriving and tell them about the exposure.
The department also urged anyone with measles or at risk of developing measles not to attend large gatherings, as measles “is one of the most infectious diseases in the world and spreads very rapidly.”
“Given the number of large international events currently happening throughout the Bay Area, it is especially important that any unvaccinated, exposed individual quarantines to the best of their ability and avoids contact with others if feeling unwell,” the department said.
In February, the department warned of the first confirmed measles case since May 2025, when a Santa Clara County resident with measles visited a Panda Express restaurant in Burlingame while infected. Prior to 2025, the last confirmed case of measles in a Santa Clara County resident was in 2019.
Common symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and a rash, which can appear seven to 21 days after the exposure, the agency said.
The two-shot measles, mumps and rubella vaccine series is 97% effective at preventing measles if a person is exposed and cases are typically milder in vaccinated people.
According to the CDC, the virus may infect a vaccinated person if their immune system didn’t respond correctly to the vaccine, or if they were near someone with the virus for a long time. Disease symptoms are generally milder in vaccinated people and vaccinated individuals are less likely to spread the disease to others, according to the CDC.
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department said the Bay Area region benefits from very high rates of vaccination against measles.
“Exposures like this one remind us of the importance of vaccination. Fortunately, the Bay Area region has strong community immunity, because of our very high rates of vaccination or from childhood exposure decades ago,” said Dr. Sarah Rudman, Health Officer and Public Health Director for the County of Santa Clara. “Two shots of MMR or MMRV vaccine continue to be the best protection against measles and can stop a measles outbreak in its tracks, which is especially important during times of gathering and travel.”

Situation at a glance
The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to evolve rapidly, with increasing case numbers and geographic spread. As of 10 June, a cumulative of 676 confirmed cases, including 136 deaths, have been reported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 11 June, Uganda has reported 19 confirmed cases including two deaths, as well as one probable case who has died. In Uganda, the outbreak remains epidemiologically linked to transmission originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with evidence of both imported infections and secondary transmission among contacts and healthcare workers. Uganda has not reported any new cases in the past six days. National authorities in the two affected countries, in collaboration with WHO and partners, are implementing a comprehensive package of response measures. A regional preparedness and prioritization framework continues to guide readiness activities across the African Region.
Description of the situation
Since the last Disease Outbreak News was published on 8 June 2026, the number of confirmed cases and deaths have increased rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In total, 695 confirmed cases; 676 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and 19 from Uganda; and 138 deaths including two from Uganda, have been reported from both countries, while at least 37 people have recovered from the disease.
Figure 1. Distribution of confirmed cases of Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as of 10 June; and Uganda, as of 11 June
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Since 8 June, an additional 161 confirmed cases, including 45 confirmed deaths, have been reported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The increase is in part due to the scale up of testing and diagnostic capacities, enabling testing of the backlog of previously collected samples. As of 10 June 2026, a total of 676 confirmed cases including 136 deaths (CFR 20.1%) have been reported from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The reported CFR is likely an underestimation, as many deaths that occurred before the outbreak declaration remain under investigation. So far, 32 patients have recovered. Cases have been reported from 29 health zones (HZ) from Ituri (19/36 HZ), North Kivu (9/35 HZ) and South Kivu provinces (1/34 HZ) [1]. Sixteen confirmed cases have been reported among health and care workers to date.
The outbreak remains concentrated in Ituri Province, which accounts for 93% (629) of the confirmed cases with a CFR of 17.3% (109/629). The highest number of confirmed cases in Ituri Province are reported from Bunia (185 cases), Rwampara (137 cases), Mongbwalu (132 cases), and Nyankunde (33 cases) health zones. While the epicentre remains Ituri, there has been significant geographic expansion of health zones with confirmed cases since 8 June, with confirmed cases in additional four health zone as of 10 June. Of the total confirmed cases, 94 are awaiting distribution by HZ.
As of 10 June, 5768 contacts have been identified and are under follow-up across Ituri (4703), North Kivu (841), and South Kivu (224) provinces. Of these, 4141 contacts have been followed up, corresponding to follow-up rates of 71.4% in Ituri, 71% in North Kivu, and 83.5% in South Kivu.
The outbreak is unfolding in a complex humanitarian and conflict-affected environment, characterized by highly mobile and often displaced populations. These dynamics, combined with increasing security-related incidents affecting health facilities, have posed additional operational challenges in affected provinces, such as constrained access for response teams, disrupted surveillance and response activities, and heightened risk of undetected transmission. These conditions underscore the need for response efforts to be led by local leaders and anchored in communities.
Figure 2: Number of confirmed cases (n = 676) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by date of reporting as of 10 June 2026
NB: Newly reported confirmed cases/deaths may be part of the back log of samples and therefore not necessarily newly acquired infections.
Uganda
Since the last update dated 8 June, no additional confirmed cases or death have been reported from Uganda. As of 10 June 2026, a cumulative of 19 confirmed cases including two deaths in imported cases, and one probable case who has died, have been reported. Of the confirmed cases, 14 cases are imported and five are secondary transmission among contacts and health workers following cases imported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The cases have been reported from two districts, Kampala and Wakiso, both part of the Kampala Metropolitan Area. To date, there has been no documented community transmission in Uganda. Exposure risks are associated with healthcare settings and cross-border movements. Five recoveries have been reported to date.
Of the 820 contacts listed as of 11 June, a total of 409 contacts are under active follow up and 394 contacts have completed their 21-day follow-up period.
Figure 3: Number of confirmed cases (n = 19) in Uganda by date of reporting as of 11 June 2026
Epidemiology
Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) is a severe and often fatal form of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus, one of the Orthoebolavirus species. It is a zoonotic disease, with fruit bats suspected to be the natural reservoir. Human infection is thought to occur through close contact with the blood or secretions of infected wildlife, such as bats or non-human primates, and it subsequently spreads from person to person through direct contact with the blood, secretions, organs, or other bodily fluids of infected individuals or contaminated surfaces or items. Transmission is particularly amplified in health-care settings when infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are inadequate, and during unsafe burial practices involving direct contact with the deceased.
The incubation period for BVD ranges from two to 21 days, and individuals are not infectious until symptom onset. Early symptoms such as fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and sore throat, are non-specific, which complicates clinical diagnosis and can delay detection. These symptoms then progress to gastrointestinal symptoms, organ dysfunction, and in some cases haemorrhagic manifestations. Case fatality rates in the past two BVD outbreaks, reported in Uganda and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2007 and 2012 were 30% and 50% respectively.
Differentiating BVD from other endemic febrile illnesses such as malaria is challenging without laboratory confirmation using PCR or antigen/antibody-based assays. Control relies on rapid case identification, isolation and care, contact tracing, safe burials, and strong community engagement, as no approved vaccines or specific treatments currently exist for BVD.
Public health response
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, in collaboration with WHO and partners, are implementing comprehensive public health measures including implementing the continental response plan, engaging donors and mobilizing additional resources to address critical funding gaps and sustain response operations across affected and at-risk areas.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a subnational risk-stratification analysis has been conducted to further inform the operational response priorities. According to the latest analysis dated 8 June, 159 health zones are categorized as affected or at risk. This underscores the massive geographic scale of response needed to control this outbreak
For further information about public health response actions by the respective Ministry of Health, WHO, and partners, please refer to the latest situation reports published by the WHO Regional Office for Africa Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease Outbreak Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 04, Data as of 7 June 2026 | WHO | Regional Office for Africa
Following the recommendations of WHO advisory groups on candidate therapeutics to be considered for a clinical trial, WHO, Africa CDC and other partners are supporting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda in implementing the clinical trial. This include using MBP134 and REGN3479 for treatment, and using obeldesivir for post-exposure prophylaxis, ensuring the highest ethical standards under the leadership of the national health authorities and in close consultation with affected communities.
The protocol for the trial has been submitted and is under review by ethics committees and regulatory authorities of the countries. More coordination, and research and development funding, are needed to ensure timely access to candidate therapeutics.
WHO risk assessment
On 6 June 2026, WHO reassessed the risk of the outbreak of BVD to incorporate newly available information and align with the WHO Temporary Recommendations. The risk for countries sharing land borders with countries with documented Bundibugyo virus (BVDV) detection, currently the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, has been separated out from the risk for other countries in the African Region.
The risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains assessed as very high due to ongoing transmission and the continued expansion of the outbreak into new health zones, increasing the potential for further national and regional spread.
The risk in Uganda is still assessed as high due to confirmed cross-border spread through imported cases and ongoing epidemiological links along the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo–western Uganda corridor, historically affected by Ebola outbreaks, including Bundibugyo and Sudan virus disease outbreaks.
The risk for countries with land borders adjoining countries with documented BDBV detection, is assessed as high due to sustained population mobility linked to cross-border trade and mining activities, variation in capacities and experience of BVD response, and variable levels of readiness.
The risk for the rest of the Africa region and at the global level is assessed as low.
For further information, please see the WHO Rapid Risk Assessment – Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and countries with land borders adjoining countries with documented BDBV detection v3.
WHO advice
WHO advises against any restriction of travel to, or trade with, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda based on the currently available information. WHO continues to closely monitor and, where necessary, verify travel and trade measures in relation to this event.
For further information on the considerations for implementing border health and international travel-related temporary recommendations, please see the relevant technical note issued on 26 May 2026.
The temporary recommendations issued to State Parties on 22 May 2026 underscore the importance of coordinated outbreak control, enhanced cross‑border collaboration, and sustained surveillance and preparedness to prevent further regional spread and ensure an effective public health response.
WHO has convened several technical advisory groups, including the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) to assess candidate vaccines and therapeutics for BVD. Key recommendations made are available in the news release published on 28 May 2026.
Regular Information products on the outbreak of BVD in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
Daily update: Epidemiological update on BVD outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
Published every Tuesday: Weekly External Situation Report on Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease Outbreak, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda
Published every Thursday: Disease Outbreak News | All Hazards Public Health Events, Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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There may be swarms of bugs, rain showers and thunderstorms, but this isn’t Exodus, or the apocalypse: the president of the United States will host the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the White House on Sunday, his 80th birthday.
The iconic South Lawn – typically used by presidents to board Marine One on their way to summits, funerals and wars – has been blanketed by an octagon, ringed by thousands of seats in a mini coliseum, and dominated by a 92ft, 600-ton steel structure organizers have nicknamed “the Claw”, not unlike the alien tripods from the 2005 film War of the Worlds.
A tennis court was built at the White House in 1902. There are not one, but two, bowling alleys. Barack Obama added a basketball court in 2009. But never before has a major professional sporting event been staged on the grounds of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The extraordinary event was the idea of Trump himself, according to UFC president Dana White, reinforcing the president’s ties with a league which has amassed an enormous fanbase around a core demographic of young men. But critics have called it a blood sport.
The spectacle has been tightly controlled, with stands packed with US armed forces members required to meet strict weight-to-height and fitness specifications.
Trump is shrewd about what his fans – the Maga base which sent him back to the White House in November 2024 – wants to see, according to biographer Gwenda Blair. “They want to see this anti-elite, anti-upper-crust, anti-upper-class event,” she said. “It’s on the White House lawn? That is rubbing everybody’s face in it. It’s a version of bragging.”
As workers erected scaffolding and vendor tents on the lawn this week, the final countdown to “UFC Freedom 250” was somewhat overshadowed by ominous weather forecasts, and a legal bid to block the event from taking place altogether.
UFC has never before staged a fully outdoor event in its 33-year history. The one previous outdoor attempt, a 2010 show in Abu Dhabi, was held in a venue that was at least partially covered. This one has no roof at all.
The National Weather Service forecast for Sunday evening currently shows a “likely” chance of thunderstorms in Washington DC right around the time the main event begins. UFC has two meteorologists on site, drawing from two separate data sources, filing weather updates every hour.
All the while, a lawsuit filed last weekend by the watchdog group Public Integrity Project sought an emergency injunction. The suit argues the administration erroneously relied on a rule meant for federally organized commemorations of the nation’s 250th anniversary to justify an event that, by White’s own admission, was Trump’s idea. A judge ultimately denied the request on Friday.
The complaint had also pointed to Trump’s financial disclosures, which showed that the president bought up to $50,000 in stock in TKO Group Holdings, the UFC’s parent company, earlier this year.
The administration pressed on, undeterred – championing what it pitched as the UFC’s virtues, from drug testing to diplomacy.
At the White House media day on Wednesday, Sara Carter, a former Fox News contributor now serving as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, presented Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis – one of Trump’s favorite UFC fighters – with recognition for 75 consecutive clean drug tests, and declared him to be an example for children everywhere.
Lewis thanked her, before telling reporters that he didn’t have anything against drugs, generally, but marijuana every now and then helps him out. If anyone wanted to give him a medal for it, he said, he’d take it.
A day later, Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a public-private partnership between the state department and the UFC. Rubio called the promotion the “United Nations of fighting”, arguing that a UFC crowd is one of the few places left where people from different backgrounds gather around something they share. The administration signed a similar memorandum with the NFL earlier this year.
The focus now turns to Sunday night’s proceedings: seven fights on the South Lawn. The main event pits undefeated lightweight champion Ilia Topuria, from Spain, against the interim champion Justin Gaethje, from the US, in a unification bout. The co-main event, between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane, will crown an interim heavyweight champion. Lewis will also feature.
About 4,300 people are expected in the stands, including about 1,200 seats set aside for active-duty military personnel. Those seats came with conditions. According to a Pentagon memo reviewed by Military Times, service members selected for tickets were required to meet a waist-to-height ratio of 0.55 or below, and pass their service-specific physical fitness standards. The memo also called for “genuine UFC fans”, and made clear troops would cover their own travel costs.
But not everyone got through the door. Sean Strickland, the only active American men’s UFC champion, says he was told the White House had not cleared him to attend, a decision he attributed to comments he made criticizing Trump, Israel and Jeffrey Epstein. (White denied that Strickland, who has a history of making racist, sexist and homophobic comments, was banned.)
The remaining tickets will go to the president, UFC leadership and a long list of donors, lobbyists and members of US Congress angling for seats near the cage.
Whether the weather cooperates remains to be seen. But barring a badly timed thunderstorm, under the lights, the White House will stage an event without precedent, at the behest of the president.
David Smith contributed reporting

I went into Netflix‘s Maternal Instinct with no sense of what I was about to watch. Really, I only even pulled up the screeners to stop one of the documentary’s producers from asking me a fifth time if I’d watched. So I went to my Preview Content hub, selected the film without so much as a thumbnail, and dove in. (Well, I did so after I got the authentication code sent to my cell phone, keyed it in… you don’t need all the details.)
Almost immediately, I regretted the decision. To be clear, that feeling is not an indictment on the quality of the film — it’s solely a reflection of the subject matter. Being a parent didn’t help matters here.
In Maternal Instinct, directed by Jessica Dimmock (HBO’s Thoughts & Prayers, Hulu’s Captive Audience) and executive produced by Liz Garbus (I”ll Be Gone in the Dark, Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer), a young woman from a wealthy family falls in love with an East Texas hog trapper. Classic girl meets boy stuff, just with a trailer full of pigs sold for slaughter. The swine are not the only ones who will be slaughtered.
“Their relationship appears perfect and within months she’s pregnant and proudly showing off her baby bump all over social media,” the film’s official synopsis reads. “But when a state trooper pulls her over and discovers she has just given birth in her car, her story quickly falls apart.”
And that’s just the beginning. Maternal Instinct slowly plays its way to “exposing the truth behind a terrifying and unthinkable crime,” it continues.
I didn’t see the “unthinkable crime” coming — not by a mile. Either the story didn’t travel 1,369 miles to these, here parts (suburban New Jersey), or I’m simply bad at keeping up with the news. It’s probably a little bit of both, and yes, I recognize the latter is not great coming from a journalist. Cutting myself some slack, even Netflix describes the crime at the center of the story as being “relatively unknown.”
I won’t spoil it, though that’s probably not the right term here. Maybe it’s more like I won’t horrify you. Don’t Google “Taylor Parker” if you don’t want to know how this all plays out — or if you simply want to keep your lunch down.
Maternal Instinct is a tough watch but a well-made documentary; Dimmock doesn’t give away the (pecan) farm all at once. It was a purposeful creative choice, she tells The Hollywood Reporter, one that she says “in some ways is the closest thing that mirrors what happened to the victim and the victim’s family.” Her film takes its time getting from its shocking opening to its even more shocking conclusion, but when the end finally informs the beginning, you’ll realize just how “terrifying” the truth is.
Dimmock, too, was unaware of Parker’s crimes before being approached to direct. It was first-time documentary producer Samantha DeMaria who brought the story to Story Syndicate.
“Her instincts, that this was just something really out of the ordinary, were really switched on,” Dimmock said, “because she got this in her claws and wouldn’t let it go.”
The same can be said for Dimmock once she got her hands on the subject matter. I asked the true crime producer if this is “the worst story [she’s] ever heard,” which would be saying something, given the genre she works in. “Pretty much,” she responded.
“It’s hard to compare tragedies, because every time, for whoever is involved, it is the worst thing,” Dimmock added. “I don’t want to make light of anything else, but there’s a cruelty to this.”
That’s an understatement. Maternal Instinct is streaming now on Netflix.