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1. There's a beef about beef at the World Cup, as Argentina fans pour into Texas

   It's about who produces the best, most succulent steaks, and how to prepare the meat. Argentina and Texas are two of the top cattle-raising areas of the world, where steak is deeply ingrained in diet and culture.

2. U.S. strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship

   The U.S. struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet to an interim understanding reached a week ago by the two countries.

3. Pete Buttigieg and his kids subject to CPS, police investigation after false report

   Buttigieg, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, shared his family's experience when police and Child Protective Services came to his home investigating an anonymous tip that was false.

4. 5 million have dropped ACA insurance after Trump and the GOP let prices skyrocket

   The number of people who signed up for a health plan and then didn't pay their premium fell much more sharply than it has in years past. Trump officials blame fraud. Health policy experts blame costs.

5. A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding'

   During Supreme Court opinions Thursday, Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion in an asylum case, appeared to rebut Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who wrote the dissent. The move was highly unusual — and on Friday there was a coda.

6. It's not just Cape Verde: African soccer is having a World Cup moment

   The soccer greats — Brazil, England, Spain — have been giving uneven performances out on the pitch during this World Cup. Meanwhile, teams from Africa have been relentless.

7. She posted about ICE. Five months later, DHS agents told her to take her post down

   In January, Paigelynne Gonyea posted about the immigration surge in Minneapolis. This week, she was visited by ICE officials who claimed one of her posts had doxxed a federal agent.

8. U.S. pledges generous earthquake relief to Venezuela

   Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised: "We have a whole-of-government response. It'll be big; it'll be fast; and it'll be effective."

9. World Cup fans are missing games after their resale tickets fall through

   The ordeal has left fans forced to either miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or scramble to find new tickets, often costing more and for worse seats.

10. Palestinians grieve for a father-to-be shot by Israeli troops the day his son was born

    Nayef Samaro, 25, was killed in an Israeli military raid on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, as he prepared to meet his wife at the hospital for the birth of their first child.