Kamala Harris is quietly strengthening ties with one of the Democratic Party’s fastest-rising progressive stars, holding an extended private phone call with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The conversation, which took place last week, focused on the future of the party and served as the beginning of what is expected to be a longer series of discussions between the two, Axios reports. “This is about positioning for the 2028 primary where no candidate knows where the lane for support for Palestinian rights is going to be but they know there’s going to be one,” Republican consultant Mike Madrid told The California…
WASHINGTON — Democratic socialist congressional hopeful Melat Kiros repeatedly downplayed concerns about a firebombing at a Jewish community rally in Boulder last year being antisemitic and has contended that the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks were “inevitable.” One person was injured and a dozen killed in the June 1, 2025,…
CNN’s chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid has decided to leave the network rather than remain through David Ellison’s looming takeover of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a report. Reid, one of CNN’s most prominent legal journalists, informed management last week that she would not renew her contract…
Sony said Wednesday it will stop producing physical discs for all new games released on PlayStation consoles from January 2028, marking a full shift to digital distribution as consumer purchases continue to move online. Digital downloads accounted for about 80% of Sony’s full-game software sales in fiscal 2025, according to the company, reflecting…
Life on Earth could continue for another 1.8 billion years, according to new research. This figure, which is based on complex climate models, is far longer than many previous studies indicated.As the sun evolves, it is getting brighter. Our star is currently producing about a third more energy than it…
HBO Max is bringing it in July 2026 – and by “it,” I mean some pretty amazing new movies and TV shows to watch. At the top of Watch With Us‘ list is the streaming debut of The Drama, the much-talked-about A24 movie starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson about a…
This sexy sightseer was in for a nude awakening. Edda Elisa, a fetching fitness influencer from Germany, was denied entry on a Lufthansa flight after a gate agent allegedly accused her of being “naked” as a “catastrophic” heatwave plagues Europe. And the blond bombshell is heated about harassment. “What the f- -k?,” griped Elisa,…
Melania Trump made a rare statement on a Supreme Court ruling, praising the high court for upholding a West Virginia law that restricted transgender females from taking part in girls’ and women’s sports. “As many of you may know, I fully support the LGBTQIA+ community. But we must also ensure…
Meta secretly hired hundreds of contractors to pose as teenagers online and bombard rival artificial intelligence chatbots with prompts about suicide, sex, drugs and eating disorders in an effort to test their safety systems, according to a report. The covert effort, known internally as “Cannes,” was managed by Meta contractor…
Researchers have proposed creating a novel satellite constellation, dubbed StormWall, that could shield Earth from the worst effects of solar “superstorms” that we are otherwise unable to mitigate. The innovative idea, which would essentially create a giant airbag in front of our planet, could prevent trillions of dollars in potential…
David Stearns isn’t going anywhere. In his first comments since the Mets fired Carlos Mendoza on Friday, frustrated owner Steve Cohen told The Post’s Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman on “The Show” podcast that Stearns is going to “live out” the remainder of his five-year contract as president of baseball…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Whether you’re walking around Paris or New York City, chances are you’ll see ballerina sneakers everywhere. Rich moms are especially obsessed with the 2026 shoe trend, and given how comfy…
Stores may be closing, but the savings are just getting started. Dubbed the retail apocalypse, over the past few years, brick-and-mortar stores have seen significant shutters. Shoppers have lost some major players in the retail game due to low foot traffic, high lease prices, and the pivot toward digital. For…
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance predicted Tuesday that Bronx and Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028, dismissing some of the other rumored contenders as overrated. “I think it’s got to be AOC. I know that’s probably conventional wisdom,” Vance told “The Michael Knowles Show”…
South Korea’s government allegedly forced a US web retailer to carry out a bizarre and risky plot to recover a stolen laptop from the bottom of a river in China – part of a high-level data-privacy clampdown that US officials claim is the latest example of the country’s anti-American tech regulations…
With age comes wisdom — and hormonal changes. Conan O’Brien found that out after an unexpected exchange revealed a surprising reason behind a shift he’d noticed in himself. Andropause — often dubbed “male menopause” or “manopause” — describes the age-related decline in testosterone levels that many men experience later in life. Unlike…
President Trump has discussed resuming full-scale war with Iran, but is opting to stay the course with diplomacy for now. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Trump has spoken to War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about abandoning peace…
LeBron James’ Lakers career can now be viewed as a timeline, with each stop telling a different part of the story: the arrival, the injury, the Anthony Davis trade, the bubble championship, the Kobe Bryant grief, the scoring record, the NBA Cup, the Bronny James moment and, finally, the Luka…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Who wants stiff jeans? Not Us — and, apparently, not Sarah Jessica Parker, either. Instead of heavy denim, Parker wore a crisp summer skirt that made her look like the…
Melat Kiros, the 29-year-old anti-Israel socialist who stunningly defeated 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) in Tuesday night’s primary race, said she will not support House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as the party leader. “I’m not supporting anyone for leadership who takes corporate PAC money. I’m dead serious about this…
On America’s 250th birthday, venture capitalist and Silicon Valley kingmaker Marc Andreessen is shamelessly optimistic about our country — and making the same audacious bet the Founding Fathers did: that our nation’s best days are ahead. But the present American revolution is technology, and the danger isn’t primarily from foreign…
Dead-end bitcoin mining wastes as much energy as Switzerland’s entire hydropower generation capacity
Network latency in bitcoin mining is driving massive energy waste — the annual equivalent of the total generation capacity of Switzerland’s entire hydroelectric power system, scientists say. This wasted energy results from inefficiencies in the mining process and increasing competition among bitcoin miners.In a new study published May 26 in…
Tick these TikTok tricks off your list. With the rise in disease-harboring ticks across the country also comes an uptick in viral hacks to remove the nasty suckers. But don’t believe everything you see online — some methods may leave you with more than an itch to escape the city…
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to those who celebrate. For the 16th straight year, the Mets are paying Bonilla $1.19 million on July 1 due to one of the most bizarre deals in sports history. After Bonilla, now 63, hit just .160 across 60 games for the Mets in 1999, the…
Before joining Love Island USA, Amora Cacheé Robinson found a job on Craigslist as a bikini server. “I went on Craigslist and I found a listing looking for bikini server girls,” Amora shared in the Tuesday, June 30, episode. “So I went and then they gave us these string bikinis.”…
Former New York Times journalist Alex Berenson told “Pod Force One” in the latest episode, released Wednesday, that the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer could be handing over even more records about its talks with Biden administration officials who sought to suppress online speech. “Pfizer will have to turn over documents talking…
The patient: A man in his 20s in Edinburgh, U.K.The symptoms: The man visited an eye clinic after noticing floaters — small, dark shapes drifting across his field of vision — along with brief flashes of light in his right eye for six days. He was otherwise healthy and had…
It is the start of July. That means your favorite Giants players and coaches are somewhere other than the team facility, probably on vacation. The early weeks of summer are upon us, and if you cannot muster up some level of optimism about your favorite team, you are either a…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! We’ve seen celebs wear cutoff, patch-pocket and even purple jeans, but Mariska Hargitay‘s embroidered pair are a new level of chic. The pants style simply screams ‘Hamptons boutique,’ and we…
WASHINGTON – President Trump will take his new Air Force One for its first flight on Wednesday when he heads to North Dakota to open the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. The trip is part of the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations. The president will also take a train ride, boarding the…
Aaron Judge is “starting to feel better,” Aaron Boone said, though that feeling has not yet translated into concrete progress toward a return. Thursday will mark four weeks since the Yankees announced their captain had suffered a stress fracture of a rib and would undergo additional medical imaging in “approximately…
Love Island USA‘s Caleb McDaniel is just as confused by the villa’s code words for sex as the audience is. During the Tuesday, June 30, episode of the Peacock show, Caleb asked what “French fry” means and Trinity Tatum replied that it was “Deejaying.” No more information was provided for…
California voters will weigh in on 14 statewide ballot measures in the Nov. 3 election — covering taxes, housing, healthcare funding, climate policy, election rules and public campaign finance. The proposals include competing tax plans, major borrowing measures for housing and medical research, changes to environmental review timelines, and new…
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The state of Christian Pulisic’s left calf has all but disappeared as a story headed into the U.S. national team’s Round of 32 clash against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Injury aside, though, it’s been more than three months since Pulisic played a full 90 minutes. He may be asked…
Love Island USA‘s Kenzie Annis stood behind her decision to explore multiple men at once in the villa. During the Tuesday, June 30, episode of the show, Kenzie confessed to Dylan Wrona that she secretly had a makeout session with Gal Tshnieder. She defended her decision to explore her feelings for…
WASHINGTON — In a seismic ruling for campaign finance law, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and their preferred candidates are unconstitutional. The 6-3 ruling paves the way for Republicans to exploit their massive fundraising advantage in the 2026 midterm cycle as they try to…
Sabrina Ionescu planted her feet and let the ball fly. Through the net it fell Tuesday night. She celebrated by waving finger guns. Finally. For two weeks, Ionescu had been searching for her shot and fit within a new system that matured without her. She looked off a count in…
Darrell Sheets’ son, Brandon Sheets, paid tribute to his father in an emotional celebration of life speech. “He was like a pillar. [He was] stellar, he was strong. He reminds me of his father so much,” Darrell’s Storage Wars costar Laura Dotson exclusively told Us Weekly of Brandon’s presence at…
WASHINGTON — President Trump reported a financial windfall in annual disclosure documents, including more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency income and tens of millions from new foreign real estate deals since re-entering the White House. Trump reaped a staggering $635 million from sales of his free-floating $Trump meme coin —…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The first words out of United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s mouth on Tuesday afternoon weren’t about their upcoming opponent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32. It wasn’t about tactics or the pressure on the hosts in the knockout rounds. It…
Tori Spelling is reflecting on Shannen Doherty’s death nearly two years after her passing — revealing why it affected her differently than when she grieved the loss of her father, Aaron Spelling. “I had more of an emotional … outward reaction when Shan passed than my own father,” Tori, 53,…
Los Angeles’ controversial push to let non-U.S. citizens vote in city elections will not appear on ballots in November after the City Council unanimously concluded the proposal wasn’t ready to be actioned. The City Council unanimously slammed the brakes Tuesday, voting 14-0 to yank two charter amendments back to committee…
Rigged egg-flation. Three of the US’s major egg producers had been artificially inflating prices of the shelled food — spiking Americans’ grocery bills for months — and will now be forced to pay $3.3 million for their dirty business dealings after reaching a proposed settlement with the Justice Department and…
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