Senate Republican demands Trump ‘finish what we started’ in Iran

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called on President Trump Friday to resume strikes on Iran to “finish what we started” — claiming the commander in chief is being “ill-advised” to pursue a deal to end the war. Follow The Post’s live coverage of…

High hantavirus levels found in rodents in parts of US — suggesting greater exposure risk: study

Researchers found unusually high hantavirus levels in rodents in the Pacific Northwest, suggesting greater exposure risk in the surrounding agricultural communities. The area with the biggest prevalence is the Palouse region, which includes parts of eastern Washington and north-central Idaho in the Pacific Northwest. Researchers from Washington State University’s College of Veterinary…

Angels’ Mike Trout gives blunt response to deafening trade rumors

He’s one of the best players of his generation. 3-time MVP. 11-time All-Star. 9-time Silver Slugger winner. And yet, Mike Trout is faced with one of the most painful decisions most elite athletes must make. Does Trout, arguably the greatest player in the history of the Los Angeles Angels —…

Can AI really simulate human thinking? Research casts doubt on an influential study, suggesting an advanced model was just really good at memorizing patterns.

Researchers have cast doubt on an influential 2025 study that claimed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model could accurately simulate human thought.That study, published in the journal Nature, concluded that a large language model (LLM) called Centaur could “predict and simulate human behavior” with up to 64% accuracy across a…

Giants lose Roy Robertson-Harris to Achilles tear in early injury crusher

The Giants’ new-look defensive tackle unit will be without one of its holdovers. Veteran Roy Robertson-Harris tore his Achilles during Thursday’s practice, according to The Athletic, which likely means his season is over before it even started. The Giants signed the 32-year-old to a two-year, $9 million deal last offseason…

Feds dramatically drop charges against Illinois anti-ICE activists – including ex-congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh – amid grand jury misconduct claims

Chicago’s US attorney abruptly dismissed a criminal case Thursday against four anti-ICE activists — including former Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh — after a federal judge called out prosecutors for rigging the grand jury to secure an indictment. US Attorney Andrew Boutros announced his office was dropping the charges with…

NFL nirvana is 18-game schedule, but it’s not only for fans’ benefit

ORLANDO — The NFL has a clear vision of what its ideal regular season looks like. And like a pound-and-ground offense that keeps churning downfield, one 5-yard run after another, the end zone is now within reach. The league’s nirvana is an 18-game regular season and one international game for…

DNC ‘autopsy’ of 2024 defeat says Biden loyalists neglected Harris, claims GOP ‘learned more from Obama’ than Dems

WASHINGTON — A slipshod, error-riddled draft “autopsy” of Donald Trump’s crushing 2024 election victory commissioned by the Democratic National Committee largely blamed allies of former President Joe Biden for failing to properly support former Vice President Kamala Harris — but also knocked the party apparatus as relying on “negative partisanship” to win races. The draft, begrudgingly released by the…

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