California’s bullet train can’t catch a break. The state’s High-Speed Rail Authority board punted a vote Wednesday on its long-awaited business plan — after it was revealed that the project’s cost had ballooned to a staggering $231 billion. Lawmakers and budget hawks have ripped the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco train project as incomplete, opaque and possibly illegal, with the authority moving to delay a vote until next month. Two days earlier at a tense Senate Transportation Committee, government watchdogs in the Legislative Analyst’s Office warned that the plan doesn’t meet basic legal requirements after new station locations were proposed. Ian Choudri,…
Meghan McCain is ripping her successor on ABC’s “The View” as a “joke” — blasting current co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin as not a real conservative. “I’m gonna say something that’s a little nasty,” McCain said Tuesday on her podcast, “Citizen McCain.” “The person they replaced me with is a joke.…
A discarded piece of a SpaceX rocket carelessly left adrift in space will likely crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds.The renegade rocket poses no risk to the moon or any working spacecraft, the report stresses. However, the collision — which is predicted to occur Aug. 5…
After a lackluster offensive performance Tuesday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts implored his team to “to have a better plan” at the plate. An afternoon later, however, the club was still searching. In a 3-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, the Dodgers not only dropped a three-game series…
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Elon Musk said he was a “fool” to trust Sam Altman with the future of OpenAI in his second day of testimony in the bombshell trial over the future of the artificial intelligence giant. “I was a fool who provided them free funding to create a startup,”…
Mount Etna is like no other volcano on Earth, new research finds. In fact, the volcano may have formed in a bizarre way, reminiscent of how some seamounts, called petit-spot volcanoes, grow on the ocean floor, researchers reported April 7 in the journal JGR Solid Earth. Although these seamounts are…
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The Los Angeles Lakers looked to have taken a snow day on Sunday night when they were blown by the Rockets in Game 4.…
Three stars out of four Gird your loins — and get ready for some frothy fun. Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt all return in this sweet sequel that was made for a night out with friends. When we pick up years after the events of 2006’s…
A bombshell Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that struck down Louisiana’s congressional map and gutted the Voting Rights Act will have major ramifications for California’s gerrymandering fight over its own maps, multiple experts said in interviews with the California Post. It’s not just California’s newly gerrymandered, anti-Trump congressional maps that could…
Bill Ackman‘s long-anticipated Wall Street debut flopped on Wednesday, as shares of his new closed-end fund tumbled 18% on the New York Stock Exchange despite the hedge-fund billionaire’s rampant following on social media. Pershing Square USA Ltd. (PSUS) — the flagship vehicle pitched as a way to hand hedge-fund-style returns…
Mars is out; the moon is in. And this time, we may be going there to stay.On March 24, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced new plans to build a “sustained human presence” on the moon, complete with a permanent lunar base. Construction of humanity’s new home away from Earth could…
Heart racing, palms sweating and breath quickening? You’re not alone. Stress and anxiety may be part of modern life, but for millions of Americans, these occasional mood killers have become daily struggles — and it’s not just younger generations feeling the pressure. Gallup’s 2025 Global Emotions Report found that nearly…
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Now that Lori Loughlin is back on the market, she’s putting herself first. “Lori is really into health and wellness these days,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “She works out almost every day and takes it pretty seriously.” So seriously, in fact, that the Full House alum, 61, dabbles…
California governor hopeful Tom Steyer sported some strange ink on his hand during Tuesday night’s debate. The billionaire Democrat was seen with a crudely drawn, tic-tac-toe-like symbol on his left hand as he sparred with rivals on the debate stage. The curious scrawls fueled plenty of speculation and jokes online.…
The weight-management drug Wegovy has become widely used and now comes in a convenient pill form — but recently, a study flagged that the popular medication may carry a risk of “eye stroke,” also called ischemic optic neuropathy (ION), which can cause rapid vision loss.But Wegovy users shouldn’t panic, experts…
There aren’t many people who can find the bright side of being diagnosed with cancer. But winemaker Nick Dugmore has found it. “Cancer’s been phenomenal for me, because I’ve never lived so f—ing purely and happy, and just in love with life in all my life,” Dugmore told news.com.au. It’s…
The force is not with Terrell Owens. The 49ers icon stumbled upon a real-life lightsaber battle while at a park in Los Angeles Tuesday, and he was completely flummoxed by the scene. As three men dressed in protective gear wielded colorful lightsabers right next to a basketball court, Owens whipped…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent trip to Australia has become the latest ‘setback’ in his already estranged relationship with his brother, Prince William. And the younger royal’s recent remarks abroad have fueled tensions in an already fragile situation between the brothers. “I was like, ‘I don’t want this job.…
The Long Island Rail Road was thrown into chaos during the morning commute Wednesday after a train struck debris that had fallen in an East River tunnel, officials said. Eight of 11 LIRR lines were delayed or cancelled as passengers in the train had to be evacuated from the tunnel,…
CBS News is stumbling under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss as both the “CBS Evening News” and “CBS Mornings” have fallen to troubling ratings lows, pointing to a deepening audience slump at the network. For the week ending April 20, “CBS Mornings,” co-hosted by Gayle King — who recently reupped with the…
The bots have got this in the bag. We may no longer fear disgruntled luggage handlers playing soccer with our suitcases. Japan Airlines is looking to fill a baggage handler gap by enlisting an army of automated bag bots to assist their human counterparts. Starting in May, these humanoid luggage…
Panera Bread’s latest menu item is drawing backlash online, as employees of the chain are claiming the new item leads to perfectly good bread and extra salad being tossed in the trash. The fast-casual chain’s new Salad Stuffers, which launched April 8, are marketed as “a bread bowl for your salad.” But…
It seems inevitable that Carlos Mendoza is the one who’ll pay the bill for the mess the Mets find themselves in, despite the votes of confidence both obvious (David Stearns said so last week) and subtle (he still has his job as you read this). Mendoza hasn’t exactly covered himself…
NFL free agent and former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Mike Pennel Jr. has been named a person of interest in the death of a woman who went missing in the Dominican Republic in 2021, ESPN reported on Saturday, April 25. Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche’s body was found earlier this…
A photograph of President Trump huddling in the Oval Office with Cabinet secretaries and his closest advisers moments after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is being dubbed “historic,” “iconic” and “incredible.” The black-and-white photo was snapped by chief White House photographer Daniel Torok at 10:15 p.m., about…
Pop superstar Taylor Swift filed trademark applications for two audio clips and one image of herself in what a trademark attorney said is an attempt to protect her voice and likeness from deepfake videos and audio created by artificial intelligence. The applications were filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office on…
Luka Doncic’s legal case with his ex-fiancée might have just provided a clue into when the Lakers star plans to return from his hamstring injury. A new court filing, obtained by The California Post on Monday, shows Doncic and his famed attorney, Laura Wasser, agreed to a request to push…
As debate continues to stir about NFL insider Dianna Russini’s relationship with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, a resurfaced video revealed Vrabel wasn’t the only coach in Russini’s inner circle. During an appearance on “The Bill Simmons Podcast” in August 2025, Russini, 43, spoke about her relationship with…
California’s controversial billionaire tax could eventually hit more than just the people at the top of the financial food chain — eventually hurting the everyday Californian — according to a powerful Sacramento business group. The California Business Roundtable, which represents major employers in California, claimed in a memo obtained by…
Attempts have been made on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s life not once, but twice, just in the month of April. Then on Saturday a madman trying to assassinate President Donald Trump, the third known attempt, was thwarted in Washington DC. Worryingly, the response online isn’t condemnation — for some, it’s a sick celebration. …
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The NBA Playoffs continue on Monday with the Timberwolves and Nuggets facing off in a crucial Game 5 out West, with Minnesota leading the…
Credit: Courtesy of Pink/Instagram June 2023 Pink and Hart celebrated their eldest child turning 12 in sweet birthday tributes. “Where to even begin. This lil girl has changed my life over the last 12 years,” the motorcycle racer wrote via Instagram alongside photos of Willow throughout the years. “My 1st…
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. broke his silence on his barely explained, weeks-long absence from Capitol Hill over mysterious “health issues,” vowing to return “very soon.” The 57-year-old North Jersey Republican last cast a House vote on March 5 and has missed dozens of votes in the…
A long-anticipated courtroom battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman kicked off in California Monday — and the legal brawl is poised to spill mounds of inside gossip and dirty laundry from Silicon Valley in the weeks ahead. In addition to Musk and Altman, witnesses in the case — in…
A rock discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover contains “the most diverse collection” of the building blocks of life ever seen on the Red Planet, including seven never found there before, new research confirms.In 2020, Curiosity discovered and drilled into the rock, which has now been confirmed to contain organic…
There weren’t just fists flying at a UBO world title boxing match on Saturday. Chaos unfolded after Russian light heavyweight Sergei Gorokhov defeated Turkish fighter Emirhan Kalkan by stoppage on Saturday night. As Gorokhov celebrated inside the Besirli Sports Hall in Trabzon, Turkey, fans turned on the victor as a…
Andy Cohen never suspected that a member of the Summer House cast leaked audio from the season 10 reunion. “There were these hot takes blaming the cast, which I knew immediately — I was like, ‘The cast did not leak this,’” Andy, 57, said during the Monday, April 27, episode…
Jennifer Newsom launched a furious attack on Donald Trump on Monday after his appearance on 60 Minutes following another assassination attempt. The governor’s wife weighed in after the interview between the president and CBS’ Norah O’Donnell got heated when she read out segments of the shooter’s manifesto. O’Donnell fumbled through…
London’s battered luxury housing market is emerging as a cautionary tale for New York, as far-left Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes a pied-à-terre tax that critics warn could trigger a similar exodus of wealthy homeowners. A wave of taxes on second homes in the British capital has already cooled what was…
Age really is just a number sometimes. And aging isn’t a linear process — our physical, cognitive and social functioning can jump back and forth between feeling younger or older. This is known as the “flicker stage” that moves between vitality and decline, and it can help us get better…
NFL wide receiver Sterling Shepard was all smiles while partying in the desert at Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif. this past weekend, as seen in an Instagram carousel post. Shepard, who’s an unrestricted free agent after two seasons with the Buccaneers, took in the event with friends after he and…
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