Gavin Newsom is set to leave California a shocking legacy of a structural budget deficits of between $20 and $30 billion — as state officials admit they have no idea how much money from the general fund it spends on state worker’s salaries. A report by the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office is so damning, it may even change the math on Newsom’s expected run for president, with a prominent political expert Thad Kousser warning: “He will face immense scrutiny as we head toward a potential presidential run.” California’s fiscal hawks, the LAO, which have provided budget and policy advice to…
There’s no more clarity in Steve Kerr’s situation following a reported meeting with the Warriors’ top decision-makers earlier this week. According to an ESPN report on Wednesday, Kerr met with owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. on Monday. The meeting lasted two hours, per ESPN, but while…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! These days, with more variety on the beauty market than ever, essential products like lipstick truly have to stand out. Miley Cyrus knows this firsthand from her latest go-to lippie,…
WASHINGTON — President Trump is reviewing options, including renewed strikes on Iran, as negotiating progress stalls. Trump has doubled down on his 16-day blockade of Iran’s oil exports — after rejecting an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping and set aside nuclear talks for later.…
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.…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Whenever Taylor Swift steps out wearing something cute that doesn’t cost thousands of dollars, fans know they have to act fast. The mega pop star has a habit of selling…
Long Island Rail Road union leaders and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials finally returned to the bargaining table Wednesday after 40 days, but the session still ended with no deal in sight. With less than three weeks until workers can legally walk off the job, leaders of the Brotherhood of Locomotive…
Disney has decided to keep ESPN — shelving years of speculation about a potential spinoff — in one of the first major strategic calls by newly installed CEO Josh D’Amaro, according to a report. The move signals that the media giant is doubling down on sports as it navigates a…
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…
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.…
Uber Technologies unveiled an in-app hotel booking feature in partnership with Expedia Group on Wednesday, marking its latest push to become a one-stop platform for travel, rides and food. The company is seeking to boost user engagement and unlock new revenue streams by integrating travel services into its app, as it competes for…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators apologized to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk this week as they settled a lawsuit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against the rocket company and its chief executive. As part of the settlement, the California Coastal Commission acknowledged its members made “improper” statements about Musk’s…
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.…
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…
The Voice alum Dylan Carter has died. He was 24. Carter died on Saturday, April 25, in Colleton County, South Carolina, according to multiple reports. “Our family is heartbroken to hear about the passing of Dylan Carter in a car accident,” wrote Thomas Hamilton Jr., the mayor of Moncks Corner,…
The Department of Justice is investigating White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen’s links to the leftist online group, “The Wide Awakes,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday. “Of course, we’re investigating that,” Blanche told a reporter who asked about his ties to that and other possible left-wing…
Bill Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square – known for its contrarian bets – is expected to raise $5 billion in its IPO, at the bottom of its targeted range, a source familiar with the matter told The Post. The billionaire investor earlier said he was looking to raise between $5…
One idea given for the mysterious disappearance of Neanderthals around 40,000 years ago is a difference in brain power compared with early modern humans (Homo sapiens), who invaded their territory in Eurasia and outcompeted them. But a new study of brain variation reveals that Neanderthals and humans were much more…
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. New bet365 bettors can maximize these NBA playoffs with their first wager on the platform this spring. With the bet365 bonus code, first-time users can generate bonus bets for Monday’s hoops slate…
Cole Tomas Allen hinted at his distaste for President Donald Trump in a letter left for his family before allegedly opening fire outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. “I experience rage thinking about everything this administration has done,” the 31-year-old suspect wrote, according to NBC News, adding that “administration…
Billionaire Sergey Brin has broken his silence on California’s proposed billionaire tax — invoking his Soviet upbringing as new details surface on a tense showdown with Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Trump-loving ‘gut influencer’ girlfriend. Brin, the Google co-founder with an estimated net worth of $270 billion, discussed his family…
CBS News has ousted London bureau chief Claire Day after she clashed with editor-in-chief Bari Weiss over the network’s coverage of Iran and Gaza, The Post has learned. A CBS source told The Post that Shayndi Raice, a newly hired foreign editor from the Wall Street Journal, will lead all…
The two law firms representing Sam Altman’s sister in her sexual abuse lawsuit against the OpenAI chief executive said Monday they are withdrawing from her case. In filings in St. Louis federal court, the Mahoney Law Firm and the Simon Law Firm cited “an unfortunate general breakdown in the attorney-client…
While some people feel moments of loneliness or social anxiety from time to time, investigative reporter Christina Buttons felt that way most of her life. She spent much of her time alone, struggling to make friends as a kid and retreating into solitude as an adult. Then, one day, she…
For a few days last week, the Dodgers almost couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Because, for the first time in his three years with the team, Shohei Ohtani looked like a mere mortal at the plate. From April 20-25, the four-time MVP had the worst six-game stretch of his…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! For busy moms, getting dressed shouldn’t feel like another chore on the To-Do list. That’s where easy, throw-on-and-go dresses come in. We’ve rounded up comfy, stylish options that will make…
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld Texas Republicans’ redrawn congressional map — a controversial redistricting that kicked off a gerrymandering race around the country. A lower court had previously blocked the map, but the nation’s top court last year ended up issuing a stay of that ruling,…
A controversial billionaire tax measure in California — which has secured enough signatures to appear on the November ballot — would devastate the state’s economy, a new study published Monday shows. More than 108,000 jobs could be lost if the tax goes into effect, the analysis concluded, and $28 billion…
Hear comes trouble. Ghosts in the attic or goblins in the basement are not responsible for paranormal activity, claims a new April 2026 study, which blames a home’s old pipes for those things that go bump in the night. It’s just the rickety plumbing that’s humming. “Consider visiting a supposedly haunted…
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. There’s no official winner of the NFL Draft, but the Giants seem to be the team that came out ahead among all 32 teams in the…
Awards season comes and goes each year, but one thing has remained the same: a few deserving celebrities have ended their glammed-up evenings with a shiny new talking piece to display on their mantle. Or … somewhere else! When it comes to storing their awards, celebrities have been known to…
Trending Now
More
Markets
MoreEditor's Picks
More
The force of a pumping heart changes how cancer cells function, halting their ability to…
