WASHINGTON — An unidentified woman has accused Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) of sexual assault as part of a House Ethics Committee investigation that was sparked by a Post exposé, according to a statement released by her lawyers Wednesday. Democrats on Capitol Hill believe Gomez, 51, may resign in the wake of the disclosure — following his close friend Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who stepped down in April after multiple women alleged sexual harassment or assault. Attorneys Lisa Banks and Sarah Nesbitt slammed Gomez for publicly claiming that the committee is only investigating “consensual” sexual relations by the married Dads Caucus founder. “We…
San Diego’s crown jewel is looking a little tarnished, and polishing it is set to cost a cool $1 billion. Iconic Balboa Park, the sprawling destination packed with museums, gardens and Spanish Colonial Revival style buildings, is buckling under decades of deferred maintenance — leaving city leaders with a mammoth…
BALTIMORE — Major League Baseball now uses technology to confirm or overturn balls and strikes. Is it time for something similar around the foul poles? The Baltimore Orioles certainly felt aggrieved Wednesday night against the Yankees after Pete Alonso’s deep fly to left field in the seventh inning was ruled…
Hayden Panettiere‘s estranged mother, Lesley Vogel, gave an update on the investigation into her daughter’s sudden death. Vogel, 70, told NBC News on Wednesday, August 19, that she was informed that law enforcement is investigating the circumstances surrounding Panettiere’s death. She claimed that a narcotics investigator has joined the case.…
Former acting US attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba dismissed speculation Wednesday that she’s the front-runner to succeed departing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt – calling it “fake news” – despite being the betting favorite to land the job. “Flattered by the Kalshi odds, but I’m not in the running…
Influencers are growing their families in 2026. Madeleine White Fedyk, Blair Fowler and Brittany Miller are some of the fan favorites who have announced that they’re expecting this year. Madeleine has been candid about wanting to get pregnant after her July 2025 wedding to Andrew Fedyk. On January 17, she…
A Missouri judge has allowed new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November elections, rejecting a bid by to put the Republican-friendly districts to a statewide vote of the people. The ruling Wednesday by Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green is a victory…
Giant digital billboards being installed along Santa Monica’s once-gleaming Third Street Promenade are projected to bring a huge boost of cash to the city, but “character police” critics say it’s going to destroy the charm that made the area special. The California Coastal Commission in April approved the installation of…
The Los Angeles Chargers’ biggest offseason need was bolstering the offensive line. Interior depth, specifically, was an issue for the Chargers throughout the 2025 season, but the team had roughly $99 million in cap space to find protection for quarterback Justin Herbert. Less than a month from the NFL regular…
Harry Jowsey isn’t concerned about what will be said at the Let’s Marry Harry reunion. “I’m not worried about anything,” Harry, 29, said during a Wednesday, August 19, episode of Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “Whatever they want to say or whatever they feel called to say, I would…
An unhinged Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to travel to Washington, DC, to “put a bullet” in US Attorney Jeanine Pirro‘s head. Daniel Kretsinger, of Hauppauge, New York, posted two vile and menacing videos to X on June 30, threatening violence against Pirro and further suggesting…
Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang – who worked with disgraced FTX crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried – avoided financial penalties in a slap-on-the-wrist settlement with US regulators that was revealed Wednesday. Ellison, 31, the nerdy on-again, off-again ex-girlfriend of Bankman-Fried who ran his Alameda hedge fund before testifying against him, will…
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said he wanted to “take it a step further” when asked whether he supported Bernie Sanders’ public ownership model for major artificial intelligence companies. El-Sayed argued for “some system of public control,” days after a top House Democrat rejected suggestions that young socialists are…
Jonathan Kuminga landing with the Los Angeles Lakers seems inevitable at this point. On Tuesday, it appeared Kuminga had three suitors remaining in his free-agent sweepstakes: the Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Lakers. And on Wednesday, the Cavaliers seemingly took themselves out of contention by instead acquiring Peyton Watson…
Farrah Abraham is finally revealing how much she says she was paid for starring on MTV’s hit shows 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom. “It was only $3,500 from that first one,” the MTV personality, 35, claimed during the Tuesday, August 18, episode of the “We Need To Talk” podcast.…
WINSTON-SALEM, NC — Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema recounted the moment that she was caught red-handed texting her bodyguard lover by his wife in dramatic testimony in federal court on Wednesday — as she admitted to sleeping with the father-of-two military vet. “I’ll see you soon,” Sinema texted Matthew Ammel — only to receive…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom refused to take a position on a raging debate over standardized testing in University of California admissions — dismissing as “anecdotes” the alarming reports from professors of college students who can’t do basic math. The governor was asked at a Wednesday press conference in Hayward about an…
Total US debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said Wednesday, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is brewing as ballooning costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments far outstrip revenues held back by tax cuts. The Treasury’s latest daily cash and debt balances statement showed total…
HOUSTON — It’s become almost customary in the NFL for head coaches to sit their starters in preseason games when their team and that week’s opponent have already squared off in a joint practice. After what happened to the Raiders against the Texans on Tuesday, Klint Kubiak might be inclined…
Clare Bowen penned a heartfelt tribute to former Nashville costar Hayden Panettiere just days after her death at age 36. “It’s been raining in the treehouse for days.. for you.. you whispered like you’d found the sun, just in June,” Bowen, 42, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, August 19, alongside…
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday defended California’s controversial new tire rules, insisting the sweeping environmental regulations are a win for residents — even as critics warn they could leave drivers paying more. Speaking at a press conference in the Bay Area, the Democratic governor touted the rules approved Monday that…
That bag of frozen blueberries in your freezer could be more than just a smoothie staple. A recall of GreenWise Organic frozen blueberries and whole mixed berries has been slapped with the FDA’s highest-risk classification amid an investigation into a potentially dangerous E. coli outbreak that has sickened 12 people…
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way alum Armando Niedermeier-Rubio shared a positive update on his 13-year-old daughter Hannah’s health following her hospitalization. “She’s improving every day, doing amazing and getting back to her old self slowly but surely,” Niedermeier-Rubio revealed via Instagram on Saturday, July 18. “Although we still have…
The Mamdani administration has quietly made permanent a controversial pilot program that pays junkies cash for turning in used needles — a move critics contend will only encourage illegal drug use. The city’s massive $126 billion budget for the new fiscal year that began July 1 includes $3 million to…
Nowadays, the word “weapon” may evoke modern-day technologies such as firearms, blades and missiles. Yet archaeological evidence shows that weapons have existed for hundreds of thousands of years. Of course, early humans wielded weapons that looked quite different from those used today.So what is the oldest weapon?Generally, weapons are defined…
A recent study suggests GLP-1-related weight loss may improve some women’s relationships and employment status. Rebecca Diamond, professor of economics at Harvard University in Boston, independently published research that found an association between weight-loss medications and a change in women’s social and economic outcomes. Diamond used the Understanding America Study, a panel survey from…
INDIANAPOLIS — About a month ago, Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu didn’t look like herself. She had struggled early in her return from injuries that sidelined her for most of the first five weeks of the season. She brushed off any notion that her sore back was still bothering her. During…
Controversial “manosphere” influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, have been arrested in Miami after the U.K. government filed rape and sex trafficking charges against the siblings. “We have decided to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for further offenses including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and…
Science word of the day: AutotrophPronunciation: AW’-tuh-trohfWhat it means: Autotrophs are organisms that can feed themselves with inorganic substances such as light (for plants) or methane (certain microbes). Autotrophs were the first single-celled life-forms to colonize the planet, thriving on chemicals bubbling up from the subsurface at deep-sea vents or…
Aaron Judge was finally placed on the 60-day injured list Saturday, mostly a procedural move to free up a spot on the 40-man roster. But it was another reminder of just how much time Judge will miss due to a fractured right rib that’s sidelined him since the end of…
Taylor Frankie Paul acknowledged that she is not “mother of the year” while fiercely defending herself amid her custody battle against exes Dakota Mortensen and Tate Paul. “Last night I studied that ‘long suffering’ trains us to eventually thrive in it and it’s safe to say I’m starting to understand…
Sunday at MetLife Stadium, Spain or Argentina will win the World Cup final. But who are the financial winners? Will it be a boon or bust for New York? It’s complicated. With only one game left, sports economists say it’s unlikely the U.S. will enjoy the huge economic boom promised.…
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way alum Armando Niedermeier-Rubio is asking fans to keep his 13-year-old daughter, Hannah, in their prayers after she was airlifted to an ICU in Arizona with blood on her brain. Armando revealed via Instagram on July 14, 2026, that Hannah’s condition had rapidly deteriorated at…
Pitching reinforcements are on the way. Clarke Schmidt, coming off the second Tommy John surgery of his career, is making progress toward a return. On Saturday, before the Yankees-Dodgers game was postponed due to rain, Schmidt threw a simulated game for the first time during his rehabilitation. “It was great.…
The Cure’s lead singer Robert Smith blasted FIFA’s World Cup Final Halftime Show, set to feature music from Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and more. “The point is not really about who is curating or performing, it is about the #mugwank ideas of a football World Cup final half time show,”…
PHILADELPHIA — Luis Robert Jr. could return to the Mets for their series in Milwaukee this week, leaving the team with more outfielders than starting spots. “He’s looking better and better,” interim manager Andy Green said Saturday before the Mets lost to the Phillies. The Mets traded for Robert last…
Samantha Busch is celebrating her son Brexton winning his first race since his famous father, legendary NASCAR racer Kyle Busch, unexpectedly died at age 41. “This is his first win since Kyle’s passing. There was a lot of emotions to say the very least,” Samantha, 40, wrote via her Instagram…
SEATTLE — It has been a season-long struggle for the Giants to build any kind of momentum, usually thwarted just as things get good by subpar pitching or poor defense. Once again, it was the same culprits that kept them from extending a three-game winning streak to four. The Giants…
The 118 is together again following Peter Krause’s shocking 9-1-1 exit ahead of season 9. “Peter Krause [and] Ryan Guzman Stache Battle,” Kenneth Choi wrote via Instagram on Friday, July 17, sharing a video of his fellow costars deep in a staring contest of sorts. In the footage, Krause, 60,…
A Hawaii Supreme Court justice used a ruling overturning a decades-old criminal conviction to deliver a blistering rebuke of Chief Justice John Roberts’ Supreme Court, accusing the nation’s highest court of weakening constitutional rights, damaging democracy and advancing a political agenda. Justice Todd Eddins authored the 91-page majority opinion Wednesday in State v. Granillo,…
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns were given a warm welcome at the Garden on Saturday — but this time was not for basketball. The two Knicks stars made WWE appearances during WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event. Brunson, sporting sunglasses and a brace on his left wrist, was met with a…
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