Supreme Court blocks Trump’s effort to restrict transgender treatment for prison inmates

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court rebuffed the Trump administration’s emergency petition to immediately revive its restrictions on transgender treatment for inmates in federal prisons on Wednesday. President Trump’s team had requested the high court stay a lower court ruling blocking that policy from taking effect while litigation over it plays out, but the high court rejected it without explanation, which is standard practice for emergency applications. Republican appointed Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas both would’ve granted Trump’s request for a stay on the lower court’s ruling against the Trump administration. Trump has enjoyed a high success rate before the…

Iconic LA bakery eyes huge new outpost near major airport

A popular Southern California bakery is cooking up something big. Los Angeles-based Porto’s Bakery and Café is bringing its sought-after Cuban pastries to the Inland Empire with a new location in Ontario, California, the burgeoning brand announced this week. The sprawling, 50,000-square-foot location will stretch across three buildings and include…

Rangers drawing championship motivation from Knicks’ long-awaited title

Seven Rangers players were at the Garden on Tuesday, taking in the scene as the Knicks received rings and raised a banner for their championship, and for his group, head coach Mike Sullivan said, an event like that can be inspiring. Vladislav Gavrikov, Sean Durzi, Alexis Lafrenière, Will Cuylle, Noah…

Mike Rogers says Abdul El-Sayed is a national security ‘risk’ who’s ‘bought’ by Muslim Brotherhood in testy Michigan Senate debate

Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers torched his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, during their debate Wednesday over his alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Rogers, a former Republican congressman and retired FBI agent, brought up an open letter to the terror group that El-Sayed reportedly signed in 2012 — and refused…

Bryson DeChambeau refuses to give up on LIV Golf as player exodus grows

Bryson DeChambeau isn’t giving up LIV Golf just yet.  The two-time U.S. Open winner and one of golf’s biggest names remains committed to the rebel golf league and has been working behind the scenes to help bring LIV 2.0 to life, ESPN reported Wednesday.  The report is the first indication…

Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers ruled out against Chargers

The Raiders will have to pursue a 2-0 start without Brock Bowers. The tight end is inactive for Sunday’s game against the Chargers at SoFi Stadium, extending his absence to a second consecutive game following minor knee surgery. Bowers underwent a procedure to trim his meniscus and missed the Raiders’…

Kyle Tucker out of Dodgers lineup as news injury concern surfaces

Just as Kyle Tucker was finally starting to heat up, he became the latest Dodgers star to suffer a potential injury concern. On Sunday, Tucker was not in the Dodgers’ lineup for their series-finale against the San Francisco Giants, absent a day after he left Saturday’s game early following a…

Mamdani to meet with Trump at NYC’s Gracie Mansion this week

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will welcome President Trump to Gracie Mansion on Monday when the commander in chief visits the Big Apple for the United Nations General Assembly. Hizzoner and Trump, who have been famously chummy despite their diametrically opposite political views, last met in-person back in February, but have remained…

How a bunch of swashbuckling tech bros upended the way America fights its wars

At 11:16 a.m. local time on Sept. 28, 2008, operating from the Kwajalein Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation — a privately-funded company, founded by a 37-year-old South African emigree named Elon Musk and headquartered in Hawthorne, Calif. — launched a rocket of its own…

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