Wall Street bonuses hit a record $49.2 billion in 2025, up 9 percent, according to an annual estimate by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who warned Mayor Zohran Mamdani that a strong financial sector is crucial for the Big Apple’s success. DiNapoli, the Empire State’s bean counter-in-chief, said the average bonus was as much as $246,900 last year, a 6 percent increase from 2024 as industry profits jumped more than 30 percent to $65.1 billion, fueled by strong trading, underwriting, and asset-management fees. “Wall Street saw strong performance for much of last year, despite all of the ongoing domestic…
Today’s top story A landmark ruling could permanently change how social media sites run. (Image credit: Wally Skalij via Getty Images)The social media giants Meta and Google have been held liable in a landmark California legal case that found the companies deliberately designed addictive social media products that caused harm…
A historic baseball moment will forever be remembered for being overshadowed by an in-game manager interview. Those waiting for the first Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge Wednesday may have felt underwhelmed since it happened while Netflix conducted an interview with Giants manager Tony Vitello. The broadcast showed Yankees shortstop Jose Caballero…
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President Trump issued an early morning warning to Iran Thursday, telling Islamic Republic officials to buckle down and “get serious” about negotiating an end to the four-week-old war “before it is too late.” “The Iranian negotiators are very different and ‘strange,’” the president posted on Truth Social. “They are “begging”…
The Trump White House left social media users confused Wednesday night when it posted a pair of bizarre videos on its official X and Instagram accounts, later deleting one. The first clip, later scrubbed, was posted around 9:15 p.m. ET and showed a pair of someone’s black pointed-toe boots. A…
It’s still not clear who was behind Monday’s perfectly timed bets on stocks and oil that came just minutes before President Trump signaled a pause on Iran attacks – but the resulting windfall was likely worth between $40 million and $50 million, On The Money has learned. Wall Street traders…
Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed a square stone altar used for human sacrifices during the Toltec Empire more than 1,000 years ago.The altar, human bones, obsidian knives and ceramic vessels were discovered during excavation for a transportation project near the archaeological site of Tula, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) north…
Everyone remembers the petrifying moment. Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a near-fatal cardiac arrest following a routine tackle in a “Monday Night Football” game against the Cincinnati Bengals in January 2023. Paycor Stadium fell silent — and viewers at home watched in shock — as Hamlin received emergency CPR…
Former Sex and the City star Kristen Johnston has called on Perez Hilton to “make amends” to those he has hurt following his recent hospitalization for sepsis. “Many years ago my guts [were] basically ripped open as a result of my longterm abuse of opiates. (I wrote a whole book…
WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog has been investigating hundreds of millions of dollars in Department of Homeland Security contracts approved under former Secretary Kristi Noem and her top adviser Corey Lewandowski — and faced extensive obstruction in its oversight attempts, The Post has learned. DHS employees have been asked to preserve all records amid…
SAN FRANCISCO — Gui Santos scored a career-high 31 points, Draymond Green made two clutch free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining and the Golden State Warriors beat the Nets 109-106 on Wednesday to clinch a play-in spot. Brandin Podziemski had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Warriors…
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Kristi Noem kept her lover Corey Lewandowski close at hand as she made her first appearance in her new job after she was booted from the Department of Homeland Security. Noem and Lewandowski sat side-by-side across from Guyanese President Irfaan Ali during a meeting in the South American country on…
SAN FRANCISCO — Max Fried signed with the Yankees before last season with the idea of pitching at the top of the rotation, alongside Gerrit Cole. But when Cole was lost for all of last season with Tommy John surgery, Fried took charge as the ace of the rotation. With…
Josh Duhamel has reflected on the impact of marrying his ex-wife, Fergie, at the height of her fame. “It was a huge shift [in my life] because she was a massive star at the time and so it was a big adjustment for me, if I’m being honest,” Duhamel, 53,…
Craig Conover couldn’t help but rethink his future on Southern Charm after his castmates called him out for his alleged anger issues following season 11’s explosive Mexico trip. “You guys have villainized vulnerability so unfortunately I’m not going to be vulnerable with you guys anymore,” Craig, 37, told producers as…
The family of Sheridan Gorman is pushing back on comments from Chicago and Illinois leaders, saying her killing was not a “senseless tragedy” and demanding accountability for what they call systemic failures. 18-year-old Gorman was killed on March 19 at around 1:06 a.m. while she was with friends at a…
Melissa Kössler and Natasha Flint each scored and the expansion Denver Summit downed Gotham FC 2-0 on Wednesday night for the club’s first National Women’s Soccer League victory. Kössler put the Summit on the board in the 57th minute after Yuna McCormack sent a pass through the midfield. Kössler’s inside-out…
Sarah Michelle Gellar and her Ready or Not 2: Here I Come costars Elijah Wood and Kathryn Newton were evacuated from a Paris hotel amid a fire. A spokesperson for Le Bristol Paris confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that guests were evacuated on Wednesday, March 25, and have since been allowed…
The U.S. military said it carried out a strike Wednesday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as the Trump administration pushes forward with a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America while waging a war against Iran. The latest attack brings…
It’s about time. On Wednesday, the WNBA finally provided details and a timeline for the first major offseason event: the Portland and Toronto expansion draft. The league will flip a coin Friday to determine Portland and Toronto’s order for the expansion and college drafts next month. The winner will choose…
NBA icon Shaquille O’Neal is addressing the viral rumor claiming he slid into Sabrina Carpenter’s DMs. “First of all, ladies, the diesel got way more game than that,” O’Neal, 54, said on the Friday, March 20, episode of his “Big Podcast” show, reading aloud the fake flirty messages. “I’m just…
The women’s freeski halfpipe event came to a screeching halt on Thursday during a scary scene in which two-time Olympic medalist Cassie Sharpe had to be taken off on a stretcher. The Canadian took an ugly fall as she was going down the halfpipe, making it almost all the way…
Four school employees and one police officer in Aliceville, Alabama, have been arrested after investigators conducted multiple investigations that involved disseminating child sexual abuse material. The four school employees that were arrested are Antavious Belgrave, Lakethia Wilkins, Roderick Granger and Winston Bishop, according to ABC 3340. All three are on…
President Trump kicked off a campaign rally in Georgia with a fiery defense of his tariff policy, arguing he has the “right,” as president, to set them. The Supreme Court could rule as soon as Friday on the legality of Trump’s tariff agenda. “I have to wait for this decision.…
JPMorgan lashed out at President Donald Trump on Thursday, accusing him of “fraudulently” naming CEO Jamie Dimon as a defendant in a $5 billion lawsuit over the closure of the commander-in-chief’s accounts and arguing the move was designed to keep the case in Florida. In a court filing Thursday in…
Soon, any Mets fan will be able to recreate the legendary Bobby Valentine disguise in Queens. The Mets announced Thursday as part of their promotional schedule that May 29 will be Bobby Valentine Disguise Night at Citi Field, a nod to when the former manager was ejected from a game…
Fans are eager for another season of Netflix’s hit show Nobody Wants This. In November 2025, the streaming service confirmed that the rom-com series would be returning for a third season sometime in 2026. “I couldn’t be more excited to head into a third season of this show,” creator Erin…
President Trump announced Thursday that he will order top administration officials to identify and release government files related to UFOs and aliens.“Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government…
The federal government is suing a Coca-Cola bottler for hosting a women-only networking event – accusing it of discriminating against men in the first workplace diversity case in President Trump’s second term. In September, Coca-Cola Northeast Beverages, a New Hampshire-based distributor, hosted a two-day networking event at the Mohegan Sun…
MILAN — As Team USA players spoke to reporters on a rainy Thursday morning outside the Olympic Village, Lucas Raymond and Tim Stutzle stood 10 or so feet down the street, suitcases in hand. The Swede and German dapped each other up, chatted for a few minutes, then waded off…
Whitney Port gave an update on her fertility journey after a recent embryo transfer with her surrogate. “Everything went amazingly,” the Hills alum, 40, enthusiastically said in a TikTok video on Wednesday, February 18, while discussing her trip to New York City with husband Tim Rosenman. “They said she looked…
Gov. Kathy Hochul will pull another switcheroo and raise taxes after the November elections — like she did when imposing congestion pricing after the 2024 campaigns, Republican elected officials claim. Democrat Hochul, who is seeking re-election to a second full, 4-year term this fall, insisted she won’t buckle to New…
In a startling Thursday announcement, the Trump administration signed an agreement with Pakistan’s government to “jointly redevelop” the Pakistan-owned Roosevelt Hotel on Madison Avenue — a vacant eyesore worth at least $1 billion for its development potential, according to real estate analysts. The shuttered, 22-story hotel between East 44th and…
Bracing for a potentially protracted labor fight, MLB owners have funded a war chest of about $75 million per team to provide some financial protection should games be lost to a work stoppage. There appears near-unanimous sentiment among owners to seek a salary cap as part of the next CBA,…
A woman is charged with a felony hit and run after police said she slammed into Virginia Living magazine editor Hope Cartwright as she was crossing a street, killing the 23-year-old. Latesha Coleman, 41, is accused of driving away after she allegedly struck Cartwright while she was using a crosswalk…
President Trump expressed sympathy for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the disgraced former prince who was arrested over his ties to pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday. “I think it’s a shame. I think it’s very sad. I think it’s so bad for the royal family. It’s very, very sad,” Trump told reporters on Air Force…
The US trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries. But the gap in the trade of goods such machinery and aircraft — the main focus of Trump’s protectionist policies — hit a record last…
Late-night cravings might be doing more than just ruining your diet. New research from the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine suggests that heart health isn’t just about what’s on your plate — it’s also about when you eat. The study pinpointed the optimal cutoff for evening meals, finding that participants…
Former Mets Gold Glove-winning outfielder Juan Lagares announced his retirement Thursday after two decades in professional baseball. Lagares, whose last MLB appearance came in 2022, thanked the Dominican Winter League’s Águilas Cibaeñas in a social media post after appearing with the team for the last four seasons. “Thank you so…
Former America’s Next Top Model Eva Marcille is weighing in after the reality series was explored in a new bombshell Netflix documentary. “I watched it and after I watched it, I was gobsmacked,” Marcille, 41, said during the Thursday, February 19, episode of CBS Mornings. “I was in awe ……
WASHINGTON — The State Department is developing an internal portal to give foreign nationals in Europe and elsewhere a tool to skirt their home country’s governmental content moderation policies. Sporting the domain “freedom.gov,” the portal being developed is intended to help combat internet censorship around the world, including by European allies.…
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