AL Wild Card matchups: Who has edge between the Yankees and Red Sox

For the second year in a row — and the seventh time ever — the Yankees and Red Sox will meet in the postseason. And for a second straight year, the Yankees will be the host team in the wild-card series against their rivals, with Game 1 on Tuesday night in The Bronx. Rarely have teams taken a stranger route to the playoffs, as the Yankees earned the top wild-card spot in the American League but seem unlikely to have Aaron Judge in the lineup as he recovers from a strained calf. And the Red Sox, left for dead earlier…

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision and surging costs

Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will ​transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters. But the cost to get there will be staggering. ‌Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans…

DHS watchdog finds vetting errors in 40% of files for migrants who entered US during Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal

Vetting errors were found in 40% of asylum applications for Afghan migrants who entered the US following the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general report released Monday.  The DHS watchdog’s review of a sample of 678 asylum applications from Afghans…

Trump administration’s Department of Education scraps Biden-era Title IX rules

President Trump’s Department of Education announced Monday that it has scrapped Biden-era Title IX rules that strengthened protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity at schools and universities that receive federal funding. The rules formally rescind regulations put in place by the Biden administration that also expanded the definition…

Billionaire-bashing lefty Dem’s immense stock market wins revealed

Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna has branded himself as a hardcore progressive who is actively supporting the state’s controversial billionaire tax on the ballot — but he’s also rolling in cash from the stock market, according to newly compiled financial disclosure filings. The Democrat had a very good run on…

Geno Smith assuages Jets training camp concerns with perfect passing night

PITTSBURGH — OK, Geno. Jets quarterback Geno Smith eased any concerns over a shaky training camp with an impressive 10-play drive to open Friday night’s preseason game against the Steelers. Smith missed last week’s preseason opener with a sore ankle but he looked 100 percent healthy and ready for the…

Xavier Becerra’s campaign for California governor has a shocking new platform

California gubernatorial frontrunner, Democrat Xavier Becerra, has pitched a slew of policy ideas — from speeding up homebuilding to offering free electricity — but has largely skipped the fine print and sweeping promises embraced by his rivals. Becerra acknowledged his strategy of playing it safe by being silent is done…

The Jets finally got an interception — and followed it with another

Believe it, Jets fans. The impossible can happen. Three hundred sixty-four days ago, Malachi Moore picked off Eagles QB Kyle McCord in the first quarter of preseason Week 3. The Jets then went the entire regular season without doing it again — a first in NFL history. Gang Green didn’t…

PWHL’s Walter Cup goes missing in Canadian shipping mystery

The Walter Cup is missing — or at least the version of the trophy that belongs to the Professional Women’s Hockey League champion Montreal Victoire, the league told The Associated Press on Friday. Without going into detail, the PWHL issued a statement saying the trophy “did not arrive as expected…

Nearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops recalled nationwide over possible contamination

Nearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops are being recalled nationwide due to potential contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Tarrytown, New York-based Prestige Brand Holdings is voluntarily recalling 39,060 bottles of its Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief eye drops due to a “lack of assurance of sterility,” according to an FDA…

Liberty’s Jonquel Jones, Leonie Fiebich have eyes on return against Fever

The Liberty could be as close to full strength Saturday as they’ve been in more than a month. Barring any unforeseen setbacks, Jonquel Jones and Leonie Fiebich plan to play Saturday against the Indiana Fever, the two said after Friday’s practice. Jones’ status was uncertain after her tweaked left ankle…

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