New Jersey’s flagship public university is bleeding red ink because of the insane money grab that has engulfed the business of college sports – yet the state’s senior senator in Washington is strangely at odds with legislation to reform the system, On The Money has learned. US Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) should have unique insight into the college sports money grab and how it’s decimating good schools like Rutgers. A former college athlete himself (he played tight end on Stanford University’s football team), Booker has for years advocated protections for student athletes. Yet Booker claims that the reforms codified in…
Growing water scarcity could hamper the expansion of lithium mining in the U.S., deepening its reliance on foreign imports over the coming decades, a new study finds.Lithium is used in electric-vehicle and energy-storage batteries due to its high energy density and low weight compared with other minerals, but mining it…
BOSTON — If you predicted Brent Headrick to have the seventh-highest bWAR of any Yankee at the halfway point of the season, I’m guessing you are either blood-related or lying. Because as much as the Yankees had high hopes for the lefty reliever entering this year, it was difficult to…
Footage of Tom Sandoval’s heated altercation with Victoria Lee Robinson and her dad, Will Robinson, has emerged. The video, which was shared via Reddit and reportedly first posted by Will in a Facebook group on Thursday, June 25, shows Sandoval, 44, pushing Will after the Vanderpump Rules star accused Victoria,…
Researchers have created a new chip that turns one of quantum computing’s biggest frailties into a programmable feature. They say this first-of-its-kind experiment could carry implications for developing error-corrected, fault-tolerant quantum computers in the future.Unlike digital bits in a classical computer, which are represented as either “on” or “off,” a…
BOSTON — The Yankees have stayed atop the AL East even in Aaron Judge’s absence for numerous reasons, but playing clean baseball could be at the top of the list. With less margin for error, there’s less room for defensive mistakes. So the season-high four errors they made in Thursday’s…
TLC personality Karen Derrico seemingly threatened her child while on a contentious phone call amid her recent arrest and legal drama. According to audio obtained by TMZ on Thursday, June 25, the Doubling Down With the Derricos alum, 46, was on the phone with some of the 14 children she…
WASHINGTON — A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding Medicare out of $60 million through a kickback scheme involving bogus tests for COVID-19, flu and other viruses. James Shuford Price III copped to filing a false tax return and paying off collectors of sham test specimens after pilfering…
Opportunity knocks again for one Mets infielder. When Marcus Semien hit the 10-day IL with a left hip flexor strain Thursday, Ronny Mauricio was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. Mauricio, who went 1-for-5 in the Mets’ 4-3 loss to the Cubs in 10 innings at Citi Field, has been up and…
The Bear made a surprising decision in its final season when it directly addressed the demand for a Carmy and Sydney romance. During the penultimate episode of the series, which premiered on Thursday, June 25, Donna (Jamie Lee Curtis) visited the restaurant and was looking at the photos in the…
Michigan lawmakers are investigating a childcare provider that received more than $1.1 million in taxpayer-funded childcare reimbursements despite allegations that it does not appear to operate at its listed address. The investigation centers on 1st Premier Learning Academy & Daycare in Clinton Township and was launched by the Michigan House Oversight…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Christian Pulisic is back. The man affectionately called “Captain America” didn’t start Thursday in the group-stage finale against Turkey, but his biggest contribution may have been to simply walk onto the pitch. That alone was enough to make the sellout crowd of 70,492 fans packed into SoFi…
Vanderpump Rules alum Tom Sandoval filed for a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend Victoria Lee Robinson and her father amid allegations of domestic violence, outlining a series of claims in his legal docs. Us Weekly obtained the filing in which Sandoval accused Victoria, 33, and her dad, J. Will Robinson,…
WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito could barely contain himself Thursday after liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor opted to read her full dissent in an immigration case from the bench, a rare rebuke of her colleagues. Alito began by briefly summing up his majority opinion in Mullin v. Al…
Former Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia credited “divine intervention” for saving his life when his elevator brought him to the wrong floor inside his Venezuelan hotel moments before the building collapsed during an earthquake that left over 200 people dead. Mejia, 36, had just wrapped up his gym session and was…
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Get a rundown of Us Weekly‘s top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on June 25, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders breakout Faith Ward addressed being confronted by DCC director Kelli Finglass over unflattering teenage photos during season 3 of Netflix’s America’s…
WASHINGTON — House Republican committee chairmen are demanding records from a law firm that formerly worked on behalf of ActBlue but was fired and then allegedly “smeared” by the Democratic fundraising platform for sounding the alarm about potentially foreign donations flowing to campaigns. In a Thursday letter, House GOP chairmen…
Puka Nacua is wasting no time getting familiar with his new quarterback. The Rams superstar hit Thursday’s USA vs. Turkey World Cup game with Ty Simpson, and at one point, the veteran receiver was actually spotted by The California Post giving the rookie some pointers on how to get around…
Luxury home buyers are quietly rewriting the rules on what a house should smell like. Plug-in air fresheners and scented candles are losing ground to HVAC-integrated systems that pipe fragrance through a home’s ductwork, and the price tag is no longer a curiosity. A whole-home scent diffuser can run several…
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin suggested Thursday that it may be time for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step aside for new Democratic leadership. The Democratic Party hasn’t “fully recovered” since being “soundly defeated in 2024,” Slotkin, a Democrat , argued during an appearance…
The Rangers are set to make more than one pick during Day 1 of the NHL draft Friday for the first time since they won the lottery in 2020. With 11 total selections over the next two days, the Blueshirts interviewed upwards of 70 players at the NHL combine earlier…
Rob and Michele Reiner’s son Jake Reiner made his first public appearance since his parents’ gruesome murders and his brother Nick Reiner’s arrest. “Attended the premiere of Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness this week,” Jake, 35, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, June 25, alongside photos of himself on…
He worked his magic! A Voodoo King delivered a clutch assist ahead of the Knicks wild Tuesday night comeback win, conducting a spiritual cleanse to quell fears from fans that Mayor Zohran Mamdani would bring his “Curse of the Mambino” to Madison Square Garden. Michael Washington, 46, who goes by…
Bravo newcomer Kenny Martin is teasing how the aftermath of Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s shocking romance will play out on In the City. “I was not a part of it, but cameras definitely pick back up,” Kenny told Us Weekly exclusively ahead of the show’s Tuesday, May 19, premiere.…
A bitter GOP civil war is erupting in California’s governor race with Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco torching Republican rival Steve Hilton’s campaign as a “full-blown lie” and claiming he’s been “bought and paid for” by Democrats. In a blistering video message Tuesday, Bianco flatly demanded Hilton quit the race…
Do Cavaliers fans have Dave Portnoy to blame for their team’s implosion in the fourth quarter as the Knicks defeated Cleveland in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals? Cleveland held an extensive lead when the Barstool Sports founder seemed to tempt fate, posting a sarcastic message on X, telling…
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The Georgia Republican Senate primary will be settled in a runoff next month after no candidate secured a majority of the vote Tuesday, leaving incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) without a formal challenger for a bit longer. Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who led the way with about 41% of the…
it was perfectly poetic. Everything came full circle. The Knicks scripted it perfectly. Even the overtime part. Last year’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals produced an epic Knicks choke, a moment that immediately went down in the worst parts of the franchise’s lore. They spoke on Monday about…
From Kylie Jenner to Alix Earle, these stars aren’t shy about sharing the details of their breast augmentations, including cup size and more. Take Jenner, who admitted to getting implants at just 19 years old during a 2023 episode of The Kardashians. At the time, she admitted she wished she…
President Trump, members of his family and his businesses will be shielded from all pending tax audits as part of a provision in a settlement reached with the Department of Justice. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the provision on Tuesday, though the $1.7 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, which has faced…
JPMorgan Chase executive Lorna Hajdini is suing disgraced former banker Chirayu Rana for defamation, accusing him of completely fabricating claims that she used and abused him as her “sex slave,” The Post has learned. Hajdini filed a defamation lawsuit against Rana in the New York State Supreme Court earlier on…
Joey Chestnut took a bite out of something more than just a hot dog. The well-known competitive eater pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor battery charge and was given 180 days of probation after getting involved in a bar altercation, Us Weekly first reported. Court records showed that the…
The Real Housewives of Miami stars Lisa Hochstein and Jody Glidden are one step closer to getting their charges dismissed in an ongoing eavesdropping case. The pair have reached an agreement with prosecutors, under which their charges of interception of wire, oral or electronic communications could be dismissed as early…
WASHINGTON — The top Democrat in a southern Texas House race, sex therapist Maureen Galindo, has called for transforming an immigration facility into a “prison for American Zionists” equipped with a castration center. Galindo’s campaign made a vile pledge that she will introduce legislation to that effect if she gets…
James Wood gave Nick Morabito a rude “welcome to the big leagues” moment on Wednesday night in the nation’s capital. The Nationals slugger crushed a deep fly ball to left that not only popped out of the Mets rookie’s glove but ended up turning into a rare inside-the-park grand slam.…
Australian OnlyFans creator Annie Knight made headlines one year ago when she slept with 583 men in six hours — and was later hospitalized. “Doing 583 in a day is quite a lot so I was a little bit worried that I was gonna really struggle with it, because the…
President Trump said Tuesday that the high gas prices Americans are currently facing are “peanuts” compared to the goal of stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. With average US gas prices hitting $4.533 per gallon on Tuesday, Trump called on Americans to endure the pain at the pump “for a…
Luxe grocery chain Erewhon is inching closer to planting its organic-food flag in Orange County. The market known for its eye-watering smoothie prices and viral wellness concoctions is moving ahead with plans for a new store in Costa Mesa, according to its website. The new spot would mark a major…
Jonquel Jones took a seat in a stairwell shortly after the Liberty wrapped up practice April 24. It was tight quarters and not the typical place to do interviews. But Florence & The Machine was setting up to perform that night at Barclays Center, which means more foot traffic in…
Luigi Mangione has become one of the most talked-about defendants in recent memory — but as his upcoming murder trial dominates headlines, many are still asking the same basic question: Who did Luigi Mangione allegedly shoot? The Ivy League graduate stands accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in…
Progressive billionaire Tom Steyer is dealing with backlash from paying influencers to boost his bid for California governor — and now he’s accusing his main Democratic rival Xavier Becerra of doing exactly the same thing. The Steyer campaign filed a complaint Tuesday with the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission that accuses…
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