NPR erroneously reports Samuel Alito is retiring, minutes after Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling

WASHINGTON — NPR retracted a story Tuesday announcing the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. The public radio outlet posted the conservative justice’s retirement shortly after the Supreme Court finished its term, announcing a key birthright citizenship ruling. However, the story was incorrect, and Alito did not make any such announcement. Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis The associate justice joined the high court in 2005 as an appointee of former President George W. Bush to fill a vacancy left by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Trump nominated three…

LeBron James leaving Lakers in free agency

LeBron James’ time in Tinseltown has come to an end. James has informed the Lakers that he will finish out his NBA career elsewhere and that the Lakers are free to move on without him. LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers and will be an unrestricted free agent…

Supreme Court upholds state bans on trans athletes in girls’ sports

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld state-level bans on transgender competitors playing girls’ sports in Idaho and West Virginia in a landmark decision with major implications for more than half the country where similar policies are in place. In a 6-3 opinion, in which the liberal justices concurred and dissented in part, the…

Scientists figured out how to shrink huge ultrafast lasers so they fit on a tiny chip ‪‪—‬ the ‘holy grail’ of the field

A breakthrough in photonic chips could make large, costly, ultrafast lasers dramatically smaller, leading to portable and affordable imaging, diagnostic and information-processing devices, researchers say.By using a decades-old overlooked laser architecture, scientists managed to fit an ultrafast laser onto a tiny photonic chip — a chip that uses light, rather…

Ford to recall over 741,000 US vehicles due to park system issue, NHTSA says

Ford is recalling 741,195 vehicles in the US ​over a transmission defect that can ‌damage the park system, which in turn could result in vehicles rolling away, the US ​National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said ​on Tuesday. The recall affects certain 2018-2021 ⁠Navigator, Expedition, 2020-2021 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, ​and 2021 F-150…

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing husband’s cancer diagnosis

WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard submitted her resignation Friday, citing her husband’s recent cancer diagnosis. Gabbard, a longtime skeptic of US intervention overseas, did not mention the ongoing Iran war in the letter announcing her departure. “Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026,” the 45-year-old wrote.…

Chris Taylor, former Dodgers All-Star, retires at 35

Former All-Star and two-time World Series champion Chris Taylor has retired from professional baseball, according to Major League Baseball’s transaction log, ending a 12-year career that included a decade-long run of success with the Dodgers. Taylor, 35, was a key member of the Dodgers’ core during their rise to superteam…

Exclusive | Matt Mahan hit with M corruption complaint as backers bail

Matt Mahan’s floundering campaign for California governor was hit with a bombshell complaint accusing the San Jose mayor of illegally coordinating with a billionaire-funded PAC. The Post exclusively obtained the complaint, which accused Mahan and an independent expenditure committee called Back to Basics of violating state election law on coordination…

Trump reveals Hakeem Jeffries inspired his new nickname for Democrats

WASHINGTON — President Trump claimed Friday afternoon during a visit to New York that home-state Rep. Hakeem Jeffries inspired his demeaning new nickname for Democrats. “I was thinking about this character we have in the House, his name is Hakeem Jeffries, and he’s a low IQ person, very low IQ,”…

Dodgers fall to Brewers as Justin Wrobleski comes back to earth

MILWAUKEE –– For most of the year, Justin Wrobleski’s starts have almost all followed the same script. Attack the zone. Pitch to contact. Limit damage. Breeze through quick innings. On Friday night in Milwaukee, however, the Dodgers’ left-hander faced a contact-minded Brewers lineup uniquely adept at neutralizing his skill set.…

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