Democratic rep files emergency motion to keep Trump’s name off Kennedy Center

WASHINGTON — A Democratic member of Congress filed an emergency motion Thursday night to keep President Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, kicking off the latest court fight over the DC venue. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio member of the center’s board of trustees, filed the motion after her colleagues voted last week to rename the area around the center the “President Donald J. Trump Plaza” and to add the commander in chief’s name back onto the building’s facade — after a federal judge ordered its removal in May. Trump’s name would only appear…

Pac-12 preview, prediction, odds: Washington State carries deep value

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, the Pac-12 is back, baby. Rejoice. And while this won’t be your older cousin’s “Pac-12 After Dark,”…

The hope the Mets can take from the upstart White Sox

By all accounts, this Mets season has been a lost one. But if they’re looking for a path to follow, they might just have to look across the field Friday at the once woebegone White Sox. Mired in last place in the NL East at 58-70 with September right around…

The Mets’ 2027 ambitions already come with massive payroll starting point

What will $380 million in payroll get the Mets this season? If they are fortunate, something better than a last-place finish in the NL East. Team owner Steve Cohen, in talking to reporters this week, preached a more disciplined spending approach as he and president of baseball operations David Stearns…

Long Islander Brandon Bussi brings Stanley Cup back where it all started

Rinx owner Tom Palamara took a victory lap this week when Hurricanes goaltender and Long Islander Brandon Bussi brought the Stanley Cup to his crowded ice facility in Hauppauge on Wednesday.  “The first thing he did when he walked in this building, he went right to the north rink,” Palamara…

49ers’ bad drafts forced them to retread rather than reset

The 49ers held their last practice in front of fans this week, and nothing this training camp has gotten the faithful hooting and hollering more than two particular players. Any play involving red jersey No. 57 and white jersey No. 19 generally elicits a big reaction. Almost a month in,…

CBS news anchor nearly loses life savings in LA scam

A phone scam was so convincing that even veteran CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman admits he nearly walked into his bank and emptied his account before realizing something was terribly wrong. In a video shared Friday on his X account, Gutman recounted receiving a call from someone claiming to work…

Exclusive | Blakeman: I’ll use NY Constitution to block Mamdani’s Soviet-style supermarket plan

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman aims to use a little-known clause in the state Constitution to try squashing NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s taxpayer-funded, $70 million city-owned grocery store scheme. The “Gift and Loan Clause” prohibits municipalities from giving and lending public money or property to private entities. “This unconstitutional subsidy…

Exclusive | NYC Councilwoman eyes eliminating live fish as prizes at carnivals

A Queens pol is pushing new legislation to ban giving away live fish as novelty prizes at NYC-based fairs, carnivals and other festivals. Councilwoman Vickie Paladino’s bill especially targets the longtime carnival practice of awarding goldfish to winners of Ping-Pong toss and similar carnival games. The fish are typically handed…

Just 3 doses of magic mushrooms may treat anorexia: study

It’s a trip doctors hope leads to a breakthrough. A small new study suggests that magic mushrooms may one day offer a new treatment for anorexia nervosa, a serious eating disorder marked by severe food restriction, an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image. That could be…

Maine event: Dems descend into chaos over Platner exit

Maine Democrats are on the verge of announcing when they’ll hold a convention to pick a new nominee for US Senate to run in Graham Platner’s place in November — but some party members aren’t waiting until a new name emerges from the ashes of the accused rapist’s campaign. Prominent…

New sensor could help detect Parkinson’s disease in human tears

A quick cry could one day save your life. Brazilian researchers have developed a tiny sensor that can detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease in human tears — a method they say is faster, cheaper and far less invasive than the blood tests currently used to measure dopamine levels. Dopamine…

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