WASHINGTON — President Trump joked Friday that he could be “the greatest communist in history” as he blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly approved rent freeze and a trio of socialist triumphs in House primary elections. Trump said barring the owners of nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments from charging tenants more money for two years — approved Thursday by the city’s Rent Guidelines Board — would lead to ruin. “I’ll be honest, I think I’d be the greatest communist in history,” Trump joked to religious conservatives at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” conference following Mamdani’s…
Doubling Down With the Derricos alum Deon Derrico is opening up about the aftermath of his split from ex-wife Karen Derrico. “There was a breakdown at the point that I just told her that I didn’t want a relationship between [her] and I any longer,” Deon, 55, exclusively tells Us…
A “central figure” in a $250 million Minnesota welfare fraud scheme was arrested in Somalia this week after spending nearly four years on the run, the Justice Department announced Friday. Abdikerm Eidleh, 42, was one of the original suspects indicted in connection to the nation’s largest COVID-19 fraud scheme –…
US crude oil dipped below $70 a barrel Friday as traders remained optimistic about tanker traffic flow through the Strait of Hormuz – even after an Iranian attack on a cargo ship paused a large-scale evacuation. West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell 3.4% to $69.46 a barrel, while Brent crude…
IRVINE, Calif. — If you are of a certain age and have followed U.S. soccer in World Cup play further back than this current 2026 group, you’ll remember that goals came as frequently for the Americans as playoff appearances for the Jets and wins for the current Mets. Historically, goals…
Former “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens is reportedly writing a tell-all memoir about his 37 years at CBS News, taking aim at owner Paramount, its CEO David Ellison and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, among others. In a proposal obtained by Breaker Media, Owens describes Paramount’s decision to settle President Trump’s…
SAN DIEGO — The second half of the Dodgers’ season officially began Friday. Which, for a slumping star bat like Kyle Tucker in particular, meant the small-sample-size argument had officially been invalidated. The good news for Tucker and the Dodgers is that the $240 million offseason signing was back in…
Sharon Stone reflected on an “early experience” with death after her high school prom date died in a drunk driving accident. “They had asked me to speak at his funeral,” Stone, 68, said on CNN Podcasts’ “All There Is With Anderson Cooper” episode, released on Thursday, June 25. “I walked…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s endorsement of a national billionaire tax is being mocked by his own party who support a one-time state version of the tax, including Congressman Ro Khanna. Khanna, speaking to reporters Friday, teared into Newsom for his “flip-flopping” in touting his national tax idea while opposing the…
Luxury retailer Saks Global on Friday emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after nearly five months, under a new ownership structure and corporate name and with a smaller store footprint and lower debt. The company will operate under the name Exemplar Luxury Group (ELG), and will focus on luxury retail, after Saks closed most of…
Soccer legend Lionel Messi was honored with an 85-foot statue in his home country of Argentina (in the small town of Cutral Có, in the country’s Patagonia region), marking the biggest Messi statue ever made. However, the pose that Messi is in for the statue is raising eyebrows, especially when…
Prime Day is here again, but the best value on Amazon is its Prime Video streaming service. For a reasonable price, you can stream some of Hollywood’s biggest hits from the past and present. The streamer just added several compelling titles in June, with the effective horror film, Escape Room,…
President Trump on Friday urged Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt to dispute his loss in the primary. The Republican president repeated claims he’s been making in recent days that he believes California’s elections were “rigged.” “Spencer Pratt…He shouldn’t go away quietly. He should protest because it was, in my…
Prediction market Kalshi granted Donald Trump Jr. about $300,000 worth of shares after he became a strategic adviser to the company early last year, according to a report. Kalshi’s compensation to the president’s eldest son came when the startup was valued at less than $2 billion — or under a…
For the first time, scientists can develop computer chips with transistors smaller than 1 nanometer. The new “NanoStack” architecture that has made this possible could even one day lead to transistors as small as 0.1 nm, the scientists claimed.The new 0.7 nm transistors are significantly smaller than those that feature…
It’s no secret that there has been some tension between the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and Dalton Rushing. But could it be a bit overblown? Joe Maddon, Ohtani’s former manager, believes it is and called the disconnection between the two “a bad look.” “The solution to this is [to put] Shohei,…
The wealthy husband and wife co-founders of the plant-based supplement brand Cymbiotika and their young children came face-to-face with armed home invaders in Cannes who escaped with millions, The California Post has learned. Shahab Elmi, Durana Elmi and their two minor children had rented a home in France for The…
QUICK FACTSName: Socotra ArchipelagoLocation: Northwest Indian Ocean, off the coasts of Yemen and SomaliaCoordinates: 12.48, 53.85Why it’s incredible: It is a biodiversity hotspot that hosts hundreds of species found nowhere else on Earth.The Socotra Archipelago is a cluster of four islands and two rocky islets belonging to Yemen. It is…
Matt Stafford is about to do something new for the first time in his professional football career. Serve as a mentor. When Stafford appeared as a guest on the Green Light Podcast, hosted by Chris Long, Stafford was asked what he hopes rookie quarterback Ty Simpson will say about him…
TLC star Deon Derrico broke his silence in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly after ex-wife Karen Derrico was arrested for threatening him and their 14 kids. “I still love her as a mother of my children. But I do not like her at all. I don’t like what she’s…
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false and that he says forced him to spend a night away from his four-year-old twins. Buttigieg wrote in a Substack post that a Michigan State Police officer told him they found nothing to…
Google is reportedly looking to bleed publishers yet again — threatening to exclude them from a lucrative new artificial-intelligence partnership unless they allow the tech giant to train its AI bots on their valuable content. In recent months, Google has been pitching news and entertainment publishers on a new pilot…
With the aid of AI, scientists have identified a potential new antibiotic to treat gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that’s increasingly resistant to drugs. The newfound antibiotic has shown promise in lab experiments involving a “vagina on a chip,” researchers report in a new study.”There’s an urgent need to…
Adam Driver has addressed former Girls costar Lena Dunham’s memoir for the first time. “I have no comment on any of that,” Driver, 42, said during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, May 17. “I’m saving it all for my book.” Dunham, 40, made headlines in…
A Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan is being roasted online over a series of unhinged TikTok campaign videos that show her twerking, lip-syncing and posing in front of banners that scream “p—y power.” Shelby Campbell, a 32-year-old single mom, has flooded her social media with clips of herself dancing, responding…
There may be some glimmer of hope for Primm Valley Resorts, the last full-time casino still operating in Primm, Nevada, the tiny gambling outpost formerly known as State Line along Interstate 15. Members of the Primm family said in a statement shared with The California Post that they’ll be working to…
Alex Smalley entered Sunday’s final round of the PGA Championship holding the biggest lead of his professional career. However, one of the most talked-about stories this weekend has involved the person tracking every shot alongside him: His mother. Maria Smalley, often light-heartedly referred to as Alex’s “momager,” has become a…
Does Hollywood need more sequels? In 2026 alone, we’ve already had Scream 7, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie dominate multiplexes worldwide, and The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Mortal Kombat II just conquered the May box office. There’s still room for more…
WASHINGTON — Thousands of Americans on Sunday converged on the National Mall to mark the country’s 250th birthday with a prayer festival featuring religious music and speeches by leaders from across faiths. In February, President Trump declared May 17 a national day of prayer and a time “to rededicate America…
Soho is Manhattan’s most densely packed retail district — as reflected both in terms of numbers of shoppers and the fewest vacant stores. But Madison Avenue above East 59th Street remains the gold standard for its concentration of global brands and the affluence of customers, most of whom live in…
Clay Holmes knew by the time he left Friday’s game in the top of the fifth that he likely had a fractured leg, having experienced a similar injury with the Pirates in the spring of 2020. “I wasn’t too surprised when the X-rays showed it,’’ Holmes said Sunday as he…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Hilary Duff‘s hair situation always deserves its own headline. We’re talking that windswept, beachy, slightly tousled texture that looks like she rolled out of the Pacific and onto a magazine…
This year’s mayoral election will apparently decide whether candidate Spencer Pratt will continue to call the city of Los Angeles his home. The reality TV star, whose campaign has won the praise of Republicans nationwide, said he will leave the city if he loses the June primary or November general…
What the Real Estate Board of New York calls “The Invisible Engine” of the city’s economy — i.e., the contribution of real estate and real estate-related taxes to the municipal coffers — is invisible only to Mayor Zohran Mamdani. In a recent video the mayor might wish he could take…
An insightful new technology has been developed for treating depression. While millions of adults in the US use antidepressants like Prozac, the side effects — like weight gain or sexual dysfunction — can make the medications an uncomfortable option. However, a new, drug-free treatment delivered eye-opening results that were as…
The man closest to Ronda Rousey was supporting her in what was her first fight in nearly 10 years — and her last ever. Watching for what was only 17 seconds was her husband and former MMA fighter Travis Browne. In victory, Rousey shared a kiss with Browne in the…
Season 1 of Prime Video’s Off Campus made some significant changes from Elle Kennedy‘s The Deal — but the absence of the campus-wide “hands off” rule upset book fans the most. Based on the Off Campus book series by Kennedy, the show, which premiered Wednesday, May 13, follows an elite…
Progressive billionaire Tom Steyer is facing backlash over his use of paid social media influencers — and critics are now raising eyebrows over resurfaced details that one of the influencers tied to his California governor campaign was based in Texas. The Democratic candidate paid a whopping $100,000 this election cycle…
Ronda Rousey wasn’t getting paid by the hour Saturday night. The MMA legend, who returned to the sport for the first time in nearly a decade for what she says was her final fight, made $2.2 million for her duel against Gina Carano at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.,…
Prime Video’s Off Campus is a sultry yet sweet watch — but how does the TV adaptation compare to the original book? Based on the Off Campus book series by Kennedy, the show, which premiered Wednesday, May 13, follows an elite ice hockey team and the women in their lives…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tried cashing in on BTS mania — but the internet wasn’t buying it. The Democratic governor welcomed the Korean boy band to the state, where the group is performing a series of shows in Stanford Stadium as part of their ongoing Arirang World Tour, with a…
Anything for a little boost, right? For those who weren’t blessed with a large bulge, there’s a new, rather morbid, procedure that can fix that. While men have had several different options to enhance their manhood, a new offering by a New Jersey-based urologist claims to have immediate results and…
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. Are the Giants and Athletics still rivals now that the A’s have temporarily moved to Sacramento? Well, no matter. The A’s Jeffrey Springs was…
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