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 on purpose during recent interview with CalMatters, The former Health and Human Services secretary revealed a vote he regretted making more than three decades ago as the source for his strategy. Becerra was in his first term as a congressmember representing the Los Angeles area in 1993. He campaigned against…
Gracie Abrams and Taylor Swift are still on good terms. Abrams, 26, put feud rumors to rest when she praised Swift, 36, during a Thursday, August 20, episode of the “Therapuss” podcast, gushing that her Eras Tour was a “masterclass.” “You get to watch this titan of the industry, top…
WASHINGTON – Karoline Leavitt took her last ride as White House press secretary on Air Force One Friday when she accompanied President Trump to South Carolina for a midterm campaign rally. Leavitt told reporters on the plane that she will miss her White House job “but I love my kids…
Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman was arrested in June following an alleged domestic incident involving the mother of his child, according to court documents obtained by TMZ on Friday. The arrest itself is more than two months old. According to TMZ, authorities claim Bateman used an object to break the…
The legendary ’90s R&B group Boyz II Men once crooned, “It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday,” and that’s how Watch With Us feels about Outer Banks. The wildly popular Netflix series, starring Chase Stokes, Caroline Arapoglou and others, just released its final season, and it’s at the top…
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…
Prince Harry’s decision to move closer to his brother, Prince William, doesn’t guarantee their distant relationship will improve. “I doubt Harry’s move back to the U.K. is going to completely heal things between William and Harry. It will take a lot more than that,” former royal butler Grant Harrold exclusively…
WASHINGTON — President Trump defended Sen. Darline Graham as he traveled to South Carolina Friday in an attempt to rescue her campaign after she stunningly said at a debate this week that “I’m not that informed on national security.” “All she was is being honest. She’s very smart, and she…
Kentucky middle school parents are furious over instructional packets teachers assigned their kids that were filled with AI slop like misspelled state names and a faulty table of elements, according to a report. The packet, handed out on the first day of class at Farnsley Middle School in Louisville, featured…
Anthony Edwards’ offseason just got costlier. The Timberwolves star was ordered to pay a monthly sum of $14,000 in child support to his ex, Alexandria Desroches, according to TMZ. The payout — based on his monthly income of $4.8 million — will go toward Amir, a son born in 2023,…
Simone Biles doesn’t have time to go back and forth in the DMs. The seven-time Olympic gold medalist recalled unfollowing an influencer after sliding into her DMs to ask about the individual’s hairdresser. In a video posted via TikTok on Tuesday, August 18, Biles, 29, said she had been following…
A San Francisco official who’s already in trouble for antisemitic online rantings and allegedly abusive relationships with women faces even more explosive allegations that he gave drugs to a vulnerable woman and had sex with her. William Monroe Palmer, the president of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board who…
French cuisine has always had a special place in New Yorkers’ hearts. Next month, they’re getting even more options for steak tartare, coq au vin and more. From fine dining in Tribeca to more casual fare from Daniel Boulud, the new offerings will have New Yorkers saying, formidable! “I think…
The U.S. Department of Justice and TikTok have reached a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations the short-video app violated children’s online privacy. The Justice Department sued TikTok and ByteDance in 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy, and illegally collecting their information. The defendants were accused of violating…
Another Manning tasked with continuing his family’s dominance at quarterback took a step toward that point Thursday night. Marshall Manning, the 14-year-old son of Peyton Manning, took the first two varsity snaps of his career with Baylor School and completed his first pass, relieving senior starter Keegan Croucher in the…
Karmelo Anthony’s ex-girlfriend claimed that he stalked her and sent her an unsettling text message just hours before he fatally stabbed fellow high school student Austin Metcalf. The ex-girlfriend’s claims were revealed during a hearing regarding Anthony’s request for a new trial on Thursday, August 20. Collin County Assistant District…
It’s a medical domino effect no one could have seen coming. A 60-year-old man in Australia was suffering from Stage 4 melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and it had spread to several other places including his liver and thigh bone. While he was in treatment, he had to…
Ryan McMahon, who has been out since exiting Wednesday’s game in Baltimore early, was placed on the IL with a left thumb sprain, the Yankees announced before beginning a series with the Blue Jays in The Bronx on Friday. The Yankees had hoped the third baseman would avoid missing significant…
Soap star Don Diamont gave one of his former costars credit for helping him find work after he was fired from The Young and the Restless. “The greatest blessing of my professional life,” Diamont, 63, gushed during the Tuesday, August 18, episode of the “Soapy” podcast, referring to longtime Bold…
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Friday afternoon that US Pardon Attorney Ed Martin will be leaving the administration to take on a new outside legal role focused on the midterm and 2028 elections. Martin, 56, previously led the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, spearheading internal efforts to review Biden-era prosecutions…
Ken Griffin said in a letter to clients Friday that Citadel has unwound more than 80% of the “aggregate risk” tied to its last-minute purchase of assets from AI hedge fund Situational Awareness. In a letter obtained by the Financial Times, Griffin revealed the firm has conducted more than 100…
Call him Wall-E. We might not have to fear machines replacing us in the Olympics just yet. A robo-sprinter’s test run ended in a shower of sparks after it plowed into a wall, sustaining damage to its midsection, as seen in a video with 5 million views on X. “I…
The change may be inevitable — but how you feel when you get there isn’t. The average American woman enters menopause at 52, but the transition can begin a decade or more before that. And according to Dr. Robin Berzin, founder and CEO of Parsley Health, some of the habits…
Video footage of the military pilots’ low pass during the Salute from the Shore event went viral on social media and showed the attack helicopters thundering along the South Carolina coast as dozens of people waved and cheered them on from the water and sand below.
Philadelphia is putting all hands on deck to get LeBron James to the City of Brotherly Love. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley made his pitch for James, who is currently a free agent, to join the 76ers next season. “If you want to go out with a bang, I feel…
Reagan Simmons-Hancock’s name has re-entered the national conversation nearly six years after her death, following the release of Netflix’s June 2026 documentary Maternal Instinct. The 21-year-old Texas mother was 35 weeks pregnant with her second daughter, Braxlynn Sage, when she was killed on October 9, 2020, by her friend Taylor…
Gov. Gavin Newsom is ratcheting up spending on California’s public schools as the number of students with extraordinary needs skyrockets. Newsom signed away $2.4 billion for special education, part of Newsom’s recently signed California budget, is a stunning 43% increase over last year and is intended to help pay for…
Craig Counsell didn’t hide his frustration with the fact that Major League Baseball did not review what he felt was Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson blocking second base with his foot during a base-stealing attempt by Cubs infielder Nico Hoerner during the Cubs’ 3-2 loss to the Orioles on Thursday in…
Hallmark found the end zone with its sweeping Holiday Touchdown franchise. The TV network announced its partnership with the NFL in 2024, creating a brand-new Countdown to Christmas flick inspired by the Kansas City Chiefs. “This holiday season, Hallmark is all about bringing joy to the world,” Hallmark Chief Brand…
WASHINGTON — The baby-faced socialist strategist behind Graham Platner’s disastrous Maine Senate bid, Morris Katz, was mysteriously missing from the scandal-scarred campaign’s consultant payroll — despite his firm boasting about creating dozens of ads for the disgraced Democrat. The oysterman’s principal campaign committee, Graham for Senate, forked over $10,177,696 to…
Airbnb is doubling down on New York City despite its years-long battle with local officials over short-term rental restrictions, buying its first office in the Big Apple. The San Francisco-based home-sharing giant paid $81.5 million for the landmarked property at 281 Park Ave. South in Manhattan’s Gramercy neighborhood, the Wall…
At the halfway point of the regular season, the Liberty are behind last year’s pace by three games. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Last season, the Liberty started incredibly well, winning 17 of their first 23 games, but they fell off significantly late and failed to advance out…
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office ranks among the worst in the country for criminally prosecuting Medicaid fraud, according to a new analysis. The Empire Center for Public Policy calculated, using federal data, that during James’ term as AG from 2019 to 2025, the state ranked 49th for criminal…
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, economist Raj Chetty and former Bank of England governor Mervyn King are among a slate of names released by the Federal Reserve Thursday that will help develop recommended changes to the central bank’s operations. They are among the co-leaders of five different task forces announced by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh last…
At least 20 people across 17 states have been hospitalized due to severe gastrointestinal illness as more than 1,000 cases of the parasitic infection cyclosporiasis have been reported across the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are…
Six hundred and thirty-nine days. That’s how long it had been since Sean Manaea last stayed in a game for seven innings. He’s gone six innings once and five several times since then, but hadn’t reached the seventh-inning stretch since Oct. 8, 2024, in an NLDS win over the Phillies. …
After Taylor Parker’s crimes were broken down in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct, director Jessica Dimmock revealed why she believes the killer was able to successfully trick people around her into believing she was pregnant with Wade Griffin’s child for so long. After her alleged due date of September 22, 2020, came…
WASHINGTON — Democrats are growing anxious that the Graham Platner fiasco has left them with just under four months to throw a campaign together for a new candidate and to get the oyster farmer’s base of loyal followers to “cool off” from his implosion. While many Dem strategists argue that Platner’s…
Two new California taxes next year described as “the largest tax increase in state history” have sparked outrage among businesses and other critics furious with elected officials for jacking up the state’s already-high cost of living. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers recently enacted a state budget that would raise health…
A metal detectorist in Norway dismissed a rare 900-year-old silver coin as a button, before researchers realized it was a one-of-a-kind piece linked to Magnus Barefoot (also known as Magnus Berrføtt), the warrior ruler often called Norway’s last Viking king.The coin, found in a field near Utstein Monastery in southwest…
The Golden State Warriors’ Plan B may already have a name. As the franchise waits to see whether LeBron James becomes a realistic option, DeMar DeRozan has emerged as a veteran fallback worth watching. According to ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel, Golden State is expected to have internal conversations about…
The Valley star Janet Caperna shared an honest message with Bravo fans after revealing her past experience with sexual assault. “I want to be really transparent because today it really hit me that what I shared is going to be out in the world to be judged, talked about and…
WASHINGTON — A top adviser to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushed hard for Maine Democrat Graham Platner in the 2026 Senate race with an eye on a Democratic presidential ticket by 2032, sources told The Post. Morris Katz hyped up Platner as a Bernie Sanders successor who could…
Trending Now
More
Markets
MoreEditor's Picks
More
A one-year-old girl was diagnosed with cancer after doctors dismissed her symptoms as constipation. Little…
