Judge orders DOJ to unredact more Epstein files, says Blanche ‘conceded’ violating Transparency Law

A federal judge ordered the Justice Department Thursday to reveal more information from hundreds of thousands of recently released files about the case of late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein or provide a detailed explanation for why it could not do so. US District Judge Emmet Sullivan gave the DOJ until July 2 to turn over less-redacted versions of certain documents or show why that information could not be made public. He also ordered the Trump administration to publish a log of all redactions. In his order, Sullivan noted that the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law by President Trump this…

Rangers and Islanders 2026 NHL Draft first-round predictions

The Post’s Mollie Walker and Ethan Sears predict who the Rangers and Islanders will select Friday in the first round of the NHL draft: Rangers No. 5 With Chase Reid unavailable, the Rangers will take Keaton Verhoeff out of the University of North Dakota. No. 26 If a big-bodied center…

Michigan lawmaker tours daycare tied to .1M in taxpayer funds with no sign of kids

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…

Christian Pulisic returning to pitch was ultimate goal for USMNT

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…

US appeals court keeps Trump admin’s 10% global tariffs in place for now

A US appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a lower court ruling against the Trump administration’s 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act, keeping the tariffs in place for three importers that had won a reprieve from the duties last week. The US Court of International Trade ruled against the new…

General Motors to pay out .75M after selling California driver data

Are you a California driver who’s owned a General Motors vehicle — Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac — in the last few years? Did you know your private driving habits might have been sold without your knowledge? Owing to this breach of privacy, California just hit General Motors with a record…

Cindy Burbank — who plans to drop out of general election — defeats alleged GOP ‘plant’ in bizarre Nebraska Democratic Senate primary 

Pharmacy technician Cindy Burbank emerged victorious Tuesday in an unusual Nebraska Democratic Senate primary where the top two candidates accused each other of political trickery.  Burbank defeated pastor William Forbes by a 90%- 9% margin — but she won’t take on incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) in the general election,…

Pro-Iran hacking group targets California tech company in flurry of attacks

San Jose-based eBay was hammered by a massive cyberattack allegedly carried out by a pro-Iran hacking group that’s now threatening some of world’s biggest tech companies. The shadowy “Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team” claimed responsibility for the assault on eBay, which reportedly triggered widespread outages and left…

New lawsuit claims Facebook profits by ‘actively’ scamming Californians

Facebook parent company Meta got hit with a lawsuit from Santa Clara County accusing the tech giant of “knowingly” and “actively” facilitating and profiting from billions of scam advertisements. The county cited a 2025 Reuters investigation that found internal Meta documents detailing how the company earned $7 billion from showing Facebook…

What is Kratom? The drug Brandon Clarke was arrested for possessing

Just weeks prior to his death, Brandon Clarke was arrested for possession of kratom. The NBA player allegedly had nearly half a pound of it. But what exactly is it? According to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s launching a federal crackdown on 7-OH — the…

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