Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information, faces up to five years in prison

GREENBELT, Md. — President Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, pleaded guilty Friday to a single count of hoarding national defense information while working in the White House, leaving the 77-year-old facing up to five years in federal prison. Bolton, an Iran hawk and former US ambassador to the United Nations, copped to the charge during a brief hearing in federal court just outside Washington, responding to a judge who asked whether he was guilty: “I am, Your Honor, and sorry for it.” The charge carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, but US Attorney Kelly Hayes…

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…

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…

PCOS just got a much more accurate name — why it’s great news for women

The cycle of mischaracterization is finally being broken. Around 170 million women worldwide struggle with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal and metabolic disorder that causes infertility, acne, excessive hair growth, obesity and irregular periods. Now, the condition is undergoing a much-needed name change to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS),…

Hantavirus-carrying rodents are expected to expand their range, climate models find

Climate change is likely to shift the distribution of virus-carrying rodents, potentially increasing the risk of spillover, when viruses make the jump from animals to humans.This will likely expose populations to diseases that they haven’t encountered before and raise the risk of outbreaks, researchers warn.The hantavirus cluster on the cruise…

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