Why not all extended car warranties are scams — and what you need to know

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. If the phrase “extended car warranty” sends a chill down your spine and brings back bad memories of robocalls warning that your coverage is about to expire, you’re not alone.  Years of unsolicited calls, texts and official-looking mailers have made the product category almost synonymous with scams. But that doesn’t mean every extended warranty is a rip-off.  Automakers, dealerships and independent companies like CarShield sell legitimate vehicle service contracts that can cover certain repair bills after a manufacturer’s warranty…

California brings in new laws changing how you eat forever

Dining out in California will forever come with an asterisk. Under a new law signed Monday, restaurant chains will have to slap a warning – a sugar cube inside a black triangle – on menus next to drinks packing an entire day’s recommended amount of added sugar. The requirement applies…

Heliot Ramos embracing his Aaron Judge-sized Yankees challenge

Manager Aaron Boone said Aaron Judge was “not quite ready,” which meant Heliot Ramos had to be. Essentially stepping into the cleats of the 6-foot-7 superstar, who was held off the wild-card roster with a calf strain, was a 5-foot-11 trade-deadline pickup who was brought in to crush lefties and…

Exclusive | Xavier Becerra appalled staff with offensive term for missing children while HHS secretary

Xavier Becerra disparaged migrant children as “little Juanitos and Juanitas” while leading former President Joe Biden administration’s health department, a former colleague alleges — fueling Democratic insiders’ fears about California’s would-be governor. “I never heard a single person disparage immigrant children,” a former Biden administration official who worked with Becerra…

Four new In-N-Outs ‘opening soon’ across California — here’s where

The In-N-Out empire keeps growing. Residents across the Golden State will soon have more chances to grab the burger chain’s famous fare, with several new locations listed as “opening soon” on its website. Three of the new sites are headed to Southern California, while the fourth will make its home…

Longtime NBA coach retires from JJ Redick’s staff as part of shakeups

A longtime NBA coach retired from Lakers coach JJ Redick’s staff, triggering shakeups. Bob Beyer decided to call it a coaching career, which started for the 64-year-old when he became an assistant coach for Alfred University’s men’s basketball team in 1983 and ended after two seasons on Redick’s staff from…

Meta releases new ‘secret weapon’ Muse assistant aimed at small businesses

AI, AI, captain! Meta today announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence assistant designed to aid small business owners with their slate of operations — from creating ad campaigns to analyzing financial performance to sorting and answering incoming mail. Dubbed Muse for Small Business, it’s part of Meta’s push…

Knicks still mulling whether to go to White House

The Knicks are apparently still deciding whether to become the first NBA champs to visit President Trump’s White House. Months after Knicks owner James Dolan said he accepted Trump’s invitation, Mike Brown, the team’s coach, said the organization hasn’t committed. “No, that’s still something that our guys, the organization, is…

Vanity Fair profile on Usha Vance claims she ‘built JD’ Vance

WASHINGTON — Usha Vance is the quiet force who built JD Vance into the vice president he is today, according to a new profile of the second lady. A 5,500-word profile in Vanity Fair cast Vance, 40, as a sophisticated lawyer and mother of four who has been JD’s “spirit guide…

Top Forbes editor axed over secret M payment: report

Forbes fired its top editor after finding out he secretly raked in a cool $6 million from the founder of a company that does business with the publication, according to a report. Chief Content Officer Randall Lane was booted after getting paid by one RJ Shook of Shook Research, which…

Rams teammate noticed something terrifying during Aaron Donald workout

Aaron Donald has not officially announced his return to the Los Angeles Rams, but he is beginning to resemble the world’s least convincing retiree. The 35-year-old continued fueling comeback speculation Monday by working out at the Rams’ facility alongside defensive linemen Braden Fiske and Desjuan Johnson. Video posted by 2Tenths…

Rams star names 49ers nightmare he ‘hates’ facing

Puka Nacua has spent three NFL seasons tormenting defensive backs, but one San Francisco 49ers star apparently makes him reconsider the wisdom of crossing routes. During an appearance on Logan Paul and Mike Majlak’s “Impaulsive” podcast, the Los Angeles Rams receiver named Fred Warner the best defender he has faced…

Exclusive | Low-income tenants face eviction for 3M affordable housing project — backed by socialist mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman

Venice residents could soon be booted from their longtime homes to make way for a controversial affordable-housing project backed by mayoral candidate Nithya Raman. Venice Dell is a proposed 120-unit affordable and supportive housing development on city-owned land near the Venice Canals. The project would include 68 apartments for formerly…

Paramount keeping CNN sale ‘on the table’ in attempt to resolve lawsuit over Warner Bros deal

Paramount Skydance is keeping all options, including a possible sale of CNN, “on the table” to resolve California’s antitrust suit challenging ​its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, the company’s ‌chief legal officer said. Speaking at Politico’s California Agenda conference on Tuesday, Makan Delrahim also became the first Paramount executive to publicly…

Xavier Becerra floats bizarre plan to slash Californians’ utility bills

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra has claimed he will slash people’s utility bills by granting two hours of free electricity per day. The Democrat unveiled his new policy pitch on Tuesday to give the handout to lower-income families, though he failed to lay out how it would be designed or…

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