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…
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul is sending a pointed message on Mother’s Day. “It’s Mother’s Day so I’ll say whatever I want,” Paul, 31, began in a lengthy Instagram post on Sunday, May 10. “As if it’s not already the worst time. I have [sic]…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is being blasted for backing out of an upcoming mayoral forum just days after she took a beating in a LA mayoral debate, with Spencer Pratt being declared the winner, per an online poll. “The League of Women Voters and the Pat Brown Institute for…
MILWAUKEE — Spencer Jones’ first series as a big leaguer is in the books, but not before collecting his first career hit. The Yankees top prospect got that out of the way Sunday, in the third game of his major league career, smoking an RBI single to center field off…
Supriya Ganesh is getting candid about leaving The Pitt — and the online reaction that followed. “I tried to take a step away, because it’s just been so surreal,” Ganesh, 28, told Variety in an interview published on Sunday, May 10, of the reaction. “The day that news broke, I…
Spencer Pratt has detailed his plans to free the streets of Los Angeles from crime and homelessness — and claims he’s got billionaires lining up to help him. The 42-year-old former reality television star addressed the issues Sunday as growing momentum for his independent campaign against Karen Bass and socialist…
WASHINGTON — Liberty guard Marine Johannès knew there would be more of an onus on her to score in the team’s retooled offense this season. But with the Liberty missing several key players, including Sabrina Ionescu, Johannès felt added pressure to be more aggressive. Johannès’ commitment to both ends of…
Justin Theroux is paying tribute to his wife, Nicole Brydon Bloom, on her first Mother’s Day after the birth of their baby boy. “‘The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother,’” Theroux, 54, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, May 10, quoting Thérèse of Lisieux.…
Support for a 2028 presidential run for former Vice President Kamala Harris is dwindling, another bombshell report has revealed. Political allies and former aides have all shied away from a full-throated endorsement of the failed 2024 presidential nominee, and now it seems her financial backers and sponsors feel the same way, the Los…
PHOENIX — David Peterson received no love from his defense, particularly third baseman Andy Ibáñez, but he did his part to give the Mets an opportunity to win Sunday. The lefty, who has been placed in the bullpen to work as a bulk reliever, pitched five innings without allowing an…
Tieghan Gerard rose to online fame after capturing readers’ attention with her Half Baked Harvest recipes. “One day, when I was 16, my mom and I were hiking together,” she wrote on her website, going on to explain how she decided on the name. “She was encouraging me to start…
The Trump administration is open to the possibility of temporarily suspending the gas tax to give Americans relief amid the fallout from the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright. “We’re open to all ideas, everything has tradeoffs,” Wright told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on…
If the Spurs are able to take a 3-1 lead on the Timberwolves, they’ll need to do so without Victor Wembanyama for the rest of Game 4. Wembanyama, the San Antonio superstar, was ejected with 8:39 left in the second quarter after elbowing Naz Reid while fighting for possession and…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! It may be spring, but Meghan Markle proved that a chic black dress is always ‘in.’ But her maxi dress style is more than a polished outfit. It has tummy-hiding…
Manhattan congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg says he supports the effort to block arms sales to Israel and claims that the US has already lost the war in Iran. The grandson of President John F. Kennedy said during a recent candidates forum at the Stephen Wise Synagogue on the Upper West…
There was an upbeat tone amid a rare loss. All that mattered for the UCLA softball team was that its biggest goal remained within reach. “We’re going to hold our heads high and make sure that we go into next week just as prepared as we can be,” slugger Megan…
Lorenzo Lamas and Heather Locklear’s blossoming romance clearly already has the approval of their blended family. “Beautiful Heather, I adore you. The generous, loving, gracious energy you have makes you a very rare woman,” Lorenzo’s daughter Shayne Lamas wrote via Instagram on Sunday, May 10. “Watching your relationship with my…
Suspended LAUSD boss Alberto Carvalho has been spotted for the first time in nearly three months — as he spends his days pacing around the courtyard of his California home while collecting tens of thousands in taxpayers’ cash. The schools boss, who has earned about $90,000 since the FBI raided…
There’s another Ball in the bunch. LaMelo Ball and his partner Ana Montana announced that they had welcomed a baby boy into the world earlier this year and that they are launching a platform and nonprofit in order to support women through the fertility and IVF process. The new addition…
Many stars are expanding their families in 2026. Riverdale alum Charles Melton’s girlfriend, director Camille Summers-Valli, rang in the new year by confirming her pregnancy with their first baby. Two days later, Paradise star Krys Marshall debuted her baby bump at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards. Adding to the baby…
Pressure is mounting on the Democratic National Committee to disclose its 2024 election postmortem, with even former Vice President Kamala Harris urging the party to do so despite the risk of embarrassment. Shortly after taking over, DNC Chairman Ken Martin ordered an autopsy into his party’s 2024 drubbing, but opted…
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