What too much TV really does to your brain — and how much is too much

Next time your favorite streaming service asks if you’re still watching, you might want to think twice before hitting “Yes.” Ever since TVs became fixtures in American homes, doctors — and plenty of worried parents — have warned that too much screen time could take a toll on our bodies, brains and social lives. But exactly how much truth is there to all those warnings? Researchers have spent decades investigating what happens to our brains and bodies when we spend too much time glued to the screen. Here’s what they’ve found — and how much TV may be too much.…

Liberty clinch playoff berth for sixth consecutive season after Fire loss

Despite their shaky regular season, which has featured highs such as an eight-game winning streak and lows like a stretch of eight losses in 10 games, the Liberty are officially back in the playoffs. They clinched Sunday night — alongside the Mystics — when the Fire lost to Washington 105-100.…

Tom Homan fires back at Florida Democrat over ‘ridiculous’ ICE racial profiling claim

Border czar Tom Homan rejected Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon’s warning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would racially profile Black Americans, calling the accusation “ridiculous” and insisting immigration agents do not target people based on skin color. “We don’t arrest people based on the color of their skin. I’m…

Seahawks rookie carted off field with broken ankle in brutal injury blow

Seahawks rookie safety Bud Clark had to be carted off the field with a broken ankle during Seattle’s preseason game with the Titans on Sunday night.  Head coach Mike Macdonald confirmed the injury following the game and estimated that Clark would be out “multiple months.”  Clark was the Seahawks second-round…

Randi Weingarten pushes Target boycott over ICE and sparks fresh fury

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten promoted a nationwide back-to-school boycott of retail giant Target over the weekend because the company had not condemned ICE operations in Minnesota — the location of its headquarters — prompting criticism from education advocates and a call for federal scrutiny. “We gave Target…

10 truly groundbreaking sports ‘firsts’ that shaped America — and beyond

Long before they became institutions, America’s favorite games were experiments — new leagues, new tournaments, new ideas. These 10 firsts laid the foundation for the sports that drive us to eat, sleep and breathe our fandom. The First Major League Baseball Game (1876) Baseball was America’s most popular professional team…

‘It’s more than a hope, it’s a guarantee’: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 10-year movie of the universe is about to ‘blow our minds,’ chief scientist Tony Tyson says

On a dark mountaintop in Chile, the world’s largest digital camera has begun filming its masterpiece.This Tuesday (June 30), scientists with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory announced that the facility’s ambitious Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) officially began. Every night for the next 10 years, the observatory’s car-size…

What to look for when venerable Saratoga kicks off its 46-day meet

You’ve done it all. Watched baseball games at Wrigley Field, Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium. Witnessed the spectacular Northern Lights. Sat in celebrity row at Madison Square Garden. Camped at the Grand Canyon. Wore a cheesehead at Lambeau Field. Proposed marriage at the Empire State Building antenna. Waved the checkered…

Long Island’s American Soccer Club clinches first playoff berth

Could it be any more patriotic? The Fighting Tomcats of the American Soccer Club clinched the Long Island franchise’s first playoff berth with a final regular-season victory over Osner’s FC, 3-1, Wednesday night. “I don’t know if it’s fate,” head coach John Fitzgerald told The Post about earning the inaugural…

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