‘A Capitol Fourth’ concert still on despite sweltering, record-setting heat

The annual “A Capitol Fourth” concert will go ahead tonight despite record-setting heat settling over Washington, DC. The show on the West Lawn of the US Capitol gets underway at 8 p.m., with gates opening at 7 p.m. to minimize spectators’ time outside. “All guests are strongly encouraged to bring an ample supply of water to stay hydrated” while limiting other items to ensure security screening moves quicker, US Capitol Police said in announcing the revised gate opening. “A Capitol Fourth,” featuring performances by military bands and special guests, has been held every year since 1980 — with the exception…

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…

Giants completely change celebration after thrusting backlash

LOS ANGELES — A day after the Giants made waves with an explicit celebration, their outfielders couldn’t have rung in a second straight win over the Dodgers in more of an opposite fashion. Out with the hip thrusts, in with the bows. “I like that,” manager Tony Vitello said after…

Exclusive | Trump anti-terrorism chief accuses China of ‘targeted killing of Americans’ with fentanyl — as prez goes to Beijing

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s White House counterterrorism director Sebastian Gorka told The Post that he believes China intentionally flooded the United States with fentanyl in a present-day “Opium War” designed to weaken America through the “targeted killing” of its citizens. Gorka unloaded the blistering assessment Monday in a “Pod Force…

Post’s expert makes 2026 PGA Championship picks

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. The Post’s Mark Cannizzaro makes his selections for the 2026 PGA Championship, which begins Thursday: Rickie Fowler It’s his time. At age 37, playing in…

Marty Makary resigns as FDA commissioner after Trump vape criticism

WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary resigned Tuesday after irking President Trump by slow-walking flavored e-cigarette approvals. Trump confirmed that Makary, a former Johns Hopkins cancer surgeon, stepped down as the president left the White House en route to China for a summit with Xi Jinping. “He’s a great…

AI self-replication hacks ‘no longer purely theoretical,’ study finds —‬ ‪but experts say it’s too soon to panic

Artificial intelligence (AI) models can autonomously “replicate” across multiple machines, hacking vulnerable systems, copying their own parameters onto compromised hosts, and launching working replicas capable of continuing the attack, new research shows. However, experts told Live Science the bigger concern is not AI suddenly running wild on its own, but…

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