The architect behind California’s controversial billionaire tax dismissed warnings the proposal is already driving wealthy residents out of the Golden State, calling the claims “entirely fabricated” even as a growing list of billionaires have reportedly relocated or are weighing an exit ahead of the November election. Dave Regan, president of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), said there is “absolutely no evidence” that wealthy Californians are fleeing because of the proposed one-time tax, pushing back against critics ranging from Gov. Gavin Newsom to business groups and Silicon Valley executives. “There is absolutely no evidence that billionaires leave,” Regan told KCRA’s Ashley…
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz blamed President Trump on Monday for stopping the Jewish state from eliminating all of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Explaining to reporters that having a “partnership” with the US “has certain constraints,” Katz said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “stood bravely” against Trump’s demands that Israel Defense…
A beloved Denny’s in San Diego’s Point Loma neighborhood has permanently closed after nearly six decades in business, leaving longtime customers mourning the loss of what many called a community institution. The news came as a surprise to locals who headed to the beloved diner last week at the corner…
Talk about a wriggly situation. When a man in Spain went to the hospital with chronic headaches, brain scans showed poorly defined lesions, or tissue where the edges are blurred due to abnormal cell growth. Doctors believed all signs were pointing to deadly cancer that had spread — until they…
Bob Iger is said to be eyeing a new Magic Kingdom in Las Vegas — an NBA franchise. The former Disney boss — and Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner, brother of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — have enlisted bankers as they weigh a push for a majority stake in…
California Republicans have blasted a Supreme Court ruling allowing states to continue counting ballots that arrive after Election Day, warning the decision will further erode voter confidence. Steve Hilton, the Republican nominee for governor who advanced to November’s general election, called the decision “an insult” and predicted it would energize…
Diners at Outback Steakhouse and other major restaurant chains in California are about to see a permanent shakeup on their menus — and it isn’t a new cut of beef. Starting July 1, the chain will be required to clearly disclose if each menu item contains any of the nation’s…
‘A silent pandemic’: How Japan is curbing antibiotic resistance, $5 at at timeAntimicrobial resistance is a “silent pandemic,” posing huge threats to public health while raising little attention. To curb resistance, doctors must use antibiotics sparingly and responsibly. This report is the first in a series comparing antibiotic use in…
More men than ever are on testosterone. But experts say boosting this sex hormone may not solve your woes. “Signs and symptoms of low testosterone are often very generalizable and can be due to something else, either in addition to or separately from having low testosterone,” Dr. Justin Dubin told…
Fred VanVleet is staying put. The Rockets guard is opting into his $25 million player option for the 2026-27 season, according to according to multiple reports. The Wichita State product signed a two-year, $50 million contract last summer to stay with Houston, but VanVleet missed the entire season with a torn…
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Layla Taylor came out as bisexual — and revealed she’s dating a woman. “It’s just something that I honestly didn’t really know how to formally address for a long period of my life. … I’m gay and I’m bi and date women and…
Revenge for Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death “must take place on American soil,” the supreme leader’s representative at an Iranian state newspaper demanded on Monday. “The effort to avenge Supreme Leader must take place on American soil itself,” Hussein Shariatmadari wrote for the paper. Hand-selected by Khamenei as editor-in-chief for…
A family who gave up on living in pricey New York City moved to a remote part of Italy after buying a home there for only about $13,000. Cassandra Tresl, 33, told CNBC that she and her husband decided to rethink their future after welcoming their daughter in 2020, concluding…
Americans today live roughly twice as long, on average, as they did when the Declaration of Independence was signed. When the nation was founded in 1776, life expectancy was around 35 to 40 years old, historians estimate. However, someone who survived childhood in colonial America often lived into their 60s…
Larry Fitzgerald Sr. — the dad of Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald Jr. — died from multiple issues, including severe sepsis, according to a copy of his death certificate obtained by The California Post. The document states a urinary tract infection and prostate cancer were other factors that…
West Wilson is speaking out about the now-viral whiteboard video explaining his Summer House scandal with Amanda Batula. “I, kind of, did it reluctantly,” West, 31, said during the Saturday, June 27, episode of his “Show Me Something” podcast. “I’ve been doing those for like three years, so we —…
A common illness has turned one teen’s whole world upside down. Kaydin Baldwin from Kerrville Texas, was 13 when she contracted the flu — a disease that somewhere between 32 and 57 million people had between October and the end of May, according to the CDC. But her condition turned…
A Canadian fan accidentally tossed her phone while doing the wave in Canada’s 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday. Fans around SoFi Stadium started the wave multiple times in the 2026 World Cup’s first knockout-stage game due to long stretches of slow play from both teams. During one of…
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She’s the belle of the wedding ball. Thylane Blondeau, the French bombshell twice crowned the “most beautiful girl in the world,” is taking on a new title today: Wife. The 25-year-old model married partner Ben Attal, 29, with a town hall ceremony at the Mairie du 16ème arrondissement in Paris on…
WASHINGTON — White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen is talking to federal prosecutors about taking a plea deal, his lawyers revealed Monday. Allen entered briefly in an orange jumpsuit and shackles for the brief 10-minute hearing, where Department of Justice attorneys and the alleged assassin’s defense team mentioned a…
PETA has badgered a bevy of big-name retailers into dropping products made from the cruelly harvested hair of the animals, The Post has learned. At the animal rights group’s urging, companies including Neiman Marcus, Ulta, Kohl’s and Michael’s quietly stopped selling brushes made from badger hair over the past couple…
A Chinese system has become the world’s most powerful supercomputer, surpassing American machines for the first time since 2021.LineShine, installed at China’s National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen, clinched the top spot in the 67th TOP500 ranking of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. The new system has already been used in…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Martha Stewart turned a New York City brunch into a full-blown fashion moment, and it’s all because of her denim skirt style. The look has Us tossing our jeans to…
Secretary Marco Rubio’s DJ style was on full display in the White House briefing room Tuesday as he broke out the rap lyrics during his stand-in set for Karoline Leavitt. He tore into Iran’s leadership as “insane in the brain” — a nod to the Cypress Hill classic. And much…
Matthew Schaefer’s historic rookie season is one step away from being immortalized in hardware. During a live broadcast of the NHL draft lottery Tuesday night, the 18-year-old defenseman was announced as a finalist for the 2026 Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the player “selected as the most…
Beef tallow has become one of the buzziest DIY skincare trends online, and much of that momentum traces back to Nara Smith. Since she first shared her homemade beef tallow moisturizer recipe on TikTok in May 2024, the video has racked up millions of views, sparking a wave of curiosity…
President Trump on Tuesday restored the Presidential Fitness Test Award for public schoolchildren — less than a year after he revived the health program that was nixed during the Obama administration. “This was a wonderful tradition, and we’re bringing it back,” Trump declared on July 31, 2025 after signing an…
One strike away from defeat while facing the nation’s top-ranked college baseball team, Loyola Marymount deployed its only remaining weapon. Sprinklers. An accidental spray that resulted from a system malfunction was a novel idea Tuesday night but couldn’t dampen dominant UCLA. After milling about for 30 seconds white waiting for…
Will Trent concluded its fourth season with another shocking death after the show already lost a cast member. During the Tuesday, May 5, episode of the hit ABC series, Angie (Erika Christensen) finally gave birth but her happiness was short-lived because her husband, Seth (Scott Foley), died after collapsing in…
California Assembly passed a bill letting the high-speed rail auditor shield reports from public view. The project’s cost ballooned to $231 billion, with critics fearing officials want to ‘bury the evidence’. Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D) claims the bill improves transparency, despite a delayed business plan vote. Critics of California’s long-overdue…
Tuesday marked the first day Giancarlo Stanton was eligible to be activated off the 10-day injured list. But it does not sound as if the veteran DH, dealing with a “low-grade” right calf strain, is actually close to a return. Stanton has not yet started doing any kind of running,…
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A voter ID initiative going to California voters this fall is presenting a thorny situation for California’s top elections officials. On Tuesday, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley Weber — both Democrats — held a news conference in Sacramento to call on people to report incidents of…
The woke New York Times passed over a white male worker with the right chops for an editor’s job — instead choosing a less qualified multiracial woman, a federal watchdog claimed Tuesday, suing the Gray Lady. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the newspaper of breaching civil-rights law by…
An early lead with their ace on the mound wasn’t enough for the Giants to beat the Padres. Casey Schmitt clubbed his second home run in as many games, and San Francisco built on that early advantage, but Logan Webb allowed it all back and more in a 10-5 loss…
President Donald Trump is apparently concerned for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ health after his season-ending injury last year. “Most importantly, how’s Mahomes doing?” the president, 79, asked Slap’s BBQ owners, Mike and Joe Pearce, of the NFL player’s status while hosting the brothers at the White House on…
California’s messy race for governor snapped into focus Tuesday night when a crowded, combative field of candidates was asked to sum up Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tenure in just one word. The debate, broadcast live on CNN, featured seven contenders still jockeying for position in a race with no clear frontrunner,…
McDonald’s is one step closer to reigning king in the US after its top rival shuttered hundreds of restaurants last year. Though the Golden Arches is the world’s largest fast-food chain, Subway actually comes out on top in the US with nearly 19,000 restaurants across the country. McDonald’s has close…
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Lakers were far from perfect when it came to their game plan execution during Tuesday’s 108-90 Game 1 loss to the Thunder at Paycom Center. But they did enough to hang around against the defending NBA champions. They disrupted Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s offensive rhythm…
The police have completed their interview regarding allegations of Noah Beck’s sister Haley Beck having an alleged relationship with a second student. “We have completed the interview with the reporting party and are continuing to follow up on all leads,” a spokesperson for the Peoria Police Department in Arizona told…
President Trump proved to be a kingmaker in the Indiana and Ohio Republican primaries Tuesday night, where his seal of approval propelled several GOP candidates to landslide victories. In Indiana, Trump’s revenge campaign against incumbent state senators who torpedoed his push last year to redraw the Hoosier state’s congressional boundaries…
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said he is turning to “prayer” in hopes that Jerome Powell will leave the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends this month – but admitted that Powell may not go if he’s bent on “poking the president in the eye.”…
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