Spring is in full bloom in New York, and so is Padma Lakshmi’s career. “I was passing by Central Park, and all these beautiful flowers, magnolias, cherry blossoms, were in bloom,” says the glamorous host of “America’s Culinary Cup,” whose finale airs next week. Over Zoom, she reflects on the triumph of making a show that was truly hers — and the glittery pieces she wore while filming it. “I’ve always had an affinity for jewelry,” Lakshmi, 55, tells Alexa. “Women buy jewelry to have talismans. It’s very sentimental.” Viewers of “Culinary Cup” may have noted a couple of Lakshmi’s…
Justin Hartley‘s Tracker costars have often spoken about their experiences working with him as the hit CBS series lost several cast members. After becoming a household name with roles in Passions, Smallville, The Young and the Restless and This Is Us, Hartley scored a major career success with Tracker. The…
The biggest winner in Tuesday night’s primary elections could be President Trump, who flexed his political muscle and exacted revenge on Indiana Republican lawmakers who defied his redistricting push. Here are six key takeaways from these contests in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Trump is still king of the GOP The…
Scientists have developed a method to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen using solar power and acid from old car batteries.The one-pot process transforms hard-to-recycle plastics into valuable industrial chemicals and clean fuel, potentially creating a circular upcycling system that tackles multiple problematic waste streams at once, the researchers say.The…
Long Island University’s nickname might be the Sharks, but it was the NCAA that took a bite out of the school this week. LIU was placed on a three-year probation by the NCAA following an investigation that found the university’s athletic programs had allowed more than 1,000 student-athletes who were…
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…
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.”…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt had an early exit from Tuesday’s Game 1 against the Thunder because of a right finger injury. Vanderbilt suffered the injury while attempting to block an alley-oop for Chet Holmgren, with Vanderbilt’s right pinky hitting the backboard as he swiped for the ball. …
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After waiting 15 years to have a lottery pick, the Nets saw Egor Dëmin’s rookie campaign cut short, shut down early by plantar fasciitis in his left foot. A foot specialist who spoke with The Post called the condition “painful and sometimes debilitating,” and added Brooklyn picked the right time…
The Wonder Years’ Danica McKellar has opened up about eating her placenta after giving birth, revealing she was “embarrassed” to love the taste. McKellar, 51, who starred as Winnie Cooper on the 1980s to 1990s coming-of-age TV series, shared her postpartum experience while being interviewed by Bobby Bones for the…
The universe-shaking collision of a black hole and a neutron star just led astronomers to a strange type of orbital interaction never seen before, and it’s forcing them to rethink their theories.Before the two extremely dense objects crashed and combined, they first swooped around each other in an eccentric, oval…
The Jets are bringing Geno Smith, their second-round pick in 2013, back to New York to be their bridge quarterback. Here’s a look at some of his best — and worst — moments from his first tenure: Best moments 1. In his first NFL start Sept. 8, 2013, Geno Smith…
Matthew Fox plays a key role in Taylor Sheridan‘s The Madison — but he won’t be back in season 2. “This is a contained experience for me in the show, and I’m very happy about that,” Fox, 59, told TV Insider on Tuesday, March 10 about his future on the…
DORAL, Fla. — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that Republicans were “in a course-correction mode” after the ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “We got a little hiccup with some of the Hispanic and Latino voters for certain because some of the immigration enforcement was viewed to be over-zealous,” Johnson…
ST. LOUIS — Jonathan Drouin’s emotions Tuesday were nowhere near as complicated to unpack as Brayden Schenn’s since, after all, he was an Islander for just a handful of months. Still, the newest St. Louis Blue will miss New York plenty. “It kind of sucks. Had a good start to…
Scott Speedman has made the move from Grey’s Anatomy to a more permanent appearance on RJ Decker — but who does the actor and the rest of the cast play? Based on Carl Hiaasen‘s novel Double Whammy, RJ Decker focuses on a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who “starts over…
Alina Habba, the former acting New Jersey US attorney and one-time personal lawyer for President Trump, divorced her millionaire husband after nearly six years of marriage and relocated to Palm Beach, The Post confirmed. The brunette firebrand, 41, called it quits with hubby Gregg Reuben sometime after she resigned from…
SAN FRANCISCO — One day was all it took for the Warriors to top their worst loss of the season. After failing to pull out a win while the Jazz rested their best players in crunch time, the Warriors returned home and once again proved incapable of beating a tanking…
Will Trent‘s latest episode hinted at a main cast member’s shocking departure from the show. During the Tuesday, March 10, episode of the hit ABC series, Faith (Iantha Richardson) was still struggling after she put Malcolm (DeVaughn Nixon) behind bars despite falling in love with him. She received numerous letters…
The Georgia special election to replace ex-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Congress will head to a runoff after none of the candidates in the crowded field Tuesday received a majority of voter support. Democrat Shawn Harris, a veteran who served in Afghanistan as a combat infantry commander, was the top…
If you had Italy beating the United States in baseball on your 2026 bingo card, congrats! In what was as shocking an outcome as any on the international stage, the Italians upset the Americans, 8-6, on Tuesday night at Daikin Park in Houston. With a win, the U.S. would have…
Quentin Tarantino has broken his silence after Rosanna Arquette chastised the famed director for his use of the N-word throughout Pulp Fiction. “Dear Rosanna, I hope the publicity you’re getting from 132 different media outlets writing your name and printing your picture was worth disrespecting me and a film I…
Longtime Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) fended off a millennial Democratic challenger in Tuesday’s primary election for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Thompson, who is seeking to serve an 18th term in Congress, received 84.8% vote in the solidly blue district. The 78-year-old congressman’s opponent, Evan Turnage, was 1 years old when…
The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics had plenty of upsets and surprises, but Tuesday night’s World Baseball Classic action might have produced the most shocking international result of 2026. And Team USA was on the wrong side of it. The Americans were stunned by Team Italy, 8-6, in a game in…
Jason Hughes was the type of teacher known for going above and beyond for his students. It was also known that this time of year was maybe one of his favorites, a former student exclusively told Us Weekly. “Coach Hughes always got excited about this time of year,” said Sheyden…
Observations from Mets spring training on Tuesday: Bombs away Francisco Alvarez launched a 439-foot homer to center field for the Mets in their 6-1 exhibition victory over the Cardinals at Clover Park. The blast was Alvarez’s first this spring. Slow spring Marcus Semien went 0-for-3 and is hitting .190 in…
A man is facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery after he allegedly confronted and stabbed his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend near a Florida park, according to authorities. The violent altercation between William Tyler Warren and the 39-year-old victim unfolded the evening of Friday, March 7, near Veterans Memorial Park in…
The concept of shrinking the NBA’s schedule has been something of a hobby horse for Steve Kerr. The Warriors coach has raised the subject many times over the years, including on a podcast appearance just last week. But his latest plea apparently caught the attention of Stephen A. Smith. “I…
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