WASHINGTON — President Trump called for scaling down the joint military exercises with South Korea as an overture to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, while throwing shade at Seoul for not being more helpful on Iran. The US had already scrapped a joint amphibious landing drill that had been planned for September, but Trump’s pronouncement comes as he has sought a meeting with the North Korean tyrant later this year. “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I was not happy with the fact that the United States had, long ago, agreed to participate in…
WASHINGTON — CIA Director John Ratcliffe is visiting Moscow Tuesday, according to reports — after a mysterious military flight landed in the Russian capital. Ratcliffe arrived aboard a C-17 transport plane that departed Joint Base Andrews, a base outside Washington used for high-ranking official travel. The plane stopped in Latvia…
It’s not called the “big change” for nothing. Women are more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease than men, accounting for roughly two-thirds of people with the degenerative condition. And one factor in particular could point to an increased risk for women of a certain age, according to a…
Maybe it’s coach speak. Maybe Klint Kubiak is using the Raiders’ unsettled quarterback situation to send a message throughout the locker room: Nobody should get comfortable. Every job must still be earned. Or perhaps Kubiak truly believes rookie Fernando Mendoza has a path to overtake Kirk Cousins and become the…
One of the largest tire producers in the world has torn into Gavin Newsom’s new tire regulations and warned they will cause price increases and destroy the market. At a length press conference Monday, Dunlop Tires’ North America President and CEO Darren Thomas said the cost of manufacturing will spike…
Two Pennsylvania residents have died due to measles, health officials said on Tuesday, the first such deaths in the state in 35 years, with 393 cases of the disease reported across 28 counties so far in 2026. Both people were unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County, according to the Pennsylvania Department…
Hold the phone on the Patrick Mahomes return buzz. The Chiefs’ superstar quarterback, who tore his ACL last Dec. 14, has been working with the team all training camp and, by all accounts, has looked like his normal elite self. Coach Andy Reid isn’t ready to anoint him starter just…
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WASHINGTON — Canada is poised to roll out a batch of retaliatory tariffs in response to President Trump’s 50% duty on $20 billion worth of goods after trade talks between the two North American neighbors broke down last week. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who described his country as being…
Kate Koval is stepping away from LSU women’s basketball for personal reasons, head coach Kim Mulkey said Monday. The announcement came 10 days after the Tigers signed 17-year-old Russian center Anna Minaeva. Koval, also a center, was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and her father is in the Ukranian military during…
Taylor Swift is opening up about a moment in her career when she thought she was “washed up.” Back in 2021, the Grammy winner, now 36, released Red (Taylor’s Version), a rerecorded version of her hit 2012 album, Red, this time including the song “Nothing New,” which she’d previously written…
President Trump floated the possibility of rebranding Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” in a shot across the bow against Canada’s most populous province — whose premier threatened to cut off electricity and minerals to the US. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario…
More than a third of all webpages created after the launch of ChatGPT show signs of AI writing, according to a new study. The Pew Research Center investigated over half a million English-language webpages from the last five years — finding a sharp rise in machine-written text following the launch…
Angel Reese did her best Dennis Rodman impression Monday night. The Dream’s star forward posted an incredible 26 rebounds in a 78-71 victory over the Sparks, shattering Chamique Holdsclaw’s single-game record of 24 that had stood since 2003. Her incredible effort on the boards also gave her the league’s highest…
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The funny aspect to the current chaos that pervades major college sports is how easily it could have all been avoided. A quick summary: In June, the NCAA passed a new eligibility model that allowed for five seasons of competition over a five-year period beginning with full-time enrollment or the…
Growing up in a small midwestern town in the 1980s, Cassie Blakely learned to mask her symptoms early. She’d ask the teacher to help sharpen pencils so she didn’t have to finish a task. She learned that winning people over could be a superpower, especially when she struggled academically. It…
The Nets had one of the NBA’s worst records last season — and one of its worst defenses. But while the end of their overt two-year tank has seen the Nets make moves to improve on offense to at least try to be more competitive this season, the other end…
In the City star Danielle Olivera has shared a positive update on her and boyfriend Eoin Heavey’s baby boy Aidan after a two-month stay in the NICU. “Yesterday Aidan graduated from the NICU after 63 days! He’s finally home 🥹💙 We love you Stony Brook [Hospital], thank you so much…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is determined to put the “fear of God” into the so-called “bond vigilantes” who have been dumping US Treasurys and sending interest rates soaring, according to a private sector economist with knowledge of his thinking. Bessent is particularly worried that institutional investors will continue to sell…
Ketel Marte will rejoin the Diamondbacks next week — they hope. The All-Star second baseman mysteriously disappeared before a game in Boston two weeks ago, an absence the team has not fully been able to explain. The plan is for him to return on Aug. 31 against the Phillies in…
Real Housewives of Miami alum Alexia Nepola’s son Peter Rosello has seemingly offered public support for Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann’s son Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr. following the latter’s arrest. Rosello, 34, publicly reached out to the Zolciak-Biermann family on Friday, August 21, four days after KJ was arrested on…
For the next four days, until the Giants preseason game against the Jets ends Friday night, Arvell Reese will be in the spotlight because of David Bailey, the decision by the Jets to pass on him at No. 2 overall in April and the decision by the Giants to pick…
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom‘s gender-focused film nonprofit is burning through cash with revenues drying up — a potentially concerning pattern for the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is reportedly the subject of a federal tax investigation. Federal authorities have not publicly disclosed what prompted the probes into the Newsom…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The U.S. national team’s dream World Cup had to hit a snag somewhere. That it happened Thursday night after Mauricio Pochettino rolled out a side with nine of 11 starters rotated in an unconsequential group-stage finale is, at least, hard to get that worked up about. Exactly…
Get a rundown of Us Weekly‘s top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on June 25, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders breakout Faith Ward addressed being confronted by DCC director Kelli Finglass over unflattering teenage photos during season 3 of Netflix’s America’s…
WASHINGTON — House Republican committee chairmen are demanding records from a law firm that formerly worked on behalf of ActBlue but was fired and then allegedly “smeared” by the Democratic fundraising platform for sounding the alarm about potentially foreign donations flowing to campaigns. In a Thursday letter, House GOP chairmen…
Puka Nacua is wasting no time getting familiar with his new quarterback. The Rams superstar hit Thursday’s USA vs. Turkey World Cup game with Ty Simpson, and at one point, the veteran receiver was actually spotted by The California Post giving the rookie some pointers on how to get around…
Luxury home buyers are quietly rewriting the rules on what a house should smell like. Plug-in air fresheners and scented candles are losing ground to HVAC-integrated systems that pipe fragrance through a home’s ductwork, and the price tag is no longer a curiosity. A whole-home scent diffuser can run several…
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin suggested Thursday that it may be time for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step aside for new Democratic leadership. The Democratic Party hasn’t “fully recovered” since being “soundly defeated in 2024,” Slotkin, a Democrat , argued during an appearance…
The Rangers are set to make more than one pick during Day 1 of the NHL draft Friday for the first time since they won the lottery in 2020. With 11 total selections over the next two days, the Blueshirts interviewed upwards of 70 players at the NHL combine earlier…
Rob and Michele Reiner’s son Jake Reiner made his first public appearance since his parents’ gruesome murders and his brother Nick Reiner’s arrest. “Attended the premiere of Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness this week,” Jake, 35, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, June 25, alongside photos of himself on…
Gov. Gavin Newsom failed to broker a last-minute deal to keep California’s controversial billionaire tax off the November ballot, setting up what could become one of the nation’s most expensive and politically explosive ballot fights over taxing the ultra-wealthy to cover federal health care cuts. Newsom has vowed to stop…
Julius Randle and Mikel Brown Jr. have gotten all the Nets attention this week. But they traded for a first-round pick with an eye on Joshua Jefferson and landed the skilled forward who says Brooklyn is exactly where he’s supposed to be. “It was really good feedback, from the late…
Reality TV romance sometimes has a notoriously short shelf life, but a handful of Bachelor Nation pairs have defied the odds. From the franchise’s earliest seasons through more recent installments, several couples turned their televised proposals into lasting marriages that have even crossed the decade milestone. Here’s a look at…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the closure Thursday of the controversial swampland migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The facility, built in less than 10 days on the site of an old airport deep in the Florida Everglades, opened last July after DeSantis, a Republican, offered to assist the Trump…
The Timberwolves are not trading one of their top players away. While Minnesota is expected to be very active during the offseason, it will not be dealing guard Donte DiVincenzo, The Athletic reported Thursday. The Athletic also indicated that the T-Wolves will be looking for more shooting and a power…
Taylor Parker became the focus of national attention after Netflix released Maternal Instinct in June 2026, a documentary chronicling her 10-month web of lies that culminated in one of the most disturbing crimes in recent memory. While Parker spent much of 2020 falsely claiming to be pregnant with boyfriend Wade…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte threw his support behind President Trump’s military campaign against Iran Thursday, praising the operation even as some European leaders have sought to distance themselves from the strikes. “What the US did is crucial,” Rutte told reporters in a roundtable interview. “I commend the president for…
The player empowerment era that has arrived in the NHL represents a test of the hypothesis the Islanders have spent the last year restating in various forms. They have Matthew Schaefer. They have UBS Arena. They have proximity to New York City without the bright lights and media scrutiny of…
Love Is Blind season 8 alums Sara Carton and Joey Leveille know they caused a stir when they started dating after respective broken pod engagements. “[He] handled it way better than me,” Sara, 30, told Joey, 37, on the Wednesday, June 24, episode of the “Table for 1” podcast. “I…
WASHINGTON — Staten Island Rep. Nicole Malliotakis is joining with a Democratic committee chair’s effort to block President Trump from selling $750 million worth of jet engines to Turkey. The bipartisan group has called for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government to be denied the US military equipment ahead of a…
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