WASHINGTON — President Trump suspended a plan to have the military escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Saudi Arabian officials warned Riyadh would not allow the US to use its airspace or air bases to support the initiative. “Project Freedom,” which the president announced Sunday evening, was paused Tuesday following pushback from the Gulf nation — as well as a phone conversation between Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that did not resolve the issue, NBC News reported. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. The military operation had been intended to stop Iran from…
The Lakers defensive strategy in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals was brilliant. Attack Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in four different ways in an attempt to choke off the oxygen of the Oklahoma City offense. By doing so, the Lakers were daring anyone else on the team to beat them. Chet…
The White Lotus experienced some significant recasting over the years — but which actors were replaced and why? The HBO series, which debuted in 2021, focuses on the guests and employees at a fictional resort as they experience a slew of personal ups and downs while on vacation. The anthology…
Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to unveil the top lines for her massive New York State budget Thursday morning — with little to no new money for the Big Apple expected, The Post has learned. The top number of the budget was not immediately known, nor were the details on…
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A group of fans prevented a potential tragic situation Wednesday night when one pulled a man off the ledge of one of the upper sections at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. A video posted to social media by Instagram user Oliver Stoffel showed a fan in a blue shirt and…
LeAnn Rimes has seemingly shut down rumors that she could be joining the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Following reports this week that LeAnn, 43, has been in talks with Bravo about a spot on RHOBH, the 9-1-1: Nashville actress shared a clip via her Instagram Story…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off a two-day visit to Vatican City and Italy Thursday by meeting Pope Leo XIV, days after President Trump claimed the first American-born pontiff was “endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people.” Leo has repeatedly criticized the Trump administration over its…
Former JPMorgan banker and Wall Street high-flyer Chirayu Rana has hired an attorney who has repped Epstein accusers and other major sexual harassment cases in his legal battle with the nation’s largest bank over claims Rana was forced to be a “sex slave.” Daniel Kaiser, partner at top NYC law…
Confirmed and suspected cases of hantavirus infection have struck eight people on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and now, laboratory tests have pointed to a specific kind of hantavirus at fault.Hantaviruses are a large family of viruses carried by rodents, such as rats. It’s relatively uncommon for them…
Against the Celtics, Tyrese Maxey was unstoppable. He owned crunchtime of the winner-take-all Game 7. That player has yet to show up to the Eastern Conference semifinals – in part due to Mikal Bridges’ lockdown defense. Bridges was at it again Wednesday night, shutting down Maxey when Game 2 of…
Spencer Pratt is saying goodbye to reality TV and hello to politics. Exactly one year after a wildfire burned down his family’s home in Pacific Palisades, California, Pratt announced that he was running for mayor of Los Angeles. “The system in Los Angeles isn’t struggling; it’s fundamentally broken,” Pratt said…
Redistricting across the US has turned into all-out war between the Democrats and the Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in November. While both parties have enacted plans to redistrict since July 2025, Republicans are potentially poised to flip up to 14 US House seats in their favor following…
Tesla is recalling more than 218,000 vehicles because of delayed rearview camera images that could increase the risk of a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Wednesday. A total of 218,868 Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X vehicles are affected by the recall. The vehicles…
Hantavirus has been all over the news lately due to a shocking outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The virus is typically transmitted to humans when they breathe airborne particles from the dried droppings, urine or saliva of infected rodents. That’s how Oscar winner Gene…
USC men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman has added a Cinderella story to his collection of proven returners and heralded newcomers. It involves Jadis Jones, a guard from Lindenwood in the relatively obscure Ohio Valley Conference. Jones announced his commitment to the Trojans on Wednesday, posting a picture of himself in…
Researchers in China have pioneered a formula for a nontoxic “aqueous battery” that they say could last 10 times longer than today’s best devices. What’s more, the water battery achieves this epic lifespan without degrading and can be disposed of safely in the environment, the team reported in a new…
DENVER — The colder it got Wednesday night, the louder the Mets bats crackled. By the middle innings, the temperature had dropped to 37 degrees at Coors Field and the Mets were rolling. All that remained was for the bullpen to secure the final outs. The Mets survived for a…
Creatine sales jumped 120 percent in the 52 weeks ending March 2023, according to SPINS data , and the new wave of customers driving that growth isn’t the male gym crowd that built the supplement’s reputation. It’s women, many of them in their 30s, 40s and 50s, paying attention to…
A US judge on Wednesday ruled that the Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized during an FBI search in January, a win for President Donald Trump’s administration as it pursues the president’s false claims of widespread voter fraud. Atlanta-based US District Judge J.P. Boulee rejected Fulton County’s request for the…
Jalen Brunson was searching for answers. He was searching for his shot. The Knicks superstar was forcing the action, missing his first three shots. Nearly nine minutes passed before he scored his first points. More than 10 minutes elapsed before he hit his first field goal. When Game 2 of…
Hayden Panettiere is looking back on her 12-year age gap romance with Heroes costar Milo Ventimiglia, revealing that she’d considered marrying him before their breakup. “Every relationship I’ve ever been in, I invested my whole self in,” Panettiere, 36, exclusively tells Us Weekly in this week’s cover story while discussing…
Ted Turner, the billionaire founder of TV news network CNN, has died at 87, CNN reported Wednesday. Below are some reactions to the news. Donald Trump “Ted Turner, one of the Greats of All Time, just died,” the president posted on Truth Social. “He founded CNN, sold it, and was personally devastated by…
Cruz Beckham has admitted he wants to repair the relationship with his older brother Brooklyn Beckham amid their family’s ongoing feud. In video footage published by TMZ and HELLO! on Thursday, March 5, Cruz was approached by a reporter who asked the youngest Beckham brother if he had any well…
A popular class of weight-loss drugs may prevent life-threatening cardiac complications by opening microscopic blood vessels that often remain blocked after a heart attack, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications. The research, led by the University of Bristol and University College London, identified a biological brain-gut-heart signaling pathway. …
DENVER — Lakers star Luka Dončić was confused as to why he was assessed a technical foul during the second quarter of Thursday’s 120-113 road loss to the Nuggets at Ball Arena on Thursday night, which was his 15th technical of the season. If Dončić is assessed one more technical…
Rory Feek is honoring his late wife Joey Feek a decade after her death. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, March 4, the country music star, 60, paid tribute to Joey, who died in March 2016 after a cervical cancer battle. She was 40. “Ten years ago today… Joey took her…
WASHINGTON — A House committee has launched an investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud in 10 states — including New York and California — demanding records “to ensure program integrity in states nationwide,” The Post can reveal. The letters, sent March 3 by GOP leaders on the House Energy and Commerce…
DENVER — LeBron James said after the Lakers’ 120-113 road loss to the Nuggets on Thursday night that his left elbow was “pretty sore” after his fall late in the game at Ball Arena, with the Lakers star adding that the injury is day-to-day. The Lakers star, who was icing…
Sheila Carrasco and Devan Chandler Long got brutally honest about whether Ghosts fans should be worried about a Thor and Flower split — and more shocking changes on the show. During the Thursday, March 5, episode of the hit CBS series, Thor (Long) and Flower (Carrasco) had a brief disagreement…
LOS ANGELES — The Islanders may have just had the worst run in Southern California since Magic Johnson tried hosting late-night television. After 5-1 in Anaheim came 5-3 in Los Angeles on Trade Deadline Eve, as the Islanders fell to the Kings on Thursday in a game where they were…
After the viral images linking Gonzalo Hevia Baillères with actress Emma Watson surfaced, media interest in the Mexican businessman has grown significantly. Many people are also wondering about the size of his fortune, considering he belongs to one of Mexico’s most powerful families. Hevia Baillères is part of the fourth…
DENVER — Even with both teams eventually down multiple key players, Thursday night at Ball Arena was the Lakers’ biggest test against a potential Western Conference playoff team in nearly a month. And they learned more about what it’ll take to compete with the other top teams in the West,…
Britney Spears is still under investigation following her DUI arrest near her home in Ventura County, California. Us Weekly has learned that chemical examination results from Spears’ field sobriety tests on Wednesday, March 4, are pending and could impact the scope of an ongoing police investigation. Spears’ Black BMW 430i…
Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), President Trump’s “MAGA Warrior” pick to replace Kristi Noem as the secretary of Homeland Security, revealed the origin of his unique first name in a single interview over a decade ago. Mullin, an ex-MMA fighter and father of six, was announced as Trump’s nominee after…
TAMPA — With just under nine months to go until the current Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire, both MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association have been battening down the hatches for what appears to be increasingly likely next winter: a lockout. While the two sides are…
From a courtroom win to retirement reflections to a possible wedding clue, Travis Kelce‘s first week of March covered an extraordinary amount of ground. In case you missed it, here are the latest updates in the exciting life of Kelce, including developments about whether he’ll retire from the NFL this…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., suggested Thursday that he tagged-teamed with Education Secretary Linda McMahon to help his niece, Zoe Hines, secure a gig as a WWE wrestler. “Lina has become a very, very close friend and my neice, Zoe Hines, recently signed a contract with WWE [World Wrestling…
DENVER — Lakers starting center Deandre Ayton had an early exit from Thursday’s road game against the Nuggets because of a knee injury. Ayton played his initial four-minute stint to start Thursday’s game before backup big man Jaxson Hayes subbed in for him at the 7:30 mark of the first. …
UPDATE — 3/5/26 at 5:34 p.m. ET: Authorities have identified the girls who were found dead inside a pair of suitcases dumped in an Ohio park. The victims were identified as Amor Wilson, 10, and Mila Chatman, 8. Their mother, Aliyah Henderson, has been charged with their murders. Original story:…
A group of fed-up techies and “radical centrists” is launching a counteroffensive to what they call an out-of-touch lefty agenda that’s driving people out of California. An event in Mountain View, Calif. — home to Alphabet, Waymo and other tech giants — drew San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, San Francisco District…
A federal trade judge ordered the Trump administration to begin refunding more than $130 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down the levies last month. Judge Richard Eaton of the Manhattan-based Court of International Trade issued a written order Wednesday directing the government to begin refunding importers. Eaton…
Sam Carrick is reportedly headed to Buffalo. After the Rangers held Carrick out of the lineup for Thursday’s 6-2 win over the Maple Leafs, Sportsnet reported the veteran center is expected to be traded to the Sabres before the 3 p.m. deadline on Friday. As of late Thursday night, the…
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