A man went out on a morning walk in southwest Norway and stumbled upon a surprise: an elite warrior’s sword scabbard that was purposefully buried 1,500 years ago. The rare gold object, which was richly decorated with serpentine animals, was probably an offering to the gods at a time of famine and societal turmoil, researchers say.”I saw a mound in the ground under a tree and poked at it with a stick,” the hiker said in a translated statement from the University of Stavanger in Norway. “Suddenly, I saw something that glittered. I didn’t quite understand what I had found.”The…
McDonald’s on Thursday reported surprisingly upbeat quarterly earnings and revenue, but CEO Chris Kempczinski — who recently went viral for his weirdly timid nibble of his own company’s burger — warned consumer spending may get “a little bit worse” as high fuel prices slam wallets. The fast-food chain saw adjusted…
Refresh 2026-05-07T14:34:48.938Z “Viruses don’t care about politics” (Image credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Both Argentina and the U.S. recently withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO). In the face of this outbreak, “I think they will reconsider their positions,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director-general. “Viruses don’t care…
Gym attendance typically spikes in the months leading up to summer, according to industry data, as many Americans ramp up their fitness routines. While fitness routines work differently for everyone, one expert offers simple advice for looking and feeling your best: Just move. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Kenny Santucci,…
Set your notifications. Check your timeline. Pull up your favorite recruiting website. Otherwise you might miss the next high school prospect committing to play for new UCLA football coach Bob Chesney. Over a four-day span last week, the Bruins received seven commitments. When a reporter jokingly mentioned after the Bruins’…
President Trump blasted sky-high 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket prices in an exclusive interview with The Post, saying even he wouldn’t pony up the $1,000 needed to watch the US play in the team’s opening game against Paraguay next month. In a brief telephone interview late Wednesday, the commander-in-chief reacted…
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Stitches wears Prada, but he will wear his Royals jersey on Thursday. K.C. hosts Cleveland. The Guardians’ Slade Cecconi picked up his first win…
Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner were all loved up at the latest New York Knicks game. The couple sat courtside during game two of the second round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs on Wednesday, May 6, sporting matching orange jackets in honor of Chalamet’s favorite basketball team. Chalamet, 30,…
China’s top diplomat said Thursday that ties with the US have been in general stable despite “many twists and disruptions,” and called on both countries to find a way to contribute to global peace, a week before President Donald Trump is expected to visit. During a meeting with members of a…
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…
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. If you own a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, and you’re ready to sell it, you need to know how that might affect your yearly taxes. The selling part is easy.…
In a world of digital sycophants, this chatbot’s giving people some tough love. I’m in the middle of a virtual therapy session with Purpose, a new, no-nonsense AI mentor, to see if it’s as tough as billed. Like with a real-life coach, we’re discussing everything from romance to work-life balance…
Two rare silver coins discovered by metal detectorists in Denmark reveal that the Vikings made jewelry out of Christian coins that were originally designed to prevent Viking raids, according to experts at the National Museum of Denmark.The coins were minted around 1009, during the reign of English king Æthelred II,…
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…
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…
President Trump cast Tucker Carlson out of his Make America Great Again movement following the conservative talking head’s loud criticism of the US and Israeli assault on Iran. “Tucker has lost his way,” the commander-in-chief told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl on Thursday. “I knew that a long time ago, and he’s…
TAMPA — Carlos Lagrange’s third season in professional baseball, and his second stateside, was arguably his most frustrating. Then 21 years old in 2024, the Yankees pitching prospect missed time with a back injury that limited him to nine games. When he was on the mound, he posted a 6.86…
Yes, Sarah J. Maas announced two new A Court of Thorns and Roses books during her “Call Her Daddy” interview, but she also offered rare insight into her home life. Maas, 40, has been married to husband Josh Wasserman since 2010. The two share a son named Taran, born in…
Six Flags Entertainment will sell off seven of its amusement parks in the United States and Canada to EPR Properties, the company announced Thursday. The company said it would sell off Michigan’s Adventure in Muskegon, Michigan; Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston in Texas; Six Flags Great Escape in Queensbury, New York; Six Flags…
The moon will officially be spared from an explosive encounter with a “city-killer” asteroid in 2032, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal.Collected on Feb. 18 and Feb. 26 with JWST’s sensitive infrared instruments, the new observations of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 allowed NASA astronomers to…
The highly combustible, thinning line between “Woke” and unconscious continues to leave us all lower. The NBA’s .500 Hawks, apparently desperate to sell anything, will celebrate “Atlanta’s Cultural Iconic Institution ‘Magic City’” before and during the Monday, March 16 home game vs. the Magic. Magic City? A science center? That’s…
Colleen Hoover is sharing an update on her feelings about the controversy surrounding her book-turned-movie It Ends With Us. Hoover, 46, spoke about the messy legal battle between It Ends With Us stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni during her appearance on Jenna Bush Hager’s “Open Book With Jenna” podcast…
The Pentagon has reportedly told Anthropic it will be officially labeled a supply-chain risk – just days after the AI firm’s CEO Dario Amodei circulated a letter to staffers bashing the Trump administration’s efforts against the company. The Department of War on Thursday formally notified Anthropic executives that the company…
DENVER — Before his team defeated the Pelicans on Tuesday, coach JJ Redick was honest about the challenge he and the Lakers face when it comes to lineups involving their best three players: Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves. The challenge isn’t how lineups, or the usage within the…
Britney Spears‘ loved ones want the pop star to get help following her arrest for driving under the influence. “I hope this is a wake-up call for her,” a family source exclusively tells Us Weekly. Spears, 44, was arrested near her home in Ventura County, California, on Wednesday, March 4,…
Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states, including California and New York, are filing a lawsuit to block President Trump’s new tariffs, two weeks after a new round of taxes and duties on imports were issued following a Supreme Court ruling that found the White House had overstepped its authority.…
A pair of baby-faced Goldman Sachs bankers could be fired over flashy photo shoots and interviews they gave for an “unauthorized” spread in a trendy New York magazine, The Post has learned. Ivy League graduates Mason Clarke, 24, and Clay Nelson, 25, have landed themselves “in hot water” — after…
A new drug appeared to slash seizures up to 90% in children with a rare and devastating form of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome by tackling the underlying genetic mutation that causes the condition.The findings are in an early-stage trial not designed to show efficacy, so it’s not yet clear whether…
Puka Nacua’s infamous “Sam Darnold” Super Bowl 60 remark wasn’t meant to be shade — at least not initially. The Rams star revealed this week that when he fired off the controversial post in the middle of the NFL’s Feb. 8 championship game in Santa Clara, it was him simply…
Chase Stokes went after country singer Morgan Evans via social media following his comments about their mutual ex, Kelsea Ballerini. Evans appeared on Bobby Bones’ “The BobbyCast” podcast in March 2025, claiming that he was “not expecting” his divorce from Ballerini. (The two singers were married from 2017 to 2022.)…
They’re the talk of the front row. It was a sighting that had the fashion world agog — billionairess Lauren Sánchez Bezos caught walking into the Christian Dior couture show in Paris in January, uber-stylist to the stars Law Roach at her side. The appearance of the unlikely twosome together,…
Fired Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem likely sealed her fate with one answer to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday — and it wasn’t the one about sex with her aide Corey Lewandowski. Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis Noem,…
Ford is recalling more than 615,000 vehicles in the U.S. over two separate safety defects involving windshield wiper motors and driveshaft components, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The larger recall covers 604,533 vehicles because a front windshield wiper motor defect could cause the wipers to operate intermittently or fail entirely,…
Is it the Tech-corcist? With religious rifts widening around the globe, an enterprising Christian leader has potentially devised a way to unite the faiths against a common foe. A Mexican priest named Father Luis Ramirez Almanza is inviting rabbis, imams and evangelical preachers to join a special exorcism training course that,…
Step on the scale lately? Chances are, you know exactly how much you weigh — and you probably remember if you have high blood pressure or your cholesterol is off from your last check-up. But there are some less obvious metrics that can tell you a whole lot about your…
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DENVER — The anticipated return of a key Mets reliever has been placed on hold. …
