Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) acknowledged Wednesday that he still wants to be president – days after he insisted the Republican Party isn’t going to anoint Vice President JD Vance as President Trump’s successor in 2028. “It’s no secret that I want to be president,” Cruz said during an interview on Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s podcast. When the Republican “Lt. Dan” host asked Cruz, who ran for president in 2016, if he plans to run again, Cruz responded, “Time will tell.” “I will say, this is a bug that history has proved is rarely ended,” the senator said of his…
The smoothies are coming! Ritzy California grocer Erewhon is set to open its first ever location outside of LA county, bringing $20 smoothies and cups of “sacred water” to Ventura County. Erewhon will officially open at Lakes Mall in Thousand Oaks on August 26, becoming the chain’s northernmost location. The…
Michael Fulmer was at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday night, waiting through a layover and ready to travel to Worcester to meet up with the Yankees’ Triple-A team. He had just signed with the Yankees, who all of a sudden had holes to fill in their injury-riddled bullpen. Before he got…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom are selling their $7.5 million Sacramento-area residence — yet the governor claims he’s was barely aware of one of the home’s key amenities. At a press conference, the winemaker-turned-pol was put on the spot about whether he even filled the home’s massive…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! You don’t need a Chicago zip code to know about the Gold Coast style. It’s exactly what it sounds like: a haven for the city’s most affluent, located right on…
Youtuber Nick Shirley and California Republicans are threatening legal action after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law that critics claim would block people from investigating fraud, potentially violating free speech rights. At least a hundred people attended a rally Wednesday at the west steps of the state capitol in…
Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management has no plans to make a take-private bid for Wendy’s at this time, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move comes after the investment firm, a longtime Wendy’s shareholder with around 16% of the fast food chain, was earlier this month reported by Reuters and others…
By the close of business Wednesday night, 2,004 games will be in the books for the 2026 MLB season. Once you crack 2K, you can no longer be worried about the whims of short-sample syndrome. Two thousand games give you an ample cross section of the season. After 2,004 games…
Mandy Moore is confident in saying her family with husband Taylor Goldsmith is complete. “I know on Instagram, I must have engaged with someone who was pregnant because now my entire feed is just, like, pregnant people, and I’m like, ‘That’s never gonna be me again,’” Moore, 42, exclusively told…
Prominent Democrats are lining up to condemn far-left streamer Hasan Piker after he warned that American Jews could face violence if they continue to be seen as strongly supporting Israel. The backlash follows a stream last week in which Piker displayed an image of Michigan state Sen. Jeremy Moss, who…
Members of an immigrant business group that has spoken out against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plans for government-owned supermarkets lately have been getting slapped with fines from the city’s Sanitation Department — and some say it looks like a case of retaliation. Diana Larrazabal, who owns flower and gift shop Aroma…
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has reached an incredible $18 billion settlement with 48 states that accused the tech giant of knowingly causing harm to children — and parents who blame their teens’ suicides on social media are celebrating. “It feels like vindication,” said Victoria Hinks, whose daughter,…
The fallout has continued for Good Good Golf following a controversial ad that has put the golf content brand on its heels and is now threatening its planned sponsorship of a PGA Tour event in November. Good Good is set to sponsor a new event in November at Omni Barton…
A police captain in Nebraska and her partner were cited with child abuse after allegedly leaving their 2-year-old daughter in their locked, hot minivan while they went fishing. Another couple who were fishing at the same lake as Mayde McGuire and her partner, Mary Tobiassen, found the girl in the…
Gov. Gavin Newsom ripped Solano County officials for stalling California Forever’s shipyard — warning of a “reckoning” after county supervisors rejected a proposal to advance the controversial project. Newsom publicly weighed in on the billionaire-backed developer’s shipyard plans for the Northern California county for the first time Wednesday, saying he…
It’s no secret that the 2026 College Football Season is a make-or-break year for Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans. With so much pressure facing the Trojans, college football analyst RJ Young said he believes this year’s USC team is a “sleeper” to win the National Championship. “I think we…
Two men have been charged with sexual abuse alongside Ohio “House of Horrors” parents Elizabeth Siders and Gary Siders Jr., with one of the defendants being identified as the uncle of the 16 kids who were forced to live in squalid conditions. A jury in Vinton County arrested and indicted…
WASHINGTON — Democrats were dealt a blow Wednesday after a Maryland state court shot down a constitutional amendment to advance their redistricting plan aimed at picking up one seat. The Maryland court ruled against a proposed referendum to allow Democrats to redraw their congressional map and potentially flip the sole…
A nearly century-old Wine Country cheesemaker is closing its award-winning factory citing ongoing challenges since the Covid pandemic. Vella Cheese in Sonoma County announced Monday that after 94 years it has made the “incredibly difficult decision” to cease production of its famous products. “Our business has never fully recovered from…
Apple is set to host its next launch event on September 9, where the company is expected to unveil its newest iPhone series and potentially its long-awaited foldable phone. The first foldable iPhone is expected to be a crucial landmark for Apple, with analysts saying that the high-end devices would be…
Archaeologists working at a Stone Age site in Turkey have discovered a unique depiction of a person sitting on the back of a leopard. The 11,000-year-old statue may reflect the culture’s fascination with virility and masculinity, experts say.The statue was unearthed this summer at Karahan Tepe (also written as Karahantepe),…
For a while, the Astros supplanted the Red Sox as the Yankees’ main rival, owing mainly to the 2017 sign-stealing scandal and Houston winning all four playoff matchups from 2015-2022. What lingers in animus now as the teams play at Yankee Stadium are four boos a night for Jose Altuve,…
Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded the alarm last week on President Donald Trump ordering a federal investigation into the governor, his wife and their associates, but those in Newsom’s inner orbit may have heard a different sound: cha-ching! Within hours of releasing a video accusing the president of weaponizing the Department…
Police in Davie, Florida, are reversing course after originally saying that an investigation into Geno Smith over an alleged battery had been closed, now saying that it is “being further investigated.” Officers from the Davie Police Department had been called to the Jets quarterback’s Florida home around 4:40 p.m. Sunday…
Some of the internet’s biggest faces expanded their families this year. 2026 began with influencers Haley and MonDarius Black welcoming their first baby together, daughter Leilani Noel Black, after previously suffering a pregnancy loss. The next month, influencer Dani Austin and husband Jordan Ramirez added their fourth child, while Emily…
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s cross-dressing husband, Bryon, allegedly sent a pathetic, sexually charged text message to a sex worker more than a month after his bizarre “bimbofication” fetish was exposed in a bombshell report. Shy Sotomayor, a dominatrix who allegedly had a secret, years-long online tryst with Bryon,…
The Vikings took the spoils. Norway’s energetic, helmet-wearing fanbase descended on New York this week, and those who made up the majority of a sellout crowd of 80,663 Monday night at MetLife Stadium were rewarded with a conquering performance by their team that booked a place in the round of…
Influencer Lyss Okada announced the arrival of her daughter, Akira Jade, after a tumultuous final month of her pregnancy. Okada shared a carousel of photos via Instagram on Sunday, June 21, which came just weeks after she was allegedly kicked out of the home of her ex-boyfriend, Philadelphia Eagles offensive…
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is suing New York over a law set to take effect this week that would bar federal agents from wearing masks, opening them up to “harassment, tracking, intimidation, and assaults.” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate and other DOJ attorneys…
It got a little dusty when Yaxel Lendeborg heard the news. The Big Ten Player of the Year and expected lottery pick in the 2026 NBA Draft said he “almost cried” when he found out his former Michigan coach Dusty May was making the jump to the NBA’s Mavericks. “I…
Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden’s first NFL contract was worth around $50 million, but by the time his early spending spree was done, he was left with around $1 million in the bank. Haden, 37, joined the “Get Yo Ass Up Show With Tony the Closer,” where he broke…
A day after his NHL star sons joined forces in Florida, Keith Tkachuk was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. The Hall of Fame election was the icing on the cake of a “great weekend for the Tkachuks” after Brady was dealt to the Panthers in a…
New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith was questioned after a woman accused him of abuse and neglecting his “special needs” child in favor of playing video games. Police reportedly investigated claims made against Smith, 35, over the weekend, according to TMZ. No charges were filed against Smith and “the case…
US Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) weighed in on the Department of Justice probe into Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. “I’m not saying that there can never be merit to an investigation … even when it involves someone who is not a fan of the president,” he…
As high-stakes negotiations to end the Iran war continue in Switzerland, the maritime industry’s message to the White House is clear: Don’t allow Iran to formalize its tolling racket over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran wants all commercial shipping vessels to register with a newly formed Iranian agency in order…
Luka Dončić will be closely watching how this unfolds. Ever since he was traded to the Lakers in February 2025, they’ve vowed to build a contender around him. Well, summer 2026 has arrived and the sand is now streaming through the hourglass. The Lakers could have up to nine free agents. And…
Blake Horstmann and Giannina Gibelli’s wedding weekend was a party for any and all reality TV fans. Over the weekend, the Bachelor Nation member, 37, and the Love Is Blind alum, 33, exchanged vows during a magical wedding ceremony in Croatia. While guests are heading back home from the festivities,…
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday passed a revised bill to reduce the cost of housing in the US that will bar institutional investors from buying up single-family homes, among other provisions. The revamped 21st Century Road to Housing Act was approved in the upper chamber in a 85-5 bipartisan…
Bed Bath & Beyond’s comeback tour is headed to California. Just three years after the home goods store shuttered all of its stores during bankruptcy proceedings, the retailer has announced that two new co-branded stores are set to open in the Golden State “immediately” as part of its latest brick-and-mortar…
Left-leaning website Wikipedia took the drastic action of blocking one of its founders from editing pages on Monday — after he had campaigned to make it more balanced and fair. Last month, Larry Sanger launched WikiProject Intellectual Diversity (WID), a group designed to help reinforce the online encyclopedia’s “original, firm commitment…
The Knicks are running it back with Mohamed Diawara while giving him a chance to be around for years to come. The team agreed to bring back the young forward on a multiyear contract worth $10-plus million, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday. The 21-year-old Diwara, who was on…
Makenzi Kern, who died suddenly on a recent bachelorette trip for the fiancée of NBA star Tyrese Haliburton, was remembered by one of her best friends in an emotional social media post. “I can confidently say that every single time we were together, we were laughing,” Kinsey Scheffler shared via…
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