The US and Iran on Sunday agreed to a weeklong de-escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, cooling tensions just in time for Fourth of July celebrations. Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis The agreement aimed to keep things quiet for US and Iran technical teams negotiating indirectly with one another in Qatar, a US official confirmed to The Post. Conflict in the Strait ratcheted up after Iran struck a ship sailing near Oman last week and the US retaliated with fresh attacks on Iranian missile and drone storage locations…
As nicotine pouches take off in parts of corporate America – with some tech employers handing them out to workers to boost productivity – one startup is expanding its roster of celebrity investors in the hope of taking on deep-pocketed industry leaders like Zyn. Sesh – which touts itself as…
Before the first successful vaccine was developed in 1796, Americans had little protection against deadly infectious diseases like smallpox, measles and diphtheria. Over the next 250 years, vaccines helped eliminate or dramatically reduce many vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, preventing millions of illnesses, infections and deaths. “There is a reason that vaccines are widely…
The World Cup trophy may still go home. England rallied from behind to beat DR Congo 2-1 and move onto the Round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday afternoon. England struggled to take control of the game after going down 1-0 in the seventh minute, but eventually…
Kathy Griffin believes that she was effectively barred from making any future appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “I have not done the Jimmy Fallon show since it was on at 12:30 Eastern and Pacific [time],” Griffin, 65, claimed in a Tuesday, June 30, Instagram video, referring to…
Measles only needs a small opening — and it got one. For the second year in a row, cases of measles — known as the world’s most infectious disease — will hit record highs, and 2026 is on track to be substantially worse than 2025. In a matter of weeks,…
Germany legend Lothar Matthäus ripped the German team after they were stunned by Paraguay in penalty kicks in the World Cup at Boston Stadium on Monday. During an interview with Bild, a German newspaper, the former Bayern Munich midfielder said that German players weren’t focused and treated the 2026 World…
Peacock is having a quiet month in July compared to other streamers like Netflix and HBO Max, but that doesn’t mean it’s not offering must-see content. Watch With Us has been a huge fan of Jennifer Garner since Time of Your Life (remember that Party of Five spinoff?), and we’re…
Kamala Harris is quietly strengthening ties with one of the Democratic Party’s fastest-rising progressive stars, holding an extended private phone call with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The conversation, which took place last week, focused on the future of the party and served as the beginning of what is expected to…
Microsoft is reportedly planning yet another round of layoffs that will slash thousands of roles next week in an effort to cut costs, as concerns about out-of-control AI spending mount. Less than 2.5% of the company’s 220,000-person workforce – or fewer than 5,500 workers – will be axed from the…
Marissa Hart thought she was joining a fitness club. Instead, she ended up with a reason to keep calling New York home. It all began on a sunny morning in August 2020, when she spotted a pack of runners in matching “West Village Athletics” T-shirts bounding down the West Side…
The floodgates were fully open for the Lakers’ free agency moves on Wednesday morning. After securing Walker Kessler, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Quentin Grimes on long-term deals, the Lakers agreed to terms on two-year deal with veteran guard Collin Sexton. ESPN first reported that Sexton is signing a two-year, $19 million…
Prime Video’s Elle debut is bittersweet for the inaugural cast, as they celebrate the start of their new show while mourning the absence of costar James Van Der Beek. The Legally Blonde prequel, streaming now, marks Van Der Beek’s final TV role before his death in February at age 48.…
WASHINGTON — Democratic socialist congressional hopeful Melat Kiros repeatedly downplayed concerns about a firebombing at a Jewish community rally in Boulder last year being antisemitic and has contended that the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks were “inevitable.” One person was injured and a dozen killed in the June 1, 2025,…
CNN’s chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid has decided to leave the network rather than remain through David Ellison’s looming takeover of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a report. Reid, one of CNN’s most prominent legal journalists, informed management last week that she would not renew her contract…
Sony said Wednesday it will stop producing physical discs for all new games released on PlayStation consoles from January 2028, marking a full shift to digital distribution as consumer purchases continue to move online. Digital downloads accounted for about 80% of Sony’s full-game software sales in fiscal 2025, according to the company, reflecting…
Securing a top-notch big man was one of the Lakers’ biggest priorities entering the offseason. And the Lakers achieved that goal, agreeing to terms on a trade with the Jazz for restricted free agent center Walker Kessler. Los Angeles will receive Kessler from the Jazz for unprotected first-round picks in…
HBO Max is bringing it in July 2026 – and by “it,” I mean some pretty amazing new movies and TV shows to watch. At the top of Watch With Us‘ list is the streaming debut of The Drama, the much-talked-about A24 movie starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson about a…
This sexy sightseer was in for a nude awakening. Edda Elisa, a fetching fitness influencer from Germany, was denied entry on a Lufthansa flight after a gate agent allegedly accused her of being “naked” as a “catastrophic” heatwave plagues Europe. And the blond bombshell is heated about harassment. “What the f- -k?,” griped Elisa,…
Melania Trump made a rare statement on a Supreme Court ruling, praising the high court for upholding a West Virginia law that restricted transgender females from taking part in girls’ and women’s sports. “As many of you may know, I fully support the LGBTQIA+ community. But we must also ensure…
Meta secretly hired hundreds of contractors to pose as teenagers online and bombard rival artificial intelligence chatbots with prompts about suicide, sex, drugs and eating disorders in an effort to test their safety systems, according to a report. The covert effort, known internally as “Cannes,” was managed by Meta contractor…
Researchers have proposed creating a novel satellite constellation, dubbed StormWall, that could shield Earth from the worst effects of solar “superstorms” that we are otherwise unable to mitigate. The innovative idea, which would essentially create a giant airbag in front of our planet, could prevent trillions of dollars in potential…
David Stearns isn’t going anywhere. In his first comments since the Mets fired Carlos Mendoza on Friday, frustrated owner Steve Cohen told The Post’s Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman on “The Show” podcast that Stearns is going to “live out” the remainder of his five-year contract as president of baseball…
It was another star-studded crowd for Game 5 between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night. Jason Sudekis, star of the Apple TV show “Ted Lasso” sat courtside just as the new trailer was released for Season 4 of the show that premiers on…
Mission: Impossible star Ving Rhames is reportedly recovering after collapsing in Los Angeles. Rhames, 66, was out to eat with his family at an L.A. restaurant on Wednesday, April 29, when he collapsed at his table, per TMZ. The acclaimed actor was reportedly in and out of consciousness as paramedics…
A major Supreme Court ruling on congressional redistricting has California’s most prominent Democrats quaking in their boots. The high court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s electoral map, finding the Pelican State unconstitutionally added a second majority-black House district. The ruling effectively makes it harder to use claims of racial discrimination…
David Peterson’s return to the rotation went about as well as the rest of this cursed Mets season. The left-hander allowed seven runs — all earned — in just 3 ²/₃ innings in Wednesday’s 14-2 loss to the Nationals at Citi Field. And because the state of their pitching staff…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Shopping for a spring dress when you’re 5’4″ or under usually means hemming the bottom, hiking up the shoulders or giving up entirely on a style you loved on the…
Los Angeles has rejected an entrepreneur’s cheap and simple fix to stop the city’s crippling copper wire theft crisis. End Metal Theft spokesman Mark James revealed to the California Post it had created a hardened cover that secures streetlights and would stop neighborhoods being plunged into darkness. The device, which…
Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II believes that when all is said and done, Aaron Rodgers will be back in a Steelers uniform in 2026. Speaking with NFL Network on Wednesday, Rooney II said the Steelers have remained in regular contact with the future Hall of Fame quarterback, though…
Drew Dodson, who has been accused of cheating with Steven McBee Jr.’s girlfriend, Allie Eklund, has broken his silence on the allegations against him. “I wasn’t planning on addressing this, but since it’s been brought online and kinda of taken on a life of its own, I feel like I…
Florida’s state legislature passed a new congressional map that could help Republicans gain four House seats ahead of November’s midterm election. The map now goes to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s desk for final signoff — delivering a gift for President Trump, a Florida resident, in his quest to keep GOP…
The burglary of late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s North Carolina home is being treated as a possible inside job — after a series of events that began just hours after he and his family died in a plane crash. Biffle, 55, was killed alongside his wife Cristina and their two…
Ian Somerhalder revealed that he and wife Nikki Reed sank their teeth into crushing debt and found a way to bounce back — but not without putting in some serious work. “I retired from acting seven years ago,” the Vampire Diaries alum, 47, told E! News at the Beverage Forum…
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s bashing of migrants from “s—hole countries” and other fiery immigration rhetoric came back to haunt him during the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday. While considering a case over the Trump administration’s bid to yank temporary protected status (TPS) for thousands of Syrian and Haitian migrants, Democrat-appointed justices…
The Lakers’ mission was to take the Rockets’ postseason life away. But the Rockets are still breathing. And very much alive and confident after beating the Lakers 99-93 on the Lakers homecourt in a pivotal Game 5 to extend the best-of-seven first round playoff series by at least one game. …
The Met Gala is fast approaching, but which celebrities can we expect to see on the red carpet? This year, fashion lovers can expect to see Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Sabrina Carpenter and more deliver sartorial drama at the event, which is themed “Costume Art” with “Fashion is Art” dress code.…
Vice President JD Vance criticized Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday for shamelessly taking credit for the Trump administration’s sweeping fraud crackdown in the North Star State. “This is like the arsonist trying to claim credit for the work of the fire department,” Vance, during an appearance on “The…
It didn’t happen in the MLS Cup playoffs or the Leagues Cup. The past three U.S. Open Cup matches left them red-faced, too. But on Wednesday, at the sixth time of asking, New York City FC finally beat the Red Bulls in an elimination game, taking a 3-1 victory in…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! If we had to describe Jessica Alba‘s everyday style, it would hands down be ‘California rich mom cool.’ Her closet is filled with loose, easy breezy pieces that can totally…
Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow, a candidate running for US Senate, deleted thousands of tweets, some of which defended “coastal elites” and were critical of “Middle America,” after The Post first reported on them last year. Morrow, 39, purged her X account of roughly 6,000 posts, including all her tweets posted…
Victor Wembanyama is putting a new spin on Lesley Gore’s 1963 hit, “It’s My Party.” In it, she sings, “It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to.” Wembanyama, 22, essentially said the same thing when he addressed fans who have criticized and mocked him for crying following emotional…
Brittany Mahomes got emotional over daughter Sterling’s milestone moment. Brittany, 30, who shares Sterling, 5, with husband Patrick Mahomes, took to Instagram on Tuesday, April 28, to show off her little one’s haircut. In Sterling’s before photo, her blonde hair was straight on top with curly ends that cascaded down…
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Melat Kiros, the 29-year-old anti-Israel socialist who stunningly defeated 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)…
