Troy Jackson, tapped Saturday by Maine Democrats to take on longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins, is a fifth-generation logger from one of Maine’s most rural areas, a former state Senate president with a blustery past — and a progressive populist in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races. Jackson, 58, quickly emerged as Democrats’ choice to replace disgraced first pick Graham Platner after allegations of sexual assault and infidelity tanked his candidacy. Now the longtime Maine politician faces the challenge of introducing himself to voters statewide as Republicans say he is a longtime insider with a controversial record.…
Federal safety regulators have recalled more than 16,800 fabric dressers sold through Walmart.com after determining the units fail to meet mandatory federal stability standards designed to prevent tip-over accidents involving children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Thursday that about 16,809 EnHomee 9-Drawer Fabric Dressers are being recalled because they are…
Maria Kang built her career around fitness, healthy eating and helping other moms prioritize wellness. But despite believing she had done “everything right,” the California mother of three was blindsided by colon cancer. Kang, now 46, said the diagnosis completely reshaped her understanding of what it means to be healthy. She…
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. As the fantasy baseball calendar turns toward the crucial second half, championship aspirations are rarely won solely by the bats you drafted in April.…
John Cusack made a rare public appearance at San Diego Comic-Con to introduce his new graphic novel, Momo. “Well, I always thought they were the closest things to film, really,” Cusack, 60, told Variety on Friday, July 24. “You know, you’re picking out shots and they’re so cinematic. I wanted…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! There are plenty of shoes that promise all-day comfort, but very few earn a spot in Martha Stewart‘s famously polished wardrobe. When the lifestyle icon stepped out in a pair…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is facing outrage for defending his rewording of ballot language for the state’s voter ID law. The Democrat has been accused of a misleading, last-minute change to the description of Proposition 39, which would require voters to provide government ID at the polls or the last…
Patrick Mahomes wanted the help of the NFL GOAT. The Chiefs’ quarterback revealed Friday that he consulted with Tom Brady after his ACL injury in December, as the legendary quarterback previously dealt with a “very similar injury.” Brady tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee in 2008 before…
Criminal Minds is filming season 20 — but not every cast member is coming back after a shocking exit. Criminal Minds, which premiered in 2005, follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit. The crime drama explores different fictional cases…
Maine Democrats officially tapped former logger and one-time state Senate President Troy Jackson on Saturday to replace accused rapist Graham Platner as the party nominee in the high-stakes race against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. The special nominating convention in Bangor served as a coronation for Jackson, who essentially locked…
If you’re looking to track your blood pressure on your own, nowadays you’re spoiled for choice. There are wearable watches and rings from brands like Apple and Oura, plus traditional inflatable cuffs that can be used at home. But a new competitor is now entering the fray, claiming to do…
WWE star Charlotte Flair is mourning the death of a heroic young superfan — whose brave battle with a rare cancer rewrote her outlook on life, she told The Post. Eight-year-old Scarlett Guillen was given only six months to live, but defied the odds for nearly three years. Now she’s…
Based on the popular book series by Lee Child, this series stars Alan Ritchson as former U.S. Army Major Jack Reacher. A force of nature with an unyielding sense of justice, Reacher roams the country, tackling various dangerous situations as he unravels conspiracies and corruption. The gritty, suspenseful tone of the show makes it an…
WASHINGTON — The widening US war with Iran spilled into another flashpoint Saturday as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi terrorists traded airstrikes, raising fears that fighting is spreading into another critical shipping corridor. The latest escalation comes just days after the Iran-backed Houthis attacked several Saudi commercial vessels in the…
Thousands across the US have caught the “explosive diarrhea” parasite this summer. Folks who have caught the bug are sharing what it’s actually like, from feeling nauseous for weeks on end before “living” on the toilet, expelling “pure water” nonstop. “It’s bad. Literally just pure water coming out of you,”…
Linda Cohn is not pleased with ESPN’s “buffoonery” in its handling of recent layoffs. Cohn, who was the longest-tenured “SportsCenter” anchor before departing the company last month, watched this week as former colleagues Ryan Clark, Karl Ravech, David Lloyd were among those axed. Clark was let go during a commercial…
Warriors fans will forever imagine what could have been had LeBron James chose to play in the Bay Area. Would Golden State have won a title? Probably not. But the next two seasons for the Warriors would have been a movie. Everyone knew it, including James. On the Game Over…
Devout Big Brother superfan and Unlocked cohost Jerry O’Connell has a lot of opinions about Rome Seymour and Lyric Medeiros’ romance following the pickleball coach’s recent eviction. “These two were together for hours, and they were already dropping love bombs,” O’Connell, 52, exclusively tells Us ahead of the new episode…
WASHINGTON — When former California congressional candidate Omar Navarro started asking his Republican allies about a presidential pardon, he got hit with sticker shock. “I talked to people that were in the Republican Party, and people that supported me in the past, and they made insinuations that you have to…
Archaeologists in El Salvador have uncovered the unusual burial of a face-down human skeleton that was interred along with a ceramic vessel shaped like a sea turtle nearly 3,000 years ago. The burial may be from a pre-Maya civilization that practiced human sacrifice.According to a translated statement from El Salvador’s…
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Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her 57th birthday with some words of wisdom. Taking to Instagram on Friday, July 24, the “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer commemorated her special day by posting a video of herself riding in a car with the windows down as the sun shined on her…
Families of 9/11 victims are demanding NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani be banned from the 25th anniversary of the attacks at Ground Zero, branding him an apologist for Islamic terror whose presence would be an insult to the memories of nearly 3,000 people murdered. “Our objection is based on his public…
The Los Angeles Dodgers are becoming regulars at the White House. The back-to-back World Series champions were back in Washington D.C. on Thursday, July 23, to commemorate their latest triumph with President Donald Trump. “I’m thrilled to say welcome back to the White House,” Trump, 80, said during the ceremony.…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made a late intervention in the hotly-contested Democratic Senate primary Friday, endorsing Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) over Whitmer’s former rival Abdul El-Sayed. “As governor, I’ve had one strategy: get things done,” Whitmer said in a video shared by Stevens on X. “That strategy informs everything that…
The Deuce was losing its juice — but a giant new fun-and-fantasy store from England is the latest retailer aiming to put the magic back in the once notorious but now revitalized West 42nd Street block between Seventh and Eighth avenues. House of Spells, a UK-based seller of toys and…
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. LeBron James’ move to the 76ers has sportsbooks all scattered on his NBA MVP outlook. Following his announcement on Friday that he’s headed to…
Dancing With the Stars pro Daniella Karagach slammed the viral speculation that she is pregnant with her second baby. “It’s 2026 and we’re still assuming people are pregnant after they’ve just had a full burger and dessert? Really?” Karagach, 33, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Thursday, July 23. “Let’s…
WASHINGTON — President Trump crowed Friday that the US will be raking in 50% of the profits from goods passing over the new Gordie Howe Bridge that connects Michigan and Canada, days after he announced massive tariffs on America’s neighbor to the north. “Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening…
Paramount Skydance said Friday that it agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until next June at the latest while a judge considers a lawsuit from state attorneys general who sued to block the $110 billion deal. The delay is the latest twist in the mega deal, which…
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare and unusual burial of premature twins in a 1,200-year-old tomb near the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey. Although the burial was found in an abandoned latrine, researchers think the intention was to protect the babies in the afterlife.”This interment was made in an…
The death of Joanna Ruth Shields, the 37-year-old woman who was found along a remote Big Sur hiking trail in April, has cast a spotlight on a little-known but deadly affliction: alcohol withdrawal syndrome. According to an investigation by the the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, the Carlsbad native had died…
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. The “Last Decision,” as it’s being billed, took $229 million of bets from speculators this offseason and a few cashed in big. There was…
Sean “Diddy” Combs reportedly has been moved to solitary confinement after an alleged prison fight. Multiple outlets, including NBC News and TMZ, reported on Friday, July 24, that Diddy, 56, was involved in an altercation with another inmate earlier this week. The fight was allegedly broken up by prison staff,…
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that the US military is “locked and loaded” and ready to carry out his threatened “massive attack” on Iran, but he’s “not in a hurry” to do so as negotiations continue. “We’re locked and loaded. We’re ready to go. But we’re talking to them.…
Two US small businesses on Friday challenged President Trump’s latest round of tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, saying that the new policy, like most of Trump’s previous tariffs, went beyond the president’s authority to tax imports. The lawsuit, filed in the US trade court in New York, argues that the new tariffs require…
An outbreak of parasitic illness linked to iceberg lettuce is affecting nine U.S. states, federal health officials have announced. That’s up from the five affected states that were identified in earlier stages of the officials’ investigation.This lettuce-related outbreak is one of several in the U.S. that are being caused by…
Millions of American men are on a drug to help with fertility, not knowing they may be “compromising” the very thing they’re trying to protect. That’s what Dr. Justin Dubin, MD, a urologist and director of men’s sexual health at Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute, tells The Post. As many as…
Gilbert Arenas is flabbergasted by LeBron James’ move to the 76ers. The former NBA star posted a video on X after the reveal that NBA’s all-time points leader would be joining the Sixers, questioning the move. “This doesn’t look right, I’m sorry,” Arenas said. … “I know (wife) Savannah (James)…
The Ultimatum‘s Hayley Hendrich revealed how a significant age gap between her and David Atkinson contributed to them not partnering up during season 4. “I definitely do think that my experience with David would have been completely different and it wasn’t there,” Hayley exclusively told Us. “There was a date…
WASHINGTON — Democrats took a big step Friday toward making South Carolina the first state to hold its presidential primary in the 2028 cycle, potentially handing former Vice President Kamala Harris a big early advantage should she launch a third White House bid. The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws…
Hemingway said bankruptcy happens “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” The same could be said for fiscal crises – a lesson that Mayor Zohran Mamdani appears to have missed while immersed in Africana Studies in college, bond experts tell On The Money. Our socialist boy mayor is woefully ignorant of the…
As soon as LeBron James made his stunning free agency decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers on a shockingly low contract, several league-wide questions became more relevant. Among them: will the 76ers attempt to trade for LeBron’s son, Lakers guard Bronny James? What would a trade between the Lakers and…
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