WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has been making phone calls from his hospital bed to Republican allies to dispel internet rumors that he’s “brain dead” after 911 dispatch calls revealed the 84-year-old was rushed off “unconscious” from his DC home in an ambulance last month. The longest-serving Senate leader of either party reached out to his successor, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) as well as ex-adviser and current CNN contributor Scott Jennings following X posts from right-wing firebrand Laura Loomer about an alleged “cover up” of McConnell’s failing health. “Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring…
For years, big banks have railed against legal regulations that cap how much they can charge for debit-card fees – and now some industry leaders are reportedly eyeing a potential deal that could help them skirt around those limits. In recent months, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and PNC…
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope has spotted 31 previously unknown quasars dating to the universe’s earliest chapter, including the two oldest ever found.The discoveries, described July 6 in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, more than double the number of known quasars from that primordial era and could…
New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. As we head into the fourth week of the World Cup, things are heating up, and despite the UMSNT’s devastating loss in the Round of 16, there’s still generational…
As Taylor Sheridan prepares for Landman to go into production, he teamed up with 1923’s Brandon Sklenar for a secret project. The upcoming thriller F.A.S.T. recently filmed in Marbella, Spain, going nearly unnoticed despite the large scale of production on the Warner Bros. Project. Peter Welter, who is the executive…
The fragile and battered remains of an infant who lived about 6,000 years in Mesopotamia may be the oldest documented case of child abuse from the Middle East and one of the oldest known cases of its kind in the world, a new study finds.Researchers unearthed the infant’s remains in…
BOSTON — When it comes to losing weight, it turns out the simple math of counting calories doesn’t always add up. Fad diets come and go, but the underlying message almost always follows a simple equation. If you consume fewer calories than you burn, the weight will melt away. In…
Robert Griffin III said he was “drinking my sorrows away” after Belgium beat the U.S. men’s national team 4-1 in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Monday — and partially blamed American fans for the “embarrassing” loss. The former NFL quarterback, who currently works as a college…
Former Bachelor and Bachelorette producer Julie LaPlaca claims in her new book, The Love Producer, that she was once considered as a possible season lead. In her debut memoir, available Tuesday, July 7, Julie, 41, recalls receiving a phone call from Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss after filming wrapped on Peter…
ANKARA, Turkey — President Trump blasted his fellow NATO leaders Tuesday ahead of the alliance’s annual summit — after receiving an over-the-top reception from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who welcomed Trump on the tarmac before offering his motorcade a horseback escort through the Turkish capital. “I was very disappointed…
For the first time, a physicist has experimentally watched time emerge from within an isolated quantum system — by creating a “mini-universe.” This bizarre experiment raises an intriguing question: If the universe has nothing outside it, where does time come from?In a new study published June 11 in the journal…
Man up and start sharing these symptoms with your doctor, guys. Between 2015 and 2022, men were more likely to be diagnosed with 16 different late-stage cancers than women, according to a new study published last week — with the biggest discrepancies for salivary gland cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, thyroid cancer and…
One Colombia fan celebrated her team’s World Cup win a little too hard. As jubilant crowds celebrated Colombia’s 1-0 win over Ghana in the round of 32 last Friday, a female fan went topless and took off her bra before flying out of a car’s passenger window. In the video,…
Former talk show host Montel Williams is addressing his past romance with former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. “I’m one of those guys that I don’t kiss and tell,” Williams, 70, said during a Monday, July 6, appearance on the “On Par With Maury Povich” podcast. “Who she dated 30,…
Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner is furiously debating with his campaign team and advisers whether to abandon the US Senate race challenging incumbent Republican Susan Collins — and has issued a list of demands to members of his own party for his preferred replacement candidate if he does. A source…
A draft Treasury Department report is warning that an artificial intelligence bubble could put millions of Americans’ retirement savings at risk if the industry goes through a major downturn — even as leaders from Washington to Silicon Valley tout AI as the engine of a new economic boom. The internal…
In the days leading up to his wedding with Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce was dealing with legal issues, according to TMZ. Kelce and his Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes reportedly are being sued in New York federal court by the shoe company 1587 Sneakers over the naming of their steakhouse 1587…
This summer, Belmont Park Village is offering wheels to its designer deals. Starting July 8, the luxury outlet center next to UBS Arena in Elmont, LI, will provide complimentary sprinter vans round-trip from Southampton every Wednesday. That way, Hamptonites hungry for unbeatable prices on European and American designer fashion and…
ANKARA, Turkey — President Trump said Tuesday he was lifting sanctions that bar the sale of certain military equipment to Turkey — potentially paving the way for the provision of advanced F-35 fighter jets. “We don’t want to sanction friends,” Trump told reporters. Follow The Post’s live coverage of President…
Doctor calls creatine ‘promising but not definitive’ as a complement to depression care. A systematic review, published in Genomic Press’ Brain Medicine, found that creatine monohydrate may be beneficial as an add-on treatment for major depressive disorder, although the evidence remains preliminary. The Canada-based researchers analyzed data from five randomized controlled…
It’s the type of tantrum that gets a 15-year-old punished. For Ida Wobker, it was a lot worse than losing her cell phone for a week. While locked in a 5-5 tie in the second set with Valentina Pop, the German teen had a meltdown after missing a backhand long,…
Lefty horror author Stephen King is sticking by Graham Platner — even after the Maine Democratic Senate candidate was accused by his ex-girlfriend of breaking into her home and drunkenly raping her. Maine resident Jenny Racicot made the allegations against Platner in a bombshell report published in Politico on Tuesday…
The richest spider is going up the waterspout. On the first day he was eligible, Donovan Mitchell agreed to a four-year, $273 million maximum contract extension with the Cavaliers that includes a player option for the 2030-31 season and also a trade kicker. The extension locks the Cavaliers in as…
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…
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is turning heads with a “brilliant” campaign ad furiously calling out his rivals’ posh homes — after his own residence burned to the ground in the catastrophic Pacific Palisades fire last year. “This is where Mayor Bass lives. You notice something?” Pratt says in…
Fernando Mendoza may come off as a nice guy, but the new Raiders quarterback says he can be “an a-hole sometimes” when he’s out on the field. The former Indiana QB, selected No. 1 overall by Las Vegas in last week’s NFL draft, has garnered a reputation as a mild-mannered…
Steven McBee Jr. and Allie Eklund’s relationship took a turn for the worse after the pair attended a country music festival. After traveling to Indio, California, to experience Stagecoach with headliners Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone, McBee accused Eklund of cheating on him. “I still don’t know exactly…
Gavin Newsom is set to leave California a shocking legacy of a structural budget deficits of between $20 and $30 billion — as state officials admit they have no idea how much money from the general fund it spends on state worker’s salaries. A report by the state’s Legislative Analyst’s…
Fernando Mendoza can wear No. 15 in Las Vegas with a clear conscience. Former Raiders quarterback and coach Tom Flores recently revealed he’s given the team’s top draft pick his blessing to wear his old number. “He deserves my blessing,” Flores said of Mendoza. “Because if he’s not the real…
The Bachelor alum Madison “Madi” Prewett believes Charlie Kirk reaped “many rewards” upon his assassination at 31. “We live for an audience of one. We live to please one. We are going to be face-to-face with one,” Prewett, 30, preached on the Monday, April 27, episode of her “Stay True”…
California’s bullet train can’t catch a break. The state’s High-Speed Rail Authority board punted a vote Wednesday on its long-awaited business plan — after it was revealed that the project’s cost had ballooned to a staggering $231 billion. Lawmakers and budget hawks have ripped the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco train project…
Meta Platforms raised its annual capital spending forecast on Wednesday, plowing billions more into artificial intelligence infrastructure even as it grapples with possible losses from a global youth social media backlash. The Facebook parent projects 2026 capital expenditure between $125 billion and $145 billion, compared with its prior forecast of $115 billion…
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