The 2026 World Cup is officially here— and the stars are stepping out to root for their favorite teams. The global soccer tournament will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with the qualifying teams competing in matchups throughout the three countries this summer ahead of the championship…

Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, appeared to nudge his country to shift away from confrontation and toward helping Iranians prosper. While addressing China-related policy at Tehran’s chamber of commerce, Ghalibaf, who was a key architect of the preliminary peace deal with the US, called for policymakers to focus on…

Apple plans to hike its prices, citing the rising costs of storage chips and memory, CEO Tim Cook says. The shift comes as the AI industry has been devouring memory, driving up the costs, and as inflation has been plaguing the economy. “Unfortunately, price increases are unavoidable,” Cook told the…

Taming Nature: Inside China’s efforts to control the region’s waterChina is facing water scarcity that affects millions of people, so the country is embarking on water projects on a scale the planet has never seen. This three-part series investigates three elements of this effort: the world’s biggest dam, a doomed…

The manosphere may be online, but its influence is showing up in real life. A new study has identified what researchers call the “M factor,” a syndrome categorized by a cluster of attitudes linked to misogyny, male supremacy, violence and opposition to gender equality. “The M factor reflects an attitude…

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Katy Perry can feel the transformative power of love now that she met her boyfriend, Justin Trudeau. “I have love in my life now. That’s transformed me,” Perry, 41, said on the Wednesday, June 17, episode of Justin Tranter’s “Unfamous” podcast when asked about how she has changed as a…

WASHINGTON — Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is calling on the Trump administration to strip lefty activist group CodePink of its tax-exempt status over its alleged funding connections to the Chinese Communist Party and potentially other US adversaries like Cuba. Scott wrote a letter to IRS Commissioner Frank Bisignano on Wednesday,…

The demolition of the iconic Macy’s billboard at Broadway and West 34th Street has been delayed as the department store and the owner of the billboard haggle over its future, The Post has learned. As The Post exclusively reported, the four-story, red-and-white fixture was initially set to be destroyed the…

Archaeologists have discovered an iron cannonball fired by Texans at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. This is the second intact cannonball they have discovered from the famous conflict. The first one, a bronze cannonball, was found earlier this year and was likely fired by the Mexican army.”It’s a…

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. This weekend is expected to be a tough one for the best golfers in the world. Eight years ago, Brooks Koepka came out on…

Collin Gosselin is ready to share his side of the story once and for all in a personal new read. Us Weekly can exclusively reveal the cover of his new book, titled In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood.  “My life was always broadcast to millions,…

A bitter political fight in a small Central California city spiraled into chaos last week after three elected officials who were ousted in a recall election voted to keep their seats anyway — sparking threats and intimidation at a packed council meeting. The turmoil erupted Thursday in Avenal, a city…

The US stock market sank Wednesday after nearly half the policymakers at the Federal Reserve indicated they may want to raise interest rates before the end of the year. Higher rates can keep a lid on inflation, but they also slow the economy and hurt prices for investments. The Dow Jones Industrial…

A Chinese spacecraft has arrived at one of Earth’s temporary “quasi-moons” and will soon attempt to land on the space rock to scoop up samples that will be returned to our planet next year. The ambitious mission could help researchers uncover secrets about Earth’s main moon and provide clues that…

For millions of women, the sudden urge to polish off a pint of ice cream or demolish an entire bag of chips can feel impossible to explain. Now, new research suggests a widely used medication may be playing a bigger role than previously thought. A study published in JAMA found…

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 favorite to land the Brendan Sorsby circus is none other than the New York Jets. Prediction market platform Kalshi has the Jets as…

Makenzi Kern was busy celebrating her friend Jade Jones‘ upcoming wedding just days before suddenly dying on Jones’ bachelorette trip.  Jones, the fiancée of Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, tagged Kern in photos from the vacation to St. Barts, which took a tragic turn on June 8 when Kern “unexpectedly”…

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proactive defense in the face of multiple federal investigations — the governor announced the probes while accusing President Trump of lawfare and rampant corruption — is starting to draw pushback on social media, as the California leader’s own record has frequently raised questions of pay to play.…

Lululemon has issued a public apology for using a Japanese drum during a promotional yoga event staged on China’s Great Wall, which triggered a social media firestorm. The Canadian athleisure company said it failed to show cultural sensitivity for the event, which was held at the end of May and…