Oil is oozing through the ocean near Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to satellite photos released Friday, raising questions about the state of Iran’s central energy production hub located there. Between May 6 and 8, the spill spread to an area of 20 square miles inside the channel, amounting to as much as 3,000 lost barrels of oil, reps for Orbital EOS, a global oil spill monitoring service told The New York Times. It’s unclear what has caused the spill. The US has struck Kharg Island several times during its conflict with Iran, but the most recent…
San Francisco congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti made millions in tech, and he’s poured almost $5 million of his own wealth into the race to succeed former House speaker Nancy Pelosi. But that didn’t stop the progressive techie — who’s been weirdly shunned by his former boss, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — from…
Joni Lamb, who with her late husband founded the Daystar Television Network and guided it to become one of the world’s largest Christian TV networks, died Thursday. She was 65. Lamb, the network’s president, had been suffering from serious health issues before sustaining a back injury that caused her health to deteriorate,…
Brandon McManus swung and missed too many times last season. The Packers drafted a kicker in the sixth round in last month’s NFL Draft, and as a result, released McManus just one season after he signed a three-year $15.5 million contract — and following a playoff game in which he…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Anyone who watched The Eras Tour documentary knows Taylor Swift delivers nonstop outfit changes, choreography and vocals. But fans also spotted a smaller detail backstage: a volumizing conditioner tucked among…
Jane Street pulled in a record haul of $16.1 billion in trading revenue for the first three months of the year, as the Wall Street market maker benefited from bouts of increased market volatility and a jump in the value of its stakes in top AI companies like Anthropic, according…
When New Yorker Kate Hernandez had her baby girl via C-section in 2024, she was so horrified by the lack of care new moms were given that she launched a “white glove” concierge service for postpartum care. Her service sends personal trainers, IV drips and even beauticians direct to new…
Sean McVay’s odd behavior during the Rams’ Ty Simpson draft night press conference was due to a “volatile situation” that had occurred just moments before he got in front microphones, according to Chris Simms. The former NFL quarterback turned television analyst said on “PFT Live” on Thursday that he learned…
This Mother’s Day weekend, Netflix and Watch With Us are celebrating female stars who have appeared in Hollywood’s biggest hits from the 1970s to the present. Sally Field has enjoyed one of the best careers any actor can ask for, and she just added another movie to her already impressive…
Astronauts aboard the Gemini 7 space mission more than 60 years ago reported seeing a “bogey” unidentified object, with one describing it as a “brilliant body … with trillions of particles on it,” according to files released by the Pentagon Friday. NASA astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell detailed the rare…
A massive cyberattack that crippled the Canvas online learning platform as finals were getting underway at many universities could leave them scrambling for as long as a month — and expose the education software giant to major legal and financial fallout, cybersecurity experts told The Post. The breach of the…
Nintendo’s annual profit surged 52% in the last fiscal year, lifted by solid sales of its Switch 2 machines and software, the company announced Friday. The Japanese video-game company behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises also announced it was raising prices, citing challenging business conditions. It recorded a 424…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing a new strategy to provide experimental gene therapies to patients with rare disorders without going through clinical trials. This framework could grant these patients access to individualized therapies, but experts are divided over whether the regulatory change is safe enough for patients.Dr.…
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Olympic pole vaulter Alysha Newman landed a tryout with Victoria’s Secret after she received a 20-month suspension on April 29 by the Athletics Integrity Unit for missing drug tests. The Canadian athlete, who won a bronze medal during the 2024 Summer Olympics, shared on social media that she got an…
The late James Ransone’s wife, Jamie McPhee, shared a candid message about single parenting in the wake of her husband’s death while celebrating their son’s birthday. “Baby king Jack is 7 today,” she captioned an Instagram post on Tuesday, May 5. “I can’t believe it. The most handsome, stubborn, funny,…
Costco is planning an expansion of its stores in California with two new stores set to open soon. The big box retailer known for its bulk items and $1.50 hot dog will be opening a brand new store in North Visalia in the San Joaquin Valley on May 21 and…
UFOs have come to Washington again — this time, in a newly released tranche of more than 150 previously classified documents that cover nearly 80 years of alleged sightings.Available to read today (May 8) on the Department of Defense website, the 162 newly declassified documents, photos, and videos cover reports…
These invisible invaders are getting some peace of “mind” on your vacation. Often associated with big skies and purple mountains majesty, the US National Parks are increasingly becoming a cesspool for an insidious scourge — brain-eating amoebas. Researchers with the US Geological Survey and Montana State University found the parasitic interloper…
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Blake Lively’s lawyer is addressing claims that the actress and Justin Baldoni spent a whopping $60 million on dueling lawsuits. On Monday, May 4, the It Ends With Us costars announced that they had settled their legal battle after Lively, 38, sued Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios for sexual harassment,…
The Pentagon’s release of UFO files showed for the first time unexplained visual phenomena from the Apollo missions to the moon and in footage above the Middle East, but an administration official told The Post that “even cooler information” is coming in future tranches. Follow The Post’s live coverage of…
A beloved burger joint inside Hollywood’s famed Roosevelt Hotel went off on the city in announcing its decision to close after more than two decades. The restaurant 25 Degrees — known for its juicy burgers and creamy milkshakes — blamed city leadership and the cost of doing business in Los…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Low-profile retro sneakers have been dominating street style for months, but Jennifer Aniston made the look feel timeless. The sleek, streamlined shape mirrors her minimalist wardrobe of straight-leg jeans and…
Staten Island kids learned next to nothing on Tuesday — with roughly 70% of borough students taking off the day after one of the biggest blizzards in NYC history. Staten Island was slammed hardest of the five boroughs with some neighborhoods seeing nearly 30 inches of snow, causing public-school absentee…
When artificial intelligence (AI) is allowed to behave more like a human communicator, it becomes a more effective debate partner that reaches more accurate conclusions, scientists have found.Human communication is full of stops and starts, impassioned interruptions, unsure silences and ambiguity. AI, on the other hand, adheres to the formal…
Measles is back in a big way — and it’s catching some doctors off guard. In North Carolina, hospital staff took a staggering two hours and 20 minutes to isolate 7-year-old twin brothers who arrived at an Asheville ER last month with fever, cough, rash, pink eye and cold-like symptoms,…
A high school basketball game in Michigan was halted earlier this month after a spectator in the student section screamed a racial slur at an African American player on the opposing team. Mike Baszler, the superintendent of Goodrich Area Schools, acknowledged in a statement earlier this week that the district…
Chelsea Handler has an important message to share with men about various birth control methods. “As a woman with natural breasts, not that that has anything to do with this, it is time to explore vasectomies,” the comedian, 51, said in a Friday, February 27, Instagram video while lying in…
The unhinged ex-CUNY professor who savagely held a machete to the neck of a Post reporter went on a rambling tirade after being called out last week for her new $407,000 taxpayer-funded monument critics ripped as “junk.” Tone-deaf Shellyne Rodriguez painted herself as a victim, whining in a Hyperallergic.com column…
Organic molecules discovered within a stone on Mars cannot be fully explained by nonbiological processes, and it’s “reasonable to hypothesize” that living things could have formed these odd organic molecules, a NASA-led team reports in a new study. However, this doesn’t mean scientists have found definitive proof of life on…
Nikola Jokic popped to his feet and angrily confronted Lu Dort after the Thunder forward tripped him during the Nuggets’ overtime loss Friday night at rival Oklahoma City. The three-time league MVP said afterward it was a “necessary” response to a play that earned Dort an ejection from the game early…
Fire Country returned with a midseason twist when a surprise character revealed they were at fault for Vince’s death. The Friday, February 27, episode of the hit CBS show ended with Tyler (Conor Sherry) confessing that he was responsible for the fire that caused Bode’s (Max Thieriot) dad Vince’s (Billy…
In 1774, British physician-scientist Charles Blagden received an unusual invitation from a fellow physician: to spend time in a small room that was hotter, he wrote, “than it was formerly thought any living creature could bear.”Many people may have been appalled by this offer, but Blagden was delighted by the…
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. Expect wild scenes this weekend when the UFC returns to Mexico. The promotion has long loved the fighting style and Mexican culture, holding fights…
Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez’s wedding didn’t exactly go off without a hitch. According to Blanco during his Thursday, February 26, appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Gomez was left in tears after misplacing her handwritten vows less than a week before the couple were scheduled to tie the knot. “She…
President Trump claimed Friday that his economic policies and the roaring stock market saved the “sex life” of an NYPD officer whose wife previously treated him “like a dog.” “This wonderful, tough policeman from New York — he’s taking good care of us — and he said, ‘Sir, it’s so good. My married…
Humans first developed complex and information-dense writing around 3000 B.C., when the Sumerians of southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) invented cuneiform scripts. But new research suggests the precursors to writing can be found on sculptures and tools made by Paleolithic hunter-gatherers in Central Europe tens of thousands of years earlier.When modern…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The best he can recall, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was in a classroom when he made his first World Baseball Classic memory. Yamamoto was a fifth grader at Inbe Elementary School in the Japanese countryside town of Bizen. One afternoon in March, his teacher turned on the television for…
Ashley Tisdale French has scored a role in a new comedy about coparenting. Deadline reported on Friday, February 27 that the actress, 40, will star in upcoming CBS comedy, You’re Only Young Twice. Tisdale French will also executive produce the comedy, according to the outlet. The series, which will be…
President Trump ordered the Iranian regime, military and police forces to “lay down” their guns or face “certain death” after the US and Israel launched “Operation Epic Fury” Saturday — as he appealed to protesters to control their “destiny.” The commander in chief warned Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…
Science news this week was filled with stunning space discoveries, with the largest map of the chaotic gas clouds at the center of the Milky Way leading the pack.New images, captured in stunning detail by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope, show 650 light-years of gas structures that…
Some big lifestyle changes have Rockies prospect Zac Veen tearing it up this spring. Veen, 24, put on more than 40 pounds, going from around 200 to a strong 245 pounds, but the biggest adjustment came outside of the weight room. “Definitely one of the bigger, main things was sobering…
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