Active duty Naval officer from Seattle thrilled by patriotism in NYC: ‘Flavor is a little different’
Seattle-based Navy reserve officer Ben Brown took in the boat parade and air show for the 250 celebration from Battery Park City’s Wagner Park — and said he’s shocked at how many people have stopped to take photos with him in his uniform. “I was kind of surprised. I mean, you know, coming from Seattle, the flavor is a little different sometimes,” Brown, who was wearing his Navy whites, told The Post. “It’s nice to see everybody is still kind of excited about the country.” The serviceman said America’s 250th anniversary in the Big Apple is not just a vacation…
The football wives and girlfriends came out for the wedding of the year. Many of Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs and his friends from around the NFL made their way to Madison Square Garden to join the celebration of his and Taylor Swift’s nuptials Friday night. Fellow tight end and…
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A Muslim nonprofit with strong ties to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani was awarded $85,000 in taxpayer dough through the City Council – despite coming under fire in January for hosting a Brooklyn fundraiser featuring a twisted array of trinkets promoting Hamas and other terror groups. The Muslim American Society of…
Former New York Yankees star Bernie Williams was at the height of his career, winning World Series Championships in 1996, 1998 and 1999. But behind the glory, he carried a heavy burden: his dying father. “My dad was our superhero. He was the guy that taught me how to play…
A full-size Thomas Jefferson is heading back to the White House he left in 1809. George Lundeen, the same artist who sculpted a defiant bronze of Trump that stands at the president’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, says he recently shipped a seated Thomas Jefferson to the building…
This week’s science news was all about goings on in space, with reports that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) picked up a signal from a mysterious, never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan.The space telescope detected a specific absorption line in the spectra of these worlds’ atmospheres, revealing the characteristic…
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Taylor Swift and her younger brother, Austin Swift, have a tight-knit bond. While the siblings don’t constantly post about each other on social media, they have shared the rare tribute to each other over the years. Not to mention, Austin seems super supportive of Taylor’s relationship with Kansas City Chiefs…
A hefty “super Earth” lurking in one of the closest star systems to our planet may be much better suited to supporting extraterrestrial life than scientists initially thought, a new study suggests. The alien world’s relative proximity to Earth, and the nature of its home star, make it a prime…
A Yankee team on the hunt for more bullpen help won’t be getting it from one of their top prospects anytime soon. The team announced Friday night that Carlos Lagrange, who was in the process of being converted to a reliever for the rest of this season, was diagnosed with…
Dolly Parton has a unique way of showing her gratitude for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s $2 million donation to her charity. Parton’s Imagination Library was one of the recipients to share in the $26 million that Swift and Kelce gave away to various charity organizations ahead of their wedding…
BlackRock is best known as a financial behemoth managing trillions in assets. But now the world’s largest money manager is making a different kind of bet: one on the future of American workers. The company’s new Future Builders initiative will deploy $100 million over the next five years to help…
SEATTLE — Mauricio Pochettino’s calculus on how to deal with the loss of Folarin Balogun, handed a one-game red card suspension ahead of the USMNT’s Round of 16 match against Belgium, comes down in large part to how much the manager is willing to change about his lineup as a…
Matty Healy was worlds away from the action as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tied the knot at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. The 1975 frontman, 37, was spotted grabbing lunch with his fiancée Gabbriette Bechtel in Los Angeles on Friday, July 3, according to photos published by…
When you click to enter a website or try to log in or fill out a form, you may be asked to identify motorcycles from a grid of grainy images, decipher a string of convoluted characters, or click a box that states “I am not a robot.”These tests are called…
In his first three major league games, Yovanny Cruz has shown excellent stuff, velocity that hitters have not been able to handle and the type of profile that makes a lot of sense at the back of the Yankees bullpen, which could use a shutdown reliever. And yet after two…
Love Island USA‘s Jen Terry made a bold statement about how she hated all men. “I just hate men. I always say this,” she said in the Friday, July 3, episode. “I say it outside of here and inside.” She continued: “They all f**king suck. When will it ever be…
For much of the time Gerrit Cole has been back in the Yankees rotation after recovering from Tommy John surgery, the team had been clicking. Now, they’re still without Aaron Judge in the lineup and Carlos Rodón has joined Max Fried on the IL. And then there’s the seven-game losing…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce weren’t the first couple to get married inside New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Swift and Kelce announced their engagement in August 2025, subsequently playing coy about plans for their big day. “I think the wedding is what happens after [my Life of a Showgirl…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The plan for Colombia against Ghana on Friday night probably did not involve making a substitution just minutes into the match. That plan also went by the wayside when Jhon Córdoba appeared to hurt his groin. Forced into making a rare early move, Colombia coach Néstor…
Taylor Swift’s family may not be as famous as she is — but they’re pretty close to it. The singer’s parents, Andrea and Scott Swift — who got married in 1988 — have become key members of the Swiftie fandom, while her brother, Austin Swift, is making a name for…
Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran on Saturday to mourn the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who died in a US-Israeli strike in February — as America celebrated its 250th birthday half a world away. The crowds are projected to be the largest since Iranians took to the streets…
Some stars and constellations are ever-present in the night sky; Polaris, for example, has served as a steady guiding light for millennia in the Northern Hemisphere.But if you look closely at the sky night after night, you may notice that some stars move east to west from dusk to dawn,…
Coffee may do more than keep you going: It could have a noticeable impact on your digestive health, even if you drink decaf. Researchers from APC Microbiome Ireland found that habitual coffee consumption alters the trillions of microbes living in the digestive tract, creating a chemical feedback loop that directly influences…
It was not third time’s the charm for Freddy Peralta. The Mets pitcher faltered toward the end of his night Friday against the Rockies as he lost his third consecutive start and continued to struggle with his longevity. Peralta pitched a scoreless four innings before surrendering control, as he allowed…
Taylor Sheridan has enjoyed finding roles for country singers on his shows — but could Luke Combs usweekly be next? “If they just want me to play me, then great. I’m in,” Combs, 36, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Time100 Gala on Thursday, April 23. Combs noted that he wasn’t…
An antisemitic conspiracy theorist running for California governor had his vile statements enshrined in a voting guide sent to millions of homes across the state as Jewish groups blasted his inclusion in the official pamphlet. Don J. Grundmann — who went viral for comments he made during a 2019 Modesto…
Devin Williams spent Thursday night with some of his new pitching coaches with the Mets looking at video of what’s gone wrong for him this season. “He’s not feeling sorry for himself,” manager Carlos Mendoza said of the closer, who has been scored upon in each of his last four…
Donnie Wahlberg got honest about how expensive it was to make Blue Bloods — and why it led to the cast taking a pay cut before the show’s cancellation. “With Blue Bloods, they came to us before the final year and said, ‘You need to take a 25 percent pay…
WASHINGTON — An upscale school district in Connecticut was hit with a federal complaint Friday alleging that educators are wrongly allowing students to keep their transgender status from their parents. America First Legal, founded by current White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, accused Amity Regional School District No. 5…
Emmet Sheehan’s night started with a PitchCom issue. There weren’t many hiccups for the Dodgers starter after that. But, somehow, Los Angeles still lost. The 26-year-old right-hander dominated the red-hot Cubs on Friday, but a Dodgers bullpen implosion saddled Los Angeles with a stunning 6-4 defeat at Dodger Stadium. “He…
Season 2 of Happy’s Place came to an end — but did Reba McEntire and Rex Linn‘s characters get back together? During the Friday, April 24, episode of the hit NBC sitcom, Emmett (Linn) ended his relationship with girlfriend Monica (Cheri Oteri). He told Bobbie (McEntire), who wanted to share…
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is still registered to run for re-election despite having resigned from office amid congressional and federal probes for allegedly mishandling disaster relief funding for personal gain. On April 17, Cherfilus-McCormick submitted a notice of her candidacy to the Florida Department of State as a Democrat just a week before officially stepping down…
QUICK FACTSMilestone: Chernobyl partially melts downDate: April 26, 1986Where: Chernobyl, UkraineOn April 26, 1986, operators at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant were running a test to see what would happen to its nuclear reactors in a power outage — and they triggered the worst nuclear accident in human history.The plant…
Jermod McCoy has entered Shedeur Sanders Sliding Territory. McCoy, who was included in the first round of most media mock drafts despite missing all of last season with a knee injury, went unselected through the first three rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft and will be available when the picks…
A viral egg trend on TikTok shows users freezing whole eggs in their shells, slicing them in half and frying them into tiny “mini eggs.” The method has gained millions of views across multiple waves on the platform, resurfacing again and again as new users discover the hack and try…
Democrat governors, many believed to be vying for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination, gathered on Thursday for a pricey Los Angeles fundraising event. The private gathering — where tickets cost as much as $100K a pop — was attended by top party members like Gov. Gavin Newsom, Arizona’s Gov. Katie…
HOUSTON — Lakers coach JJ Redick had a clear message before his team’s Game 3 first round playoff series matchup against the Rockets on Friday night. “The desperate team normally wins in the playoffs,” Redick said, “the more desperate team.” Despite missing two of their best players in Luka Doncic…
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Rape and sexual assault allegations didn’t stop major political players from continuing to shower Eric Swalwell in cash as the disgraced ex-congressman’s career collapsed, The Post can reveal. New campaign filings show that Swalwell installed himself as treasurer for his defunct campaign for governor, giving him full control of a…
All that planning. Simulation after simulation. Mock draft after mock draft. Hours, days and weeks trying to figure out what will happen with the four picks in front of you to determine who might be available at No. 5. And then, doing it all again for pick No. 10. So…
Author Freida McFadden says Sydney Sweeney was “exactly” what she imagined when writing The Housemaid, making her the perfect choice to star in the film. “She has the right vibe,” McFadden, 45, told Us Weekly exclusively at the 2026 TIME100 Gala hosted at Lincoln Center in New York City on…
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