Voters in five Bay Area counties — San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Contra Costa and Alameda — decided to throw a lifeline to the region’s public transportation after approving two tax measures Tuesday intended to help raise money for the bus and rail systems. The Regional Transit Measure — a half-cent sales tax that would fund more than 20 transit agencies, including BART, Muni, and Caltrain, for 14 years — was leading with 61% in initial election returns posted Tuesday. The tax will be one cent in San Francisco. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest…
Students using Google software in the classroom will not be allowed to access the company’s search engine unless their school system also opts in to using artificial intelligence, the tech giant said Tuesday. The Mountain View, California, company has been facing pushback from educators, child development experts and parents over…
Three days after a postgame blowup in which he yelled profanities on the Coliseum field, USC coach Lincoln Riley was considerably calmer when it came to Ohio State athletics director Ross Bjork. In fact, Riley said his verbal dustup with Bjork was put behind him almost immediately after it happened.…
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) won a full six-year term Tuesday following a hotly contested campaign against nominally independent candidate Dan Osborn in the reliably GOP state. Follow for live updates on the 2026 Midterm Elections Ricketts, the 62-year-old son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, was appointed to…
WASHINGTON — Democrat Abdul El-Sayed pulled off a stunning defeat over Republican Mike Rogers in the crucial Michigan Senate contest, shattering conventional wisdom that a hard-left candidate couldn’t win a purple battleground. El-Sayed is now the first Muslim elected to the Senate in US history. “Michigan, we did it,” El-Sayed said…
If the Rangers could put their last loss on Dylan Garand, as the rookie goaltender declared in the aftermath of Sunday’s defeat, then they can put this win on him, too. Garand, playing in his 11th consecutive game since Igor Shesterkin’s season-ending injury and recently struggling in his audition to…
Pregnant Jessa Duggar is happy to give mom Michelle Duggar her flowers as she prepares to welcome baby No. 7. “Every time that we’ve had a baby, she’s there at the hospital helping us through,” Jessa, 33, said of her mother, 60, during the Wednesday, October 28, episode of the…
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) cruised to re-election Tuesday night, even as the Trump administration is building an immigration fraud case aimed at stripping her of citizenship and kicking her out of the country. Omar was elected to a fifth House term over veteran state trooper John Nagel, leading 76.5% to…
In what’s been a roller-coaster season for the Ravens, they’re going with a largely untested rookie under center on Thursday night. With injuries to two-time MVP Lamar Jackson and backup Tyler Huntley, head coach Jesse Minter decided on Monday that rookie Joe Fagnano will get the start against the Jaguars.…
As millions of Americans head to the polls to cast their vote on Election Day, President Donald Trump is threatening to leave the United States altogether. “If people ever get tired of me in the U.S., I’ll move to Israel and become prime minister,” the commander-in-chief, 80, claimed while calling…
WASHINGTON — South Texas GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz lost her bitterly fought bid for a third House term against Democrat Bobby Pulido — whose ties to a registered sex offender and former bandmate upended the House contest when they were exposed by The Post in April. De La…
California’s bitterly contested billionaire tax appeared to be heading for defeat Tuesday night after a vicious campaign that split Democrats, sent Silicon Valley tycoons scrambling to leave the state and sparked a $330 million-plus war to kill the proposal. Proposition 40, which would slap a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’…
After a night when the Rangers killed all six of their penalties, Mike Sullivan was left ruing the stick infractions that they’ve continued to commit — and that have repeatedly tested the league’s best penalty-kill unit. The Blueshirts jumped from third to first in the NHL when their 3-1 win…
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WASHINGTON — Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek, a former wheelchair basketball star, defeated Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson Tuesday in the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, ensuring Democrats would take control of the upper chamber of Congress for at least the next two years. Turek, 47, the first…
James Talarico made history Tuesday, becoming the first Democrat elected to the US Senate from Texas since 1988 by upsetting state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton, 63, had unseated 24-year incumbent John Cornyn in a May primary runoff, but a history of scandals and controversy proved too much for him…
The Los Angeles Angels find themselves in a new light in the MLB offseason, and that’s due to team owner Arte Moreno selling the team to Kroenke Sports & Entertainment last summer. With a new owner who has a history of being ready to sign a blank check, the organization…
Perez Hilton’s team and family are offering an encouraging update on the blogger’s recovery three months after his disturbing self-harm livestream. “It’s been three months since our family began navigating this difficult time,” read a message on Hilton’s website on Tuesday, November 3. “While it hasn’t been easy, we’re grateful…
GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. lost his bid for a third House term Tuesday after vanishing earlier this year for four months with no explanation and later claiming depression was the cause. Kean trailed Democrat Rebecca Bennett by 37% to 62% as of 9:45 pm EST. Kean’s loss apparently ends…
It’s time to hang it up. After 20 years in business, a West Hollywood mom-and-pop shop is closing its doors for good. Brick & Mortar clothing boutique announced that they will permanently close by the end of this month, ceasing both in-store and online sales. Located at 8713 Santa Monica…
Observers at U.S. men’s national team camp last month were treated to an unusual sight. In addition to Mauricio Pochettino and his staff running training sessions, Steve Cherundolo, the U.S. under-23 coach, was involved as well. Given the youthful composition of the roster that swept through four friendlies, it made…
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have become some people’s favorite couple in Hollywood, but others scrutinize their every move. Bell started dating Shepard in 2007. The couple got engaged in 2009, eventually tying the knot in 2013. Bell and Shepard went on to welcome daughters Lincoln (born in March 2013)…
To Karl Ravech, seeing news of his status at ESPN — the network that laid him off last month — and reading about everything “has been surreal.” But Ravech, addressing everything for the first time since the decision during an appearance on “Westwood One Sports Night” on Friday, added that…
Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 14, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to two federal counts of interstate stalking resulting in death, confessing in a Manhattan federal courtroom that he traveled to New…
“Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s extraordinarily public social media posts about freezing her eggs are nothing more than hard-boiled politics, critics told The Post. The 36-year-old socialist lawmaker’s dramatic videos about her fertility treatments appeal to a critical slice of voters — women aged 35-49 – who could hold the…
You may soon be able to walk and chew cancer-fighting gum at the same time. Researchers have bioengineered chewing gum to attack three microbes linked to oral cancer, including human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted infection. It was 93% effective in reducing the virus in saliva samples. The research…
Let’s discuss the interconnectivity of a few items that loom over the final quarter of this Yankees season: 1. This version of the Yankees don’t score enough, and they particularly don’t score early There is such an obvious before and after photo for this offense from when Aaron Judge was…
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Four lemurs that had close contact with people, including one via a “lemur yoga” class, caught a human herpesvirus and subsequently died, a new study shows.The virus at fault was herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which is extremely common in humans. In people, the infection usually causes no symptoms…
Sean Payton owned the Falcons during his time as Saints coach and he didn’t miss the chance to do it again with a verbal dig. Payton, now tthe Broncos coach, took a shot at his former NFC South rival while speaking to Denver reporter Cynthia Frelund of NBC 9News at…
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Dolly Parton was forced to pull the plug on attending a Dollywood event in person due to ongoing health woes. The singer, 80, had planned to appear at the opening of the theme park’s new roller coaster, NightFlight Expedition, on Friday, August 13, but was forced to skip the occasion…
Her final date will be with the executioner. A serial spouse-slayer nicknamed Iran’s “Black Widow” has been sentenced to death after a lethal marriage spree that left at least 10 husbands in the graveyard over two decades. Kolthoum Akbari, 56, confessed to much of the horrific body count, the Mazandaran…
Under fire Phoebe Gates once belonged to a secretive, invitation-only Stanford class called “So You Think You Can Rule the World?” where students are “taught how to identify vulnerabilities in systems of power,” The Post can reveal. Years before her shopping startup, Phia, was hit by allegations it exploited illegal loopholes,…
Three things to watch for in the Giants’ preseason opener against the Vikings on Saturday afternoon at MetLife Stadium: 1. Odell Beckham Jr. will play in a Giants uniform for the first time since Dec. 2, 2018. He somehow never played at MetLife Stadium as a visitor. The cheers he…
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Several major races are on the ballot next week in Florida’s primary election, where voters will choose nominees to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis; decide the fate of a scandal-plagued congressman and consider yet another insurgent socialist looking to unseat a centrist Democratic incumbent. The Aug. 18 contests will also…
Over the last few decades, the number of people going online for their healthcare needs has skyrocketed. Google receives hundreds of millions of health related search queries daily. Half of U.S. adults under 50 now get health and wellness information from podcasts or social media influencers.In her book “Bad Influence:…
Keeanu Benton will remain in Pittsburgh for the foreseeable future. Benton and the Steelers agreed to a four-year extension worth $72 million on Friday, according to multiple reports. The deal, which holds an average annual value of $18 million, makes Benton the highest-paid defensive lineman in Steelers history. Both sides…
Courtney Love is detailing a scary health battle that she previously kept quiet from the public. In an Instagram post shared on Friday, August 14, Love, 62, said she “almost died” in 2019 and doctors warned her that she may not make it. The musician recalled the health scare as…
If you’ve ever been jolted awake by your cat letting out a long, mournful cry in the middle of the night, your sleep-deprived brain may wonder why, exactly, your cute little pet yowls all the time.The answer isn’t as simple as “they want food” or “they’re being dramatic.” The sound…
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