Los Angeles voters were leaning toward approving a tax hike that would pump hundreds of millions of dollars into the city’s Fire Department, with a half-cent sales tax increase leading Tuesday night despite a bitter fight over affordability. Measure FD was ahead with 54% support and 46% opposition in the first batch of election results released at 8:17 p.m. by the Los Angeles County registrar’s office. The voter-backed initiative needs only a simple majority to pass, rather than the two-thirds threshold required for some tax increases. More ballots, including those cast at vote centers on Election Day, were expected to…
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Dinosaurs are more than extraordinary specimens with massive price tags. They are irreplaceable snapshots of our planet’s history and our own human journey. When scientifically important fossils are reduced to luxury commodities, we are robbed…
As we head into the Week 9 midway turn of another NFL season, the league has been filled with surprise storylines in both directions. Look no further than the first-place, deadline-buyer Giants and the already-out-of-it Jets, landing on clearly divergent paths. Here is a breakdown of every NFL team, sorted…
Miranda Kerr opened up about her decision to knock back an invitation to appear in the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. “I was really, seriously considering it,” the Australian-born model, 43, admitted during the Tuesday, November 3, episode of the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast. “I’d just walked Stella…
The worst-case scenario for Republicans unfolded in Tuesdayâs midterm elections, as Democrats seized control of both chambers of Congress as well as a majority of state governorships. Here are 5 takeaways from the historic GOP shellacking: Trumpâs âpretend Iâm on the ballotâ plea fails miserably The president repeatedly urged his…
President Donald Trump has claimed that Republicans would be victorious in the 2026 midterm elections if his name had been on the ballot. “I wasn’t on the ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J.…
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 —…
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The patient: A woman in upstate New YorkThe symptoms: About two weeks after her baby’s birth, the woman began experiencing intensely negative emotions at every breastfeeding session. These feelings of “extreme unhappiness” would start just…
Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones didn’t move. None of the franchise faces appeared physically bothered by the question regarding Chris DeMarco’s future after the Liberty suffered a semifinals sweep. It was a drastically different reaction than a year ago when Sandy Brondello was on the hot seat only…
Katseye cancelled their Detroit show 30 minutes prior to showtime due to band member Megan Skiendiel falling ill. “We’re so sorry to share that tonight’s show at Little Caesars Arena has been postponed due to illness,” the girl group wrote via a Tuesday, November 3, Instagram Story. “Unfortunately, Megan is…
Lefty CNN commentator Van Jones flaunted his glee over President Trump’s assumed misery following Democrats’ dramatic sweep of Congress during live election coverage Tuesday night. “Can I be happy for my party?” Jones said during the network’s live rolling results coverage panel. “I don’t want to talk about Donald Trump…
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.…
Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Hilary Duff has been stealing the spotlight with her hair and makeup recently, but can we give it up for her impeccable style? The star was spotted wearing a mighty expensive…
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…
Tarik Skubal is officially a free agent for the first time in his seven-year MLB career. Skubal is predicted to sign a deal that will make him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball, but it begs the question of what the figure will look like and for how many years. ESPN…
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’…
Candace Cameron Bure is used to criticism after growing up in the spotlight, but negative comments about her voice hit differently. During the Tuesday, August 11, episode of her “Candace Cameron Bure Podcast,” which took a look back at her season 4 interview with Revere Church pastor Bianca Juarez Olthoff,…
WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has made at least $174,000 annually for nearly eight years as a member of Congress, but like many of her “Squad” colleagues, she has yet to put a substantial dent in her student loan debt, according to House financial disclosures. The Bronx and Queens…
New York Magazine has fired lefty political writer Ross Barkan, one of the biggest boosters of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in NYC journalism, for ripping off other authors’ work a shocking 67 times. Prior to becoming mayor, Mamdani served as campaign manager for Barkan’s failed state senate campaign, a fact the…
The return of Geno Smith will have to wait. A source confirmed that Smith will not play in Friday night’s preseason opener against the Buccaneers because of foot soreness. Jets coach Aaron Glenn said earlier this week that “everybody’s playing” when asked if the starters would play. Something changed between…
Kelly Osbourne has fired back at Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider for seemingly criticizing her late father, Ozzy Osbourne. “[Dee Snider’s] last hit, not to age myself, was the year I was born, over 40 years ago,” Kelly, 41, quipped via her Instagram Story on Friday, August 14. The drama…
It’s a family of holiday killjoys. The sister of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has also dismissed classic American holidays as her candidate brother has been called out for hating on the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and the national pastime of football. Eman Abdelhadi, an assistant professor of comparative…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s wife Cami Clark played a bigger role in the AI juggernaut’s meteoric rise than previously known after her own forays in entrepreneurship – which included a failed fundraising pitch to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for a “luxury” porn startup, according to a report.…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said Friday it boosted the size of its investment in Alphabet by 83% in the second quarter, making the parent of Google and YouTube its third-largest stock holding. Berkshire said in a regulatory filing that it owned nearly 106 million Alphabet shares worth about $37.8 billion as of June 30,…
A skyrocketing number of California residents have developed an incurable lung disease linked to kitchen quartz countertops — with many needing lung transplants, according to a terrifying new state study. The number of Californians stricken with potentially fatal silicosis — a disease caused when silica particles scar lungs and severely…
WTA World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka was strutting in a black swimsuit at an outdoor tennis court during her photoshoot with Time magazine, as seen in a Friday Instagram post. Sabalenka, who is on the cover of Time’s Sept. 7 issue, shared some of the action behind the scenes at…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! ‘Slippers’ may sound casual, however, Julia Roberts wore them in a way that makes them anything but. The star’s latest shoe style kept the cool-mom ease but gave the silhouette…
He’s bigly for Bruce. President Trump slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “radical left” as destroying New York – as he boisterously predicted Friday that GOP contender Bruce Blakeman will win the state’s gubernatorial race. The extravagant praise came as Trump visited Nassau County – where Blakeman serves as the executive –…
In Tinseltown, retailers don’t just want your credit card anymore — they want your entire afternoon. A wave of brands across Los Angeles are morphing their brick-and-mortar stores into sprawling lounge destinations, complete with specialty espresso bars, aesthetic food and soft serve counters, comfy couches and breezy courtyards. Dubbed “brewtiques,”…
Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes is one thing. Fitting into your own shoes — decades after buying them — is another story. “A very common misconception is that a person’s shoe size doesn’t change,” Dr. Rock Positano, a podiatrist and co-director of the Non-Surgical Foot and Ankle Service…
ESPN sports betting analyst Erin Dolan and her boyfriend, Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm, had a sweet moment after Philadelphia beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 in the Field of Dreams game Thursday night. The pair posed for photos together on the field after a stunning fireworks display capped off the…
Get ready to hustle, fight and escape sudden death this weekend with Prime Video. The streamer just added several movies that, although they are all wildly different from each other, all have one thing in common — they’re guaranteed to entertain you for two hours. Watch With Us are big…
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra hasn’t even bothered to update his own campaign website since he became the lone Democrat to advance out of the June primary — apparently believing he’s coasting to an easy victory in the deep-blue state. Parts of Becerra’s website seem to be stuck in June,…
A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reached a definitive agreement to buy a minority stake in Liverpool, the Premier League club’s owners Fenway Sports Group said Friday. A source familiar with the matter said the stake is about one-third. British media reports said the deal was worth more than £1.5 billion,…
Butch Huskey, who was the penultimate Met to wear No. 42 and spent parts of five seasons in Queens, has died, the team announced Friday. He was 54 years old. A cause of death wasn’t revealed. “We are saddened to learn about the passing of former Met Butch Huskey,” the…
Country star Colt Ford is speaking out after he was rescued following a brutal crash. “One minute you’re headed to Germany for a show and prepping for a single release the next thing you know your bus is in the ditch and you’re getting pulled through a windshield with a…
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