WASHINGTON — Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, who has drawn 2028 presidential buzz, bizarrely applauded a disputed report claiming that over two dozen Iranian shadow vessels bypassed the US blockade. “Awesome,” Murphy (D-Conn.) posted on X Monday in response to a report from the shipping journal Lloyd’s List. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell has denied the Lloyd’s List report that at least 26 Iranian-backed shadow fleet ships snuck past the US blockade President Trump began imposing last week. After eliciting fierce blowback, the Connecticut Democrat then claimed he was merely being sarcastic. “Ok Twitter, I can’t believe I need to clarify…
President Trump publicly implored Iran to release eight women whom the regime is allegedly set to execute as a means of building goodwill with the United States. Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis “To the Iranian leaders, who will…
Waking up on the wrong side of the bed is the least of your worries. While major cardiovascular events can occur at any time of day and often at unexpected times, scientists are aware of some potential patterns, thanks to the body’s circadian rhythm or internal biological clock. In the…
DENVER –– It will likely be at least three months until the Dodgers get closer Edwin Díaz back from his elbow surgery. Three months, that means, of having to piece things together in save situations come the ninth. It’s not exactly new territory for the Dodgers. Since Kenley Jansen’s departure…
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Michigan Rep. Hillary Scholten claimed her husband had a mental break just days before he abruptly walked out on her and their two teen sons, according to court papers that she tried to hide from the public. Scholten (D-Mich.), 44, made an unsuccessful bid in February to keep her divorce…
A new blood test can detect a precursor to liver disease, which can in turn be a harbinger of cancer. The hope is that the test could help prevent liver cancer before it occurs.The test uses a machine learning model to analyze free-floating genetic material circulating in the blood. In…
There’s a strange tension hovering over the first-round playoff series between the Rockets and Lakers. Like a night sky devoid of stars, you know some sort of storm is coming, you just don’t know when it will hit. Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and now Rockets’ superstar Kevin Durant were all…
Love on the Spectrum star Abbey Romeo’s mom, Christine, broke her silence on her daughter’s recent split from David Isaacman. “Abbey and David had a long relationship of four-and-a-half years … Abbey has grown a ton since she started both social media and Love on the Spectrum,” Christine explained in…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued ActBlue on Monday, alleging “rampant donor fraud” on the fundraising platform that’s helped funnel more than $16 billion to Democratic campaigns and causes. The lawsuit, filed in Tarrant County Court, points to a bombshell New York Times report on ActBlue that led Republican committee…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to change the world in ways we can’t yet fully comprehend, from how we work to how we structure our lives. Scientists debate how a future artificial general intelligence (AGI) — an advanced AI that can reason just as well as humans and learn new…
Dave Nitsche was a healthy triathlete — until a bizarre vision problem in 2019 stopped him in his tracks. “I would look at telephone poles … they seemed kind of wavy,” Nitsche, a father of two and grandfather of one, told The Post. He went to an optometrist, who suspected…
A timeout had Knicks fans furious because they believed the team didn’t use one in the closing seconds of the game. The only problem was that there was never any timeout left for Knicks coach Mike Brown to use, despite the NBC broadcast incorrectly saying they still had one left…
Dylan Sprouse and his wife, Barbara Palvin, spoke out after reportedly fending off an intruder at their Los Angeles home. “We’re dealing with the trauma with jokes and fun and all that,” Palvin, 32, told E! News at the red carpet premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 on Monday,…
WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post he has two questions for Pope Leo XIV about his opposition to the Iran war — after the pontiff continued to voice opposition. “Why does the pope think it is fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon and to kill 42,000 unarmed…
In Game 1, the Hawks didn’t have an answer for Karl-Anthony Towns. They weren’t really slowing him down the first three quarters Monday, either. But in the final stanza, Towns didn’t see the ball much, and the Knicks blew a 12-point fourth-quarter lead in this best-of-seven opening-round series. Now, the…
It was a good look, mind you. It was an open shot near the sideline. But it was the wrong shooter. Mikal Bridges had been, to that point, a passive observer of the offense, a defense-first guard who combined for 18 attempts in the first two playoff games. There was…
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FBI Director Kash Patel slapped The Atlantic and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick with a defamation lawsuit, after the outlet alleged in a report that he has a drinking problem that could pose a threat to national security. Filed on Monday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia,…
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Chatham Islands, New Zealand [-44.00258384, -176.50074474]What’s in the photo? A glowing ring of phytoplankton around an archipelagoWhich satellite took the photo? NOAA-20When was it taken? Jan. 10, 2026This dazzling satellite photo shows a glowing ring of plankton surrounding a remote group of New Zealand islands. The…
CJ McCollum is using the boos as fuel. They mean he’s doing a lot right. Monday night, the veteran guard heard plenty of them as he shot the Hawks past the Knicks 107-106 at the Garden to even this best-of-seven opening-round series at one game apiece. “I am no villain.…
Taylor Frankie Paul politely responded to a fan’s advice to step away from social media amid her ongoing personal struggles, revealing she’s staying true to herself and her brand. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, 31, shared a comment on Monday, April 20, from a fan that advised her…
WASHINGTON — A shocking 199 public schools in Vermont have policies on the books that allow staff to not disclose children’s transgender status to their parents, according to a study by a parental rights group. Defending Education, a grassroots organization that scrutinizes schools, found that close to 52,488 students across…
An experimental treatment uses specialized neurons derived from stem cells to “soak up” triggers of pain and inflammation in the arthritic knees of mice.This lab-mouse experiment suggests the therapy could potentially help with chronic pain in people, caused by conditions like osteoarthritis, for example. The hope is that the “pain…
Cancer deaths are falling among young Americans — except for one terrifying outlier. Over the past 30 years, it has surged to become the top cancer killer of people under 50, overtaking breast, lung and brain cancers, as well as leukemia, a new analysis found. “It is clear that this…
Former Eagles defensive tackle Kevin Johnson died this week, TMZ reported Thursday. He was 55. A cause of death was not shared. Johnson’s son, other family members and friends reportedly mourned his loss on social media. Johnson was a fourth-round pick (86th overall) by the Patriots in the 1993 NFL…
Influencer Nicole Faith announced her infant daughter died during a stillborn delivery. “Our sweet Sunny girl has died,” Faith, 29, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, January 21. “I wish I could soften the words to make them palatable, but I cannot dull this heartache. At 8 months pregnant, on January…
Something stinks about the city’s new trash bins. New Yorkers are scrambling to buy required but tough-to-find official trash cans or face a fine — but the only company allowed to make the bins has already left town. A former worker at Otto Environmental Systems told The Post the company…
Clothing retailer Under Armour is investigating a recent data breach that purloined customers’ email addresses and other personal information, but so far there are no signs the hackers stole any passwords or financial information. The breach is believed to have happened late last year, and affected 72 million email addresses,…
The extreme cold from an incoming winter blast could make some trees “explode,” a viral social media post claims — but don’t expect trees to start blowing up like cars in an action movie.”EXPLODING TREES are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains on Friday and Saturday, as temperatures are…
Tua Tagovailoa has a new coach… for now. On Thursday, GM Jon-Eric Sullivan — himself a new Miami hire — introduced Jeff Hafley as the franchise’s new coach and addressed the biggest remaining item on the Dolphins’ to-do list: his $212.4 million quarterback. “Obviously that’s a huge question looming over…
Nominations for the 2026 Oscars have officially been revealed, and as usual, film fans are already calling out some major surprises and snubs. Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks teamed up to announce the nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards on Thursday, January 22. Sinners dominated the nominations list, with…
Vice President JD Vance framed his trek to Minneapolis on Thursday as a mission to understand everything that’s happening on the ground to help turn down tensions as ICE raids, the death of Renee Good, and violent protest roil the city. Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and…
Lululemon Athletica resumed selling its new line of “Get Low” leggings after yanking them over complaints that they were overly “see through” — and gave customers special advice on how to wear them. “To experience this tight’s best performance during your workout, we recommend sizing up,” the leggings’ updated product…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has reportedly tapped four major banks to lead what is expected to be one of the largest initial public offerings of all time. Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are all expected to play “senior roles” in the IPO, according to reports that…
A pill version of the popular weight-management drug Wegovy has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now available through various pharmacies and telehealth services in the U.S.The drug has been available by prescription as a once-weekly injection in the U.S. since 2021. Like the injection,…
Federal authorities are probing the death of former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay and the doctor who provided him with prescription pain medication and ketamine before he died last spring, according to a new report. The FBI issued a federal grand jury subpoena earlier this month for records tied to…
Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo filed a motion to strike parts of a lawsuit from their former decorator after she allegedly fell off a ladder in their home. According to documents obtained by People, Shana Kallen filed a complaint against the couple in 2024, one year after the incident took…
Tamara Mellon’s life was forever changed when she was first introduced to the late, legendary fashion designer, Valentino Garavani, 26 years ago. At the time, a recently-engaged Mellon, co-founder of luxury footwear brand Jimmy Choo, was juggling work and plans for her dream wedding — and her big day was taking…
A federal magistrate judge in Minnesota rejected an attempt by the Justice Department to charge disgraced former CNN host Don Lemon over his participation in Sunday’s invasion of a St. Paul church service by anti-ICE agitators. Lemon, 59, was part of a group of dozens of demonstrators who disrupted Sunday…
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked up in November in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated, while consumers spent at a healthy pace. Consumer prices rose 2.8% in November from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from a 2.7% annual pace in October. Excluding the…
The world’s oldest evidence of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis and several chronic skin infections, has been found in a 5,500-year-old skeleton buried in a rock shelter in Colombia. But the genetic evidence suggests that the person was infected with a previously unknown strain of T. pallidum, adding…
Forget reducing wrinkles and fighting hair loss. A new study suggests a treatment already popular in the US for skin health, pain relief and faster healing may also offer a surprising benefit: Protecting football players’ brains from chronic inflammation caused by repeated blows to the head. “I would call it…
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Virginia Sen. Mark Warner announced that his daughter Madison has died. She was 36. “We…
