LAPD on brink of dropping critical training as Olympic security demands come into focus 

The Los Angeles Police Department is weighing a dramatic plan to temporarily shut down its police academy in 2028 and deploy more than 300 training officers to patrol the city during the Olympics, sources familiar with the discussions told The California Post. The proposal, discussed at a recent senior staff meeting, would pause academy operations for several months after the department’s January 2028 graduating class, according to a city official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the discussions are internal. “None of this has been approved. This is just a statement someone made in a meeting,” the official…

United Airlines must face lawsuit after allegedly charging passengers extra for ‘window seats’ with no windows, judge rules

A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing United Airlines of charging passengers extra for “window seats” that lacked actual windows, allowing the case to move forward. U.S. District Judge James Donato ruled the plaintiffs plausibly alleged United breached its contractual obligations by selling seats…

Yankees’ anemic offense flops again in latest loss to rival Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For the first time in three games, the Yankees did not strike out 17 times Wednesday night, so there was that. Otherwise, their offense remained abysmal as their deficit in the AL East grew larger. The Yankees wasted a quality pitching effort from Gerrit Cole because…

Giants look overmatched in 10-0 loss Dylane Cease, Blue Jays

SAN FRANCISCO — Technically, both starting pitchers went more than four innings without allowing a hit Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. But, in the Giants’ case, it only came after their guy had put them in a five-run hole. Logan Webb rebounded to retire 13 in a row at one…

Mamdani scrambles to secure NYC Council OK for corruption watchdog pick

Mayor Mamdani is scrambling to secure NYC Council support for his choice to head the city’s government watchdog agency. Hizzoner’s team is working hard to set up private sit-downs with Council members and Nadia Shihata, a former federal prosecutor he nominated as commissioner of the Department of Investigation — all…

ChatGPT users flummoxed after AI bot starts inserting Arabic into responses

It’s AI-lingual. English-speaking ChatGPT users were caught off guard after OpenAI’s chatbot started increasingly injecting Arabic words into its responses, as seen in viral social media posts. “It did it twice on my phone and once on my work laptop, I’m not even in an Arabic speaking country, nor the…

Beware these 10 medications that can make you grow man boobs

Women aren’t the only ones getting boob jobs. While gynecomastia, or enlarged male breast tissue, often resolves on its own, a growing number of men are turning to plastic surgery to achieve a flatter, more contoured chest. The condition most commonly appears during natural hormonal shifts like puberty, but other…

Lexie Hull re-signs with Fever to reunite with Caitlin Clark

A key piece of the Fever’s operation alongside Caitlin Clark will remain with Indiana for the future. Lexie Hull, who finished fifth place in sixth person of the year voting two years ago and averaged a career-best 7.2 points per game in 2025, is returning on a multiyear deal, according…

Eating too much? Dietitian reveals how to stop a binge in 30 seconds

We’ve all been there: A moment of stress hits or boredom sets in, and suddenly the chip bag is empty and the pint of ice cream is gone. Almost everyone overeats on occasion. For some, however, these episodes of binging come with a sense of losing control, often followed by…

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