7 Gold IRA scams and red flags you can spot in 5 minutes

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Investors have flocked to gold IRAs to diversify their retirement savings as the asset soared well above $5,000 an ounce — but with that surge in popularity comes a wave of bad actors who have no business touching anyone’s retirement savings. Demand for gold hit record highs last year as anxious investors sought out the physical asset as a hedge against inflation and economic uncertainty. As of early March 2026, gold futures are more than $5,100 an ounce —…

Far-left, ‘Squad’-backed Dems crash and burn in Illinois primaries

WASHINGTON — Democratic candidates aligned with the far-left legislative “Squad” went 0 for 6 in Illinois House primary races Tuesday evening, dealing a blow to insurgent dreams of taking control of the party following the November midterms. “Being endorsed by @BernieSanders, @RoKhanna, @justicedems and @sunrisemvmt was a kiss of death in…

Live Science Today: Meningitis is back and Iran war fertilizer shock

Today’s top story Staff and students queue to receive antibiotics at the University of Kent in Canterbury on March 16, 2026. (Image credit: Carl Court via Getty Images)An “explosive” and “unprecedented” outbreak of meningitis has hit a university in Kent, England, killing two young people and affecting a further 13,…

7 deep-sky targets we think you should observe this spring

The bright stars and constellations that dominate the night sky around the turn of the year are much-loved, from Orion and its spectacular M42 nebula, super-bright Sirius and the Pleiades open cluster. However, all of these jewels exist in the Orion Spur of the Milky Way — the same spiral…

The most fun, useful and curious Giants free-agent moves

The whirlwind of the first few days of NFL free agency came and went last week, and the Giants played their part in adding to the player movement frenzy. Going in, the Giants were expected to take their shots, but not set the market with any single signing. They wanted…

Exclusive | Trump will ‘rebalance’ media, FCC boss Brendan Carr tells Pod Force One — and urges broadcasters to air ‘pro-America’ programs

The Trump administration aims to “rebalance” the media by encouraging television broadcasters to “stand up” for their communities and air more patriotic programming, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr said in the latest episode of “Pod Force One.”  Carr used last year’s uproar over late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s inflammatory…

Knicks’ latest update on injured Miles McBride: ‘progressing well’

The Knicks announced encouraging news Tuesday about the recovery of Miles McBride, who is taking contact on the court and “progressing well,” the team said. McBride has been out since late January and underwent sports hernia surgery, saying last month he hopes to return before the playoffs. The sixth man…

What fans should appreciate about these inconsistent Knicks

Maybe it was like this back in the early ’70s, in those years immediately following the first championship when the Knicks were still awfully good — good enough to win a second title in 1973, three years after the first one — but weren’t nearly as dominant as they’d been…

Hillary Clinton rips House Oversight Committee ahead of Epstein deposition — says she doesn’t recall encountering late pedophile

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton excoriated members of the House Oversight Committee for engaging in “partisan political theater” by subpoenaing her for testimony about her knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes. Clinton also called the Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation an “abdication of duty and an insult to the American…

Giant ‘spiderwebs’ on Mars contain tiny egg-like structures that scientists ‘can’t quite explain,’ NASA rover reveals

NASA’s Curiosity rover has snapped stunning new photos of giant “spiderwebs” zig-zagging across the surface of Mars. One of these images has revealed never-before-seen, egg-like spheroids covering the sprawling structures — and scientists are struggling to explain them.Over the last 8 months, Curiosity has been closely examining a series of…

70-year-old man’s life is saved thanks to a warning from his mattress

Your strangest bedfellow might be the mattress itself. There have been numerous stories about smart tech like Oura rings alerting wearers to health troubles — including several who said it detected early signs of cancer. But one 70-year-old man was alerted to his own serious heart issue thanks to a…

Why Cardi B stepped back from ‘complicated’ Stefon Diggs relationship

Things got “too heated” for Cardi B in her relationship with Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs, according to a report by People on Wednesday. “Things were getting too heated and complicated. Cardi is very no-nonsense,” a source told the outlet of why the Grammy-winning rapper “pulled back” from their relationship. “The…

Olympian who inspired people with his run-walk method dies at 80

Jeff Galloway, a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team who for decades inspired elite athletes and countless everyday runners by promoting a run-walk-run strategy, whether in a marathon or just a neighborhood jog, died Wednesday at age 80. Galloway had a hemorrhagic stroke and died at a hospital in Pensacola,…

Why NBC Sports surprisingly cut ties with Phillies sideline reporter Taryn Hatcher

NBC Sports Philadelphia (NBCSP) recently revealed the surprisingly departure of Phillies sideline reporter Taryn Hatcher, whose “cat’s out of the bag” tweet stirred buzz online last week. Alexandra Matcham, NBCSP’s vice president of content, explained that the network is switching up its storytelling approach to a broader audience, which means…

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