A massive US military buildup in the Middle East suggests the US could be ready to launch a “sustained” bombing campaign on Iran in weeks — or even days — should Tehran continue refusing President Donald Trump’s demands in ongoing negotiations. With a second aircraft carrier en route to the region and a flood of hundreds of strike, support and other aircraft already nearby, the sheer scale of forces now positioned in the region alone is highly unusual — and unprecedented in recent decades, former Pentagon official and Atlantic Council fellow Alex Plitsas told The Post. “What we have amassed…
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Wall Street executives and federal officials flocked to President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort Wednesday to lend their credibility to his family’s growing cryptocurrency empire — with one speaker declaring it the “power center of the universe” as the firm announced major new business deals. World Liberty Financial, in…
Forget sitting in the reception area for 30 minutes — across New York, Miami, SF and LA, preeminent doctors at concierge clinics are the ones waiting on their patients. Practices differ in purposes and perks, but usually follow a similar mold. In exchange for membership dues, some of which run…
Heavy collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have revealed the faintest trace of a wake left by a quark slicing through trillion-degree nuclear matter — hinting that the primordial soup of the universe may have literally been more soup-like than we thought.The new findings from the LHC’s Compact Muon…
MILAN — Kendall Coyne Schofield “almost fell off the table” when Hilary Knight told her Wednesday morning about a plan she’d been keeping close to the chest for the past few months. One day before playing her last game with Team USA at the Olympics, for a gold medal against…
The grandson of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups creator is slamming the Hershey Co. for allegedly switching to cheaper ingredients to make the iconic snacks – and his accusations are sparking fierce pushback from his relatives, The Post has learned. Brad Reese, 70 – whose grandfather HB Reese invented the…
Breakthrough improvements to Microsoft’s glass-based data-storage technology mean ordinary glassware, such as that used in cookware and oven doors, can store terabytes of data, with the information lasting 10,000 years.The technology, which has been in development under the “Project Silica” banner since 2019, has seen steady improvements, and scientists outlined…
The buzz has begun for the upcoming 2026 World Baseball Classic, which is scheduled to start March 5 and end March 17 in Miami. The tournament features stacked rosters and international bragging rights. One MLB superstar believes his country, the Dominican Republic, is going to win it all, and he…
Looking for your next favorite movie? You’ll probably find it on Amazon Prime Video. In addition to streaming several good or even great movies, Prime Video has a select number of movies that Watch Would Us would claim are actually no-notes, 10/10 perfection. If you’re the kind of person who only…
Tucker Carlson claimed that he and his staff were detained by Israeli authorities at an airport after he traveled there to interview US Ambassador Mike Huckabee. “Men who identified themselves as airport security took our passports, hauled our executive producer into a side room and then demanded to know what…
Apple News’ editorial team has been deliberately excluding conservative media outlets from the popular app’s handpicked “top stories,” according to a bombshell new study. AllSides, a nonpartisan group that classifies news outlets by their political leanings, reviewed a total of 166 articles that appeared on Apple News over a two-week…
Travel rental platform Airbnb is rolling out a $750 incentive to attract new hosts in the 16 North American cities gearing up to welcome millions of visitors for the FIFA World Cup in mid-2026. New “entire home” hosts who successfully fulfill their first guest stay between now and July 31 will qualify for the payout under…
NASA is set to fuel the Artemis II rocket once more for a “wet dress rehearsal” on Thursday (Feb. 19) in preparation for its historic launch to the moon.The fueling test will be NASA’s second try at a wet dress rehearsal to fuel its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket after…
Disney alum Christy Carlson Romano is getting candid about a frightening new health scare. The “Even Stevens” star revealed in an emotional Instagram video, posted Feb. 17, that she and her husband, Brendan Rooney, recently underwent precautionary cancer screenings because the disease runs in her family. “My husband’s came back…
PHOENIX — Brusdar Graterol’s return to the mound will have to wait a little longer. After missing all of last season recovering from a shoulder surgery, the hard-throwing Dodgers reliever is not expected to be ready for Opening Day this year, manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday. Though Graterol came into…
There is zero hope for a reconciliation between former best friends Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia and Grace O’Malley. “We’re not friends. We’ll never be friends again,” LaPaglia, 26, said during the Tuesday, February 17, episode of the “ImPaulsive” podcast. “But there was no beef to begin with and the internet made…
Three Homo erectus skulls previously unearthed in China are almost 1.8 million years old, around 600,000 years older than originally thought, a new study finds.This revelation has made the Yunxian skulls from Hubei province the oldest evidence of our early human relatives, known as hominins, in East Asia, according to…
Love is in the air at this year’s Winter Olympics, but it seems breakups are, too. Rumors have surfaced ahead of Thursday’s gold medal women’s hockey game between the U.S. and Canada that American Caroline Harvey and Toronto native Daryl Watts have split up. The breakup buzz originated on social…
The Tell Me Lies series finale ended in 2015 — and now, the cast is revealing their ideas for where the controversial group would be in 2025. During the Tuesday, February 17, series finale, Stephen (Jackson White) blew up Bree (Cat Missal) and Evan’s (Branden Cook) wedding after the bride…
Every April and October, dress designers from around the world come to New York to display their new designs at the Bridal Market show. Esther Lee, editorial director at the Knot, said their editors saw over 1,000 new gowns, all of which will be in bridal salons starting this month.…
WASHINGTON — A Minnesota middle school taught eighth-graders that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are using “tricky & violent tactics” to harass and arrest thousands of “legal immigrants,” according to documents released this week by a conservative education group. Defending Education published excerpts from a PowerPoint slideshow that revealed…
You may need to rethink where you’re grabbing your grub. A new analysis by Consumer Reports has determined the most and least expensive U.S. supermarkets, on average, and upscale behemoth Whole Foods Market topped the list of the priciest — with costs nearly 40% higher than what a consumer would…
A mysterious volcanic comet has transformed into a giant, “fossil-like” spiral of light after one of its most violent outbursts in years, new photos reveal. The stunning spectacle is a reminder of how puzzling this particular planetary remnant really is.The unusual comet, known as 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (29P), is a hefty ice…
It’s a moment Drake Maye and wife Ann Michael will forever remember. Moments after the Patriots punched their ticket to Super Bowl 2026 with a 10-7 AFC Championship win over the Broncos, New England’s second-year QB found his favorite teammate on the field in Denver to celebrate, as captured in…
Season 4 of Bridgerton tapped Taylor Swift for an important scene between Benedict and Sophie. The hit Netflix series returned on Thursday, January 29, with Julia Quinn‘s book An Offer From a Gentleman serving as inspiration for Benedict’s (Luke Thompson) love story with Sophie (Yerin Ha). After meeting at his…
The Senate has just voted to block a bill that will fund most of the government through the end of September, with approximately 36 hours left to avoid a partial shutdown. Just 45 senators, all Republicans, voted to advance House-passed bills funding the Pentagon and Departments of Labor, Health and…
Billionaire tech and media investor Barry Diller reportedly expressed interest in buying CNN from Warner Bros. Discovery last year as the media conglomerate planned to split up, though the talks never went beyond preliminary inquiries. The overtures from Diller were described by The Wall Street Journal as personal and separate…
Researchers have recovered ancient DNA containing bacteria related to syphilis — potentially pushing the known history of the disease back by more than 3,000 years, according to their study. The findings, announced in a Jan. 22 press release, are the result of a study of 5,500-year-old human remains in Sabana de Bogotá,…
Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu has some serious dental work in his future after taking an elbow to the face during Atlanta’s 117-106 win over the Boston Celtics Wednesday. Taking to his Instagram Story after the game, Okongwu shared a photo of his bloodied mouth and some of his front teeth,…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! The cold has been ramping up lately, which means you need warm, cozy pieces in your wardrobe now more than ever. If you aren’t equipped with the right layers, the…
Hunter Biden says he can’t be thrown behind bars for not communicating with his 7-year-old daughter with ex-stripper Lunden Roberts because it was never a part of their child support agreement. The former first son argued Tuesday in new papers that the contentious Arkansas child support case for daughter Navy…
Starbucks will introduce a new three-tiered system to its US loyalty program on March 10, chief brand officer Tressie Lieberman announced at the coffee chain’s investor day on Thursday. Starbucks’ reward program, which launched in 2009, is one of the oldest and largest in the restaurant industry, consultants say. The company…
Nearly 28,000 years ago, a teenage boy was buried with care in a cave in what is now northern Italy, a spectacular shell cap covering his head and a flint blade grasped in his right hand. Archaeologists have now determined his cause of death: a bear attack.”He probably lost consciousness…
An industrial chemical most Americans already have in their bodies is back under the microscope. New research suggests that even low-level exposure in the womb can disrupt fetal development, feminizing males and masculinizing females. Worse yet, scientists found these prenatal changes may permanently alter metabolism, immunity and disease risk —…
Sean McDermott to Tampa Bay? That was the hope of the Buccaneers this offseason after Fox Sports reported Wednesday that the team connected with the fired Bills coach about potentially joining head coach Todd Bowles’ staff. Despite the interest from the Buccaneers — the first team linked to McDermott following…
Wes Anderson is one of the most consistent directors of his generation — you know what to expect from each of his pictures, and they are all more or less pretty good. But he knocked it out of the park with Asteroid City, a loopy, Looney Tunes-inspired comedy that sneakily…
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding information from Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer amid a sprawling internal investigation into the Cabinet official’s alleged misuse of official travel and “inappropriate” relationship with a subordinate. The powerful Senate Judiciary Committee chairman wrote to Chavez-DeRemer Wednesday asking for a response to allegations that she…
CBS News staffers are said to be “pretty salty” that Gayle King offered up a full-throated defense of her new boss Bari Weiss at Tuesday’s all-hands meeting — with some speculating that the network’s popular morning show co-anchor is trying to “stay relevant” and save her job. One CBS News…
February’s night sky has a lot to offer for anyone who enjoys looking up at the stars. From the changing phases of the moon to conjunctions and even a planetary lineup, there’s plenty to spot if you know when and where to look. We’ve put together a simple calendar of…
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. It’s been a decade since Malcolm Butler’s goal-line interception etched Seahawks vs. Patriots into NFL history, and the two will officially meet again with…
Odessa A’zion is exiting A24’s upcoming adaptation of the novel Deep Cuts, just 48 hours after her casting was announced. The I Love LA star, 25, shared her decision in several Instagram Stories posted late Wednesday, January 28, explaining that she agreed with criticism over her casting as Zoe Gutierrez.…
Trump border czar Tom Homan has claimed a “lot of progress” is being made in Minnesota since he trekked to the state late Monday at President Trump’s request. “I’ve been on the ground less than three full days,” Homan told reporters in Minneapolis. “I’m staying until the problem’s gone, but…
Scientists have identified a tipping point that has amplified El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in the Arctic.For years, researchers have known of a feedback loop linking the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and sea ice coverage at high latitudes. But in a new study, researchers found that since around…
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