Luke Weaver changed teams four times in between the last two occasions the Yankees asked a pitcher to work three straight days during the regular season. Yes, it’s been a long time. The journeyman-turned-lockdown closer recorded the final three outs of a 1-0 victory against the Rangers on Thursday to finish off a series sweep in which he earned a win and two saves while throwing just 18 total pitches. “It’s a lot less stressful when you can just get them out quicker,” Weaver said. Manager Aaron Boone last asked a reliever (Aroldis Chapman) to pitch for a third straight…
President Donald Trump’s head of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Frank Bisignano, admitted in a town hall with agency managers this week that he was not looking for a job at the time and that he had searched Google to learn what exactly the position entails.Newsweek reached out to the…
Farmer Wants a Wife’s third season has come to a close — and at least one couple is still going strong. Warning: Spoilers below for the season 3 finale of Farmer Wants a Wife. During the season 3 finale of the hit Fox series, which aired Thursday, May 22, all…
Behind bulletproof glass, former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport in Gastonia, North Carolina, on November 2, 2024.Peter Zay | Afp | Getty ImagesBetween a barrage of executive orders, foreign trips and norm-shattering proclamations, Donald Trump has…
Mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams ripped rival Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis — as she tearfully remembered the injustice of her military veteran father’s death in a hospital during the shutdown. Adams on Thursday criticized Democratic Party primary frontrunner Cuomo for his “redemption” campaign to return to office several…
The issue has certainly not gone away. It keeps coming back to bite the Knicks. And they’ve begun to sound like a broken record. “I think we let off a little bit, and then we stopped talking to each other. Just a little miscommunication,” Mikal Bridges said Thursday. “They got…
Disney Boss Bob Iger Tells Trump Bashing Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and ‘The…
Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker Cattrall and Parker costarred on Sex and the City from 1998 to 2004 and later reprised their roles for two movie sequels in 2008 and 2010. During negotiations for a third SATC movie in 2010, Parker claimed Cattrall made requests from…
Some celebrities are open about their sobriety.For some, abstaining from alcohol and drugs comes after overcoming addiction. Others have different reasons.Bradley Cooper, Tom Holland, Miley Cyrus, and more stars have spoken about their sobriety.Some celebrities are open about personal hardships, like efforts to abstain from alcohol and drugs.Actors like Jamie…
The tension between Arizona Democratic Party chairman Robert Branscomb II and his vice chair is now public.Branscomb informed Kim Khoury, the first vice chair of the Arizona Democratic Party of her suspension through an email, obtained by AZ Central.Branscomb alleged Khoury failed to perform her duties.Among the reasons he listed…
He’s the Commander in Mensch. “Dilbert” creator and online pundit Scott Adams received not one, but two phone calls — and a voicemail — from President Trump following the beloved cartoonist’s shocking cancer announcement. The “Reframe Your Brain” author, 67, revealed Monday that he, like former President Joe Biden, has…
A Colombian woman living illegally in the United States lived under a stolen identity for more than two decades, improperly received more than $400,000 in stolen federal benefits, and illegally voted in the 2024 presidential election, federal prosecutors said Thursday.Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, also obtained welfare benefits, a REAL ID…
Foul trouble is not something Jalen Brunson usually struggles with. But it’s become a problem in recent games. He picked up his fifth foul with 10:05 left in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ 138-135 Game 1 overtime loss to the Pacers on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. He…
Influencer Kindra Hall had a frightening encounter when out and about in New York City. “On Wednesday, May 14th, around 10:30am I was punched in the head by a passing stranger,” the author, 44, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, May 22. “I wasn’t going to post this as a reel…
Oklahoma is making more controversial changes to its public school curriculum, including teaching debunked information about the 2020 presidential election.Several additions to the newly updated Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies are facing public scrutiny, including a directive for high school students to learn disproven conspiracy theories about the 2020…
The field is narrowing as “Jeopardy Masters” continues, moving toward its conclusion, when the three players who manage to accumulate the most points will compete for the $500,000 grand prize.This week, Tuesday and Wednesday featured players facing off in quarterfinals games. Vancouver’s Yogesh Raut, who came in second in the…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points a day after being named the NBA’s MVP, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Minnesota Timberwolves again, winning 118-103 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 21 field goals and 13…
For former Bachelor Grant Ellis, navigating online comments about his relationship with fiancé Juliana Pasquarosa can be “tough.” “Whatever people have to say, they’re always going to talk. So just lead with love,” Grant, 31, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Wednesday, May 21, Bringing the Beach to Beverly Hills…
The ongoing legal showdown between President Donald Trump and Paramount Global could come to a head any day as both parties continue mediation in hopes of resolving his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News.The lawsuit stems from the “60 Minutes” primetime election special that aired in early October, just weeks…
Veteran Democratic campaign strategist James Carville advised the new chairman of Arizona’s Democratic Party to “shut up” or start a new progressive party. The Democratic Party has been struggling to re-define itself since the election, as leaders debate over whether to moderate or double-down on far-left identity politics. Carville, a…
Levi initially endorsed presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a figure notorious for his controversial stances on vaccines, in 2024. When Kennedy shifted his support to Trump, the Chuck actor didn’t hesitate to follow suit. The endorsements became personal for Levi, who now acknowledges the consequences of his choices. “I…
McCrispy Strips are now on the menu at McDonald’s, and the fast-food giant will be giving them away on Saturday, May 24.But there’s a catch: You have to enter via social media.So how can you get your hands on some free McCrispy Strips? Here’s what you need to know to…
Investor Julia Koch is interested in acquiring a minority stake in the New York Giants, according to a report. Koch – the widow of David Koch and New York City’s richest woman – and her family last year took a 15% stake for nearly $700 million in Brooklyn Nets owner…
Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi has won the Directors’ Fortnight People’s Choice Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his poignant, darkly comic debut feature The President’s Cake.The €7,500 ($8,400) cash prize is the only audience-voted award across the official selection and parallel sections in Cannes and marks a major breakthrough…
Blood and urine tests have been found to detect the amount of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) a person eats, according to new research. Using machine learning, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified hundreds of metabolites (molecules produced during metabolism) that correlated with processed food intake. The team developed a “biomarker…
There won’t be quite as much on the line when the Mets face the Dodgers this weekend in Queens as the last time they met. Back in October, the Mets forced the NLCS back to Dodger Stadium with a Game 5 win at Citi Field, sparked by Pete Alonso’s three-run…
Disney Boss Bob Iger Tells Trump Bashing Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and ‘The…
Blake Lively showed she has Taylor Swift’s back after the subpoena against her friend was dropped. “We are pleased that Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties have withdrawn their harassing subpoenas to Taylor Swift and her law firm,” a spokesperson for Lively, 37, said in a statement to Us Weekly…
House Republicans have passed a sweeping multi-trillion dollar tax breaks package, a narrow victory for President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson after weeks of negotiations with conservative hold-outs.Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed with a vote of 215 votes to 214, with two Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it…
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Amtrak is moving full speed ahead with tunnel closures in the city on Friday — despite pleas from Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams who fear the three-year project could cause transit chaos. Amtrak leadership had a “productive” meeting with Hochul and leaders of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Thursday,…
Poland will hold the first round of voting in its presidential election on Sunday. This is a hotly contested race between two main candidates – one from Civic Platform, the lead party in the ruling Civic Coalition, and the other an independent backed by the main opposition party, Law and…
Federal antitrust enforcers expressed support on Thursday for arguments wielded by Republican states that accuse asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street of conspiring through climate activism to decrease coal output. The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest in the case where Texas and 12 other states claim the companies used their substantial…
CHICAGO — Jonquel Jones said Thursday’s game at Chicago wasn’t going to be a cakewalk, noting how physical the Sky play. Jones was right about the physicality, but Thursday’s 99-74 victory appeared to be a piece of cake for the defending WNBA champions, who improved to 2-0 on the season.…
Behind bulletproof glass, former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport in Gastonia, North Carolina, on November 2, 2024.Peter Zay | Afp | Getty ImagesBetween a barrage of executive orders, foreign trips and norm-shattering proclamations, Donald Trump has…
The Colorado Rockies are in the midst of what is sure to be their seventh consecutive losing season, and the losses have taken a toll on one fan in particular. Rockies fan Timothy Roeckel is suing the team after he was struck by a foul ball during a 2023 game…
May 22 (UPI) — Far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion lost a legal bid Thursday to annul last weekend’s run-off election after a surprise loss to centrist rival, former Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan.Romania’s Constitutional Court threw out the challenge to the election result by Simion, who accused foreign states, including…
Firearm silencers could soon get deregulated if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cleared the House earlier Thursday, prevails in the Senate. Buried deep in the megabill is a provision that would scrap a $200 federal excise tax on silencers and remove them from registration requirements under the National…
Did you know Mario Lopez filmed a full The Price Is Right episode? He was one of the contenders to replace Bob Barker before Drew Carey was named the permanent host. A YouTuber posted Lopez’s audition from 2007 when the game show celebrated 35 years, and fans reacted to his…
JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon on Thursday said the US economy continues to face the risk of stagflation due to ballooning deficits, geopolitical tensions and price pressures from President Trump’s trade war. “There is a chance that with these things you’ll have stagflation,” Dimon said in an interview with Bloomberg while…
Oklahoma is making more controversial changes to its public school curriculum, including teaching debunked information about the 2020 presidential election.Several additions to the newly updated Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies are facing public scrutiny, including a directive for high school students to learn disproven conspiracy theories about the 2020…
CHICAGO — Courtney Vandersloot already expected Thursday’s Sky home opener was going to be an emotional night regardless of the opponent. It marks her first game in the home locker room at Wintrust Arena in two years, and her newborn daughter will be watching her from the crowd. But it…
Amy Duggar earned a reputation as the rebellious cousin throughout her extended family’s tenure on 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On. Amy is the only child of Terry Jordan and Deanna Duggar, whose brother, Jim Bob Duggar, shares 19 children with wife Michelle Duggar. When the former politician and…
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