Columnist David Marcus looks at the firestorm that occurred on Capitol Hill when a subcommittee chairman "misgendered" a trans House member.

Missing Indiana woman Brieonna Cassell was found alive in her car six days after crashing it into a ditch, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office said.

Multiple clay puppets with creepy open-mouthed expressions were discovered at the top of a pyramid in El Salvador. The figurines are around 2,400 years old.

Barnard College students are calling out the school's lack of action on antisemitism amid a resurgence of anti-Israel activity.

A Long Island baby tested positive for measles as health officials issued an ominous warning Wednesday that at least 12 more people may have been exposed to the virus. The child, who is under a year old, had been treated at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park earlier in March — and now...

Her oldest daughter, Olympia, even helped design the limited-edition collection with Janie and Jack.

“Gwen as a long time fan you're making it harder and harder to keep supporting you," one person wrote.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is set for blast off Wednesday night to carry four astronauts of the Crew Dragon 10 to the International Space Station (ISS).

The beloved feline was feared dead for two months after the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles left her family’s home in ashes.

Le'Veon Bell vehemently denied rape allegations, which were made in a March 2024 lawsuit filed by his cousin Jada Bell, and claimed he was never served in a Twitch live stream on Tuesday.

Kardashian joked that she still goes to therapy over the "gross" moment from her childhood, which happened during a game of hide-and-seek.

The Mouse House has laid the groundwork for her to be the scapegoat if the movie tanks.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said top diplomats from the Group of 7 allies meeting in Canada should focus on ending the war. And he shrugged off President Trump’s threats to annex Canada.

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Kev Coles, from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., was diagnosed with stage four cancer in September last year after months of stomach pain.

President Trump said Wednesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is “not Jewish anymore” — building upon his prior taunts that the New York Democrat had become a “Palestinian” while increasingly criticizing Israel’s government. “Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I’m concerned. He’s become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish...

Israel Katz reaffirms IDF will continue holding Mount Hermon area beyond contested Israeli northern borders

Israel’s defence minister has reaffirmed the country’s intention to occupy a swath of Syria territory beyond Israel’s contested northern borders for an “unlimited amount of time” during a visit to the strategic Mount Hermon.

“The IDF is prepared to stay in Syria for an unlimited amount of time. We will hold the security area in Hermon and make sure that all the security zone in southern Syria is demilitarised and clear of weapons and threats,” Israel Katz said on a visit to the peak on Wednesday.

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Simone Biles soaks up some sun, Lady Gaga signs autographs in NYC and more snaps...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.

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The tech giants remain some of the largest energy drivers in the United States as they expand power-hungry data centers to support AI development

"Denise Richards & Her Wild Things" airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on Bravo.

AOC could be the future of the Democratic Party — if she doesn’t blow up the cringe-o-meter first. Relive Bronx Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s most cringe-worthy moments, from her tone-deaf “Tax the Rich” dress at the 2021 Met Gala to the “fake” accent she donned during her fiery DNC speech. During the 2024 election cycle, she...

Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident who the Trump administration has claimed is a national security threat, is in immigration detention in Louisiana.

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The Biden administration last March finalized a rule to require carmakers to dramatically reduce carbon emissions beginning for model year 2027 light and medium-sized vehicles.

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Foul-mouthed anti-Israel protesters disrupted an event at Cornell University, where former Palestinian and Israeli officials came together to discuss peace in the region. The “Pathways to Peace” discussion — which featured Israel’s former foreign minister and vice prime minister, Tzipi Livni — descended into chaos when unruly activists broke out in antisemitic chants and hurled...

The 101 Central Park West aerie was previously owned by Keith Anderson, a co-founder of BlackRock, who sold it in 2016.

"Being married to the president of the United States [is a] thing that none of us kind of banked on. We knew Barack was smart and ambitious, but, you know," Michelle Obama said on her new podcast.

At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and data collection.

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“I just felt like I couldn’t live in an argument for the rest of my life,” one woman told The Post.

The Bear actor called Musk a fascist and an idiot after his reaction to a post from a rightwing account that claimed she was replacing Johnny Depp

Ayo Edebiri, the actor best known for her Emmy-award winning work on The Bear, has said she received “insane death threats” after Elon Musk shared a fake news report about her being cast in a film.

On her Instagram, Edebiri recalled the furore that met Musk’s reposting of a story by “Unlimited L’s”, a rightwing account with no apparent Hollywood connection or insight, that she was to replace Johnny Depp in a reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

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Wall Street bosses praise president for engaging with business leaders and moving to reduce regulation

A child in Suffolk County became the latest known person in the region to contract measles. Experts recommend vaccines as the best defense against the viral illness.

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The photographers up for the £30,000 prize show work that ranges from the spiritual and scintillating to the smug and glib

• One giant leap: The Deutsche Börse photography in pictures

The Deutsche Börse photography foundation prize is back, with four shortlisted artists, each nominated for a solo exhibition or book presented or published in the last year. It’s a quiet, solemn and laconic show ranging from lyrical, captivating portraits of Versace-clad Black cowboys in the American south to a woman hugging rocks.

The show begins with the least interesting work. Cristina de Middel, a former photojournalist and now president of Magnum, is nominated for the second time. Here, a slice of her vast exhibition Journey to the Center, staged in a spectacular 15th-century church during the Arles festival last year, is re-created. The installation tries to be dynamic – a bright orange wooden framework cuts through the middle of the space; photographs are placed next to blown-up versions of Mexican Lotería cards – but it can’t cover up the blandness of De Middel’s work.

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Former Blair adviser Jonathan Powell is working behind the scenes to shepherd talks

It stars a roaming shapeshifter – and a cat-faced soldier fighting a zombie in a swamp. We go behind the scenes of The Stimming Pool, the first ever feature film to be made by autistic directors

Do you know how many autistic people there are in the UK? The answer is an estimated 700,000. Yet until now, there has never been a single feature-length film directed by autistic people. Or at least not one that has secured a theatrical release in the UK and slots at festivals worldwide.

The film is The Stimming Pool, an experimental feature shot over just 12 days that puts on screen the interests, passions and perspectives of its five young autistic creators. They worked alongside Steven Eastwood, professor of film practice at London’s Queen Mary University, funded initially by the Wellcome Trust. “We asked why autistic people are always required to explain or illustrate their experience,” says Eastwood. “What about just having neurodivergent authors behind the cameras, doing the creativity?”

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Omer Wenkert says he was held mostly in darkness – and his mistreatment was often sparked by events in war

An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas last month has described the distressing conditions and abuse he says he endured during 505 days held in Gaza.

In an interview on Israeli television, Omer Wenkert, 23, said he had hidden in a bomb shelter with a close friend when it became clear the Nova music festival was under attack by Hamas and other militants from Gaza on 7 October 2023.

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Former president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current president

Few expected things to move so quickly. Supporters of the Philippines’ former president Rodrigo Duterte barely had time to protest before he was jetted off to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity in relation to his country’s so-called “war on drugs”. According to activists, this bloody crackdown has seen as many as 30,000 people killed since 2016.

The charges brought against the former leader are the culmination of years of work by activists, lawyers and victims, who documented abuses committed under his government, often at great personal risk. But Duterte arguably would not have been surrendered to The Hague if it weren’t for his family’s dramatic feud with that of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the current president.

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There is no ‘ideal’ aim for sexual compatibility. If you feel there is something amiss, talk about it

As a sex educator and author, my job – my purpose in life – is teaching women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. My latest book, Come Together, is all about the science (and art!) of sex in long term relationships.

Since I published the book, one of the biggest topics I’m asked about in email and at events is sexual incompatibility. Here’s what I think people should know.

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Remains are of an adult member of an extinct species who lived up to 1.4m years ago, researchers say

Bone fragments unearthed at an ancient cave in Spain belong to the oldest known human face in western Europe, researchers say.

The fossilised remains make up the left cheek and upper jaw of an adult member of an extinct human species who lived and died on the Iberian peninsula between 1.1m and 1.4m years ago.

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