ALBANY — Mayor Zohran Mamdani told state lawmakers Wednesday that the only way out of the city’s $12 billion budget deficit is to raise taxes on the wealthy. Hizzoner, during his first Tin Cup Day in Albany, formally called on the state Legislature to increase income taxes by 2% on people making more than $1 […]
A US Coast Guard officer, his wife and their children were found dead in their Florida home as officials fear the family suffered carbon monoxide poisoning – just hours after speaking to his mother on the phone. The bodies of 33-year-old Yohan Sanchez, his wife Rebeca Santos, 15-year-old son Michael Melendez and 2-year-old son Samuel […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers will attend a White House ceremony in their honor this year, the Trump administration confirmed Wednesday, amid calls for the team to scrap the traditional visit. A White House official exclusively told The Post that the team has been in contact with the administration and plans to attend, but a date […]
The prospect of renewed stockpiling of nuclear weapons and global instability are prompting some countries to take a closer look at nuclear protection — but Canada should not be among them, the defense minister and several experts say. Questions about nuclear proliferation and deterrence have increased following US President Donald Trump’s threats against Greenland and […]
A Florida nurse who said he would not “perform anesthesia” for “MAGA” patients has surrendered his license. “As of today, Erik Martindale is no longer a registered nurse in Florida,” said Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote in an X-post Thursday. “Health care does not depend on political beliefs, and we have no tolerance for […]
The murder trial of a former television news presenter accused of killing her mother has now been stayed after a judge ruled she is mentally unfit to stand trial. On Thursday, Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 48, appeared in Sedgwick County District Court in Kansas, where Judge Jeffrey Goering ruled she is mentally incompetent to continue. According […]
A Texas father allegedly shot an innocent Amazon executive who was spending Christmas away from his family after mistaking him for his daughter’s kidnapper. Jonathan Ross Mata, 39, was captured pointing his gun at a fleeing SUV outside a Shell gas station in Houston and firing gunfire, killing 25-year-old Desmond Butler around 1 a.m. on […]
The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is seeking bankruptcy protection, beset by increasing competition and the massive debt he took on to buy his luxury rival, Neiman Marcus, just over a year ago. Saks Global has secured about $1.75 billion in financing, the New York company said as it filed for bankruptcy Wednesday in the […]
By staff The Associated Press Posted on January 11, 2026 9:57 PM 1 minute read Reduce the font size of the article Increase the font size of the article Los Angeles police responded Sunday after someone drove a U-Haul box truck through a street full of demonstrators demonstrating in support of the Iranian people, causing […]
Shaquille O’Neal faces a big task. The 7-foot-1 NBA icon stares up at his next big challenge: Jordan Wilmore, a former professional basketball player with a lifelong dream of becoming a police officer. Wilmore, who stands at over 7 feet tall, completed the police academy with a spot already reserved for him at the Kemah […]