President Donald Trump said Friday he would designate the Strait of Hormuz as a U.S. territory “very soon” as the status of the waterway, a global chokepoint through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes, remains in a military and diplomatic stalemate. Iran has responded, calling Trump’s threats “senseless” as the memorandum … Read more
Ukraine attacks missile factory in Russia’s Rostov region, kyiv says Ukraine attacked a missile fuel production facility in Russia’s Rostov region overnight, kyiv’s military said. “The company… manufactures solid rocket propellant for multiple rocket launch systems, as well as a variety of missile and air weapons systems,” the military said on Telegram. We will provide … Read more
Congress passed a law to help federal agencies investigate foodborne illness outbreaks; a regulation that experts say could have stopped the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in the United States much sooner. The only problem? The rule has been delayed for 15 years, including most recently amid pressure in 2025. It was scheduled to go into effect … Read more
TL;DR: ChatPlayground gives you access to over 20 AI models and a lifetime subscription is only $54.97. Credit: ChatPlayground AI Anyone who has used AI knows that a model can be amazing at one type of task and then ridiculously terrible at something that looks extremely similar. ChatGPT may be great for writing emails, but … Read more
New York Post may receive compensation and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or purchase through our links. Featured prices are subject to change. A new English Premier League season is on the horizon, but first, it’s time for the annual FA Community Shield match. The Community Shield takes place each year one week … Read more
A robin migrating at night can choose a seasonally appropriate direction within a featureless cage, even when stars and landmarks are not available. It rotates the magnetic field around the bird and its preferred direction rotates with it. The behavioral fact is well established: many birds possess a magnetic compass. The unresolved part is how … Read more
In 12th-century Italy, physicians at a medical school in Salerno described the symptoms of plethora, or an excess of blood in the balance of the body’s fluids: “Plethora’s face is of a florid shade, Her eyeballs large and very glaring made; While cheeks and form with mass are overlaid.” Fast forward to August 2025 when … Read more
Home Europe A solar eclipse seen in several parts of Europe, search and rescue efforts underway in Colombia after a devastating earthquake that killed at least 300 people and left hundreds missing, and the escalation of violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, condemned by the US ambassador to Israel as “acts of … Read more
Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, visited the USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea during a 10-day tour of the region that concluded Saturday, U.S. Central Command said. Israel said its attacks in southern Lebanon, which killed at least 11 people, targeted two Hezbollah commanders. And a Hamas delegation … Read more
Pictured: Rescuers and residents rush to the site of an Israeli airstrike in the village of Deir al-Zahrani, southern Lebanon. Rescuers and residents rush to the site of an Israeli airstrike in the village of Deir al-Zahrani, southern Lebanon (AFP/Getty)Bryony GoochAugust 16, 2026 12:00 Watch: USS Lincoln sailor’s wife slams Trump over ship’s ‘appalling’ conditionsUSS … Read more