Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is escalating his commentary on the New York City mayoral race, claiming Republican Curtis Sliwa’s refusal to exit has pushed democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to a 90% chance of victory, according to prediction market data. Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital, argued that Sliwa staying …

Authorities revealed footage of a home invasion in Florida that saw armed thieves holding a couple at gunpoint after tracking them down with an Apple AirTag this week. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said the incident occurred on Aug. 19. Suspects Luis Charles, 26, and Odardy Maldonado-Rodriguez, 32, are accused …

Old online posts that appear to promote violence to achieve political change have triggered new scrutiny of a rising star on the progressive left who’s running for the Senate in Maine. Graham Platner, a U.S. Marine and Army veteran and oyster farmer who is gaining momentum in the race to …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday that approved a study on potential inequities in youth sports, including “race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, income, or geographic location.” The Youth Sports for All Act, AB749, calls for a commission to be formed to carry out …

Actor Bradley Whitford joined the co-hosts of “The View” on Wednesday and said his father, who fought in World War II while fascism was on the rise, was “Antifa,” agreeing with co-host Joy Behar. “I am living in a world where we have internment camps, where, in my community, people …

Sen. Ted Cruz warned more than a decade ago that Obamacare subsidies would balloon — a prediction now at the heart of Washington’s latest funding fight. The ballooning of premiums and their accompanying subsidies are at the center of the 22-day shutdown that looks poised to get longer still. “Despite …

With the NFL trade deadline getting closer by the day, all eyes are on teams like the New Orleans Saints to see if they’re willing to sell off their stars to acquire draft picks for a potential rebuild. One of those stars is running back Alvin Kamara, but he made …

President Donald Trump castigated “The View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin as a “joke” on Tuesday after she appeared to renege on a promise to wear a MAGA hat on the air if he got the Israeli hostages home. Asked by a reporter about her pledge, which she made last year, …

The 2022 NCAA women’s swimming champion, Lia Thomas, who is transgender, will be the recipient of the Voice of Inspiration Award at Rainbow Labs’ Violet Visionary Awards on Thursday. Thomas’ national title sparked nationwide backlash and is considered one of the catalysts in the battle over transgender athlete participation in …

Daniel Naroditsky, a chess prodigy-turned-grandmaster who helped bring the centuries-old game into the digital age through livestreams and online lessons, has died at 29. Naroditsky was considered one of the most influential voices in modern chess after building a major following on YouTube and Twitch, where thousands watched his educational …