• Lily Allen appears to confirm she’s engaged to David Harbour

    Lily Allen appears to confirm she’s engaged to David Harbour

    Lily Allen appeared to confirm her engagement to “Stranger Things” star David Harbour. In an Instagram photo meant to show off her abs, the “Hard Out Here” songstress captured fans’ attention by also showing off the diamond ring she’s been wearing since at least December. “Um…. engagement ring??????????????” asked one follower. “first rule of engagement …
  • 3.2 Million Jobless Claims Added in Last Week, Bringing Pandemic Total to 33 Million

    3.2 Million Jobless Claims Added in Last Week, Bringing Pandemic Total to 33 Million

    The Department of Labor revealed Thursday that an additional 3.2 million Americans filed new jobless claims last week, bringing the total number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits to over 33 million since mid-March. The data aligned with predictions from economists, who expected 3 million new claims for the week ending May 2, and suggested numbers …
  • Paramore’s Hayley Williams entered rehab after divorce from Chad Gilbert

    Paramore’s Hayley Williams entered rehab after divorce from Chad Gilbert

    Hayley Williams’ divorce from Chad Gilbert took such a toll she ended up in the hospital. The former Paramore singer revealed the stress of their breakup manifested itself during her “f–ked” up dreams in late 2018 and caused her to have panic attacks. “They’re pretty f–ked. There’s often water in my dreams. I’ve always written …
  • 3.2 million more jobless claims in US, crisis total now at 33 million

    3.2 million more jobless claims in US, crisis total now at 33 million

    Another 3.2 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus crisis sidelined 33 million workers in less than two months, the feds said Thursday. That suggests one in five US workers tried to join the nation’s unemployment rolls in the last seven weeks as the pandemic delivered an unprecedented gut punch to …
  • Here’s why Michelle Obama nixed dress code for White House butlers

    Here’s why Michelle Obama nixed dress code for White House butlers

    Michelle Obama had White House butlers ditch their uniforms because she didn’t want her daughters thinking that “African American men served them in tuxedos,” she revealed in a Netflix documentary aired Wednesday. The former First Lady said the get-ups worn by the butlers — elderly  African American and Latino men — sent the wrong message …
  • Lawmakers crack down on NY contractor with coronavirus complaints

    Lawmakers crack down on NY contractor with coronavirus complaints

    New York lawmakers are cracking down on a state-funded company that has been accused of not protecting its workers from the coronavirus, The Post has learned. Four state legislators fired off a letter last week urging Maximus to address complaints about insufficient pandemic protections at its New York call centers, which runs customer service call …
  • US Department of Education: It's time to change now

    US Department of Education: It's time to change now

    Happy birthday U.S. Department of Education—I guess. Today is ED’s 40th (yes, that’s its official abbreviation) and its impact has been mixed at best, and most likely negative. The same goes for federal education intervention overall, which became especially centralized with ED’s birth. Thankfully, as I and my co‐​authors lay out in a new Cato paper, there …
  • Private employers axed 20.2 million Americans in April

    Private employers axed 20.2 million Americans in April

    US private employers laid off a record 20.236 million workers in April as mandatory business closures in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak savaged the economy, setting up the overall labor market for historic job losses last month. The plunge in private payrolls shown in the ADP National Employment Report on Wednesday suggested that national …
  • Darryl Strawberry was suffocated by rookie hype that launched Mets’ revival

    Darryl Strawberry was suffocated by rookie hype that launched Mets’ revival

    He has owned his mistakes, shared his regrets, arguably as much as any professional athlete of his time. Yet when Darryl Strawberry chatted on the phone last week, he shared one I hadn’t heard previously. “I shouldn’t have had such a great year in Double-A,” Strawberry said with a laugh. “I was Texas League MVP, …
  • 12 H.L. Mencken Quotes on Government, Democracy, and Politicians

    12 H.L. Mencken Quotes on Government, Democracy, and Politicians

    Born on the 12th of September, here are 12 quotes from the acerbic author. The “Sage of Baltimore” (pictured above) was born in 1880 and is regarded by many as one of the most influential American journalists, essayists, and writers of the early 20th century. To recognize the great political writer on his birthday, here …