For 10 years, Janet Elias shelled out $100 a month to an Alley Pond, Queens homeowner for a coveted amenity: a guaranteed parking spot in their driveway every day from 7:30 am to 3 pm. A New York City public school teacher since 2005, Elias was a technology instructor at nearby PS 46, where she routinely struggled to find spaces, even within a 30-minute walk of her job. “God forbid it snowed—forget about it. Then you were really screwed,” Elias told The Post. Now retired, Elias continues to advocate for current teachers online and at city council meetings. She calls…

A mom who was slapped with a $120 fee after cancelling her babysitter has turned to other parents for advice, triggering an intense discussion. The woman said she texted the babysitter six hours before she was due to arrive to let her know the family’s plans had changed “unexpectedly.” Despite the sitter responding that it was “no problem,” the mom was shocked to receive a $120 invoice the next morning. “I asked why. She said ‘I kept that evening available for you and turned down another family’,” the parent said on Instagram. Although the mom “understood her point”, she said…

Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! It’s official: fall has arrived, and temperatures have unfortunately dropped well below shorts weather. But rather than reaching for your trusty pair of skinny jeans this year, you might want to try something different — mainly, wide-leg trousers, which are more flattering and elevated than your typical slim-fit pants. In addition to looking good, wide-leg trousers are also surprisingly comfy, and many are roomy, soft and loungewear-like — with a stylish twist to boot. Whether you’re petite, curvy, dressing for the…

Forget buying a lottery ticket — just grab a pack of Goldfish crackers. Sellers on eBay are listing fused Goldfish “clusters” for thousands of dollars, with the holy grail — an “ultra rare” six-cracker clump — asking for a whopping $25,000. “$25k for something I used to accidentally vacuum off the floor of my minivan,” Instagram user @gida.content quipped in a viral clip. A search for “Rare Goldfish Cracker” on eBay yields around 180 listings. Optimistic sellers are listing “schools of fish” in quadruple formations for $1,500, or offering four separate pairs for $600. Not long ago, discovering a Goldfish…

Concerns around the dangers of artificial intelligence are escalating sharply after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed on Wednesday that a government website has been hacked by an OpenAI agent. The June hack targeted the website for Medicare, Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance plan, he said.“I want to update Australians on an incident in which an artificial intelligence agent has infiltrated an Australian government website. This incident occurred in June this year and involved an open AI agent gaining unauthorized access into the public facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal,” Albanese told reporters in New York Wednesday, where he…

September 24, 2026 — 7:30pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAIt was encouraging to hear Anthony Albanese stand up to OpenAI on Thursday over the Medicare hack. Too bad his government is so complicit with the giants of artificial intelligence when it comes to their theft of works by artists like me.In mid-2023, a tech-savvy friend let me know that every single image of my paintings, photographs, sculptures, collages and drawings appearing anywhere on the internet had been “scraped” by none other than OpenAI. I was among 250 Australian artists…

Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Bodysuits promised a smooth, tucked-in look, but let’s be honest: the snap situation, constant readjusting and body-clinging feeling got old fast. There’s a reason so many are gathering dust at the back of the drawer this season, and why we’re opting for these loose styles instead. Flowy tops are quietly taking over for fall, and they’re doing the flattering work without any of the wrestling. Think easy-going styles with soft drapes, relaxed sleeves and hemlines that easily move with you. The…

Could intense exercise burn off Botox injections along with calories? Smooth-faced citizens are wondering if neurotoxins like Botox — which are used to reduce wrinkles at med-spas nationwide — lose their anti-aging power during bouts of extreme exercise. Botox only lasts around three months. And with average smoothing sessions costing about $440 each — or about $1,500 per year — clients are concerned with protecting their investment, even if they can’t furrow their brows to show it. So, how real is the threat of “losing” your Botox with too many Pilates sessions? Dr. Claudia Kim, a board-certified cosmetic surgeon and…

Joel Patan says his “life is ashes” now, as he sifts the ruins of his home that was incinerated last month, along with most structures in the small community of Faulder outside Summerland, B.C. “It’s just gut-wrenching,” he said.Patan, who runs an HVAC company, said his family moved onto their “dream property” in December 2024, buying it after flipping two other homes.He said there were once more than 80 homes in Faulder but most were destroyed by the Bald Range wildfire that roared eastward on the evening of Aug. 7, setting off an evacuation of thousands from the Okanagan communities.…

September 24, 2026 — 11:59pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAWelcome to the new-look Superquiz! Easier to play on your mobile, the new quiz features a fresh design and more interactive features.Click here to tell us what you think of the new format. Got questions or want to know more? Scroll past the quiz to see our FAQs.By Andrew BrooksWhy has the quiz changed?Our new quiz format is faster, smoother and easier to play on your mobile.We’ve also introduced several new features. For the first time, you’ll see how other…

Lindsey Vonn is skiing into a new romance with French alpine ski racer Matthieu Bailet. The champion skier, 41, made her relationship Instagram official on Wednesday, September 23, sharing steamy photos of her and Bailet, 30, on vacation. “About that time for a summer recap… pt 1❤️,” Vonn captioned a series of photos capturing the past few months, several of which included Bailet. In one, a bikini-clad Vonn can be seen kissing Bailet in a swimming pool, while another shows the couple lounging in the sea. “Can’t wait to see the summer recap part 2 😉😘,” Bailet commented on Vonn’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Police in Florida released tense body camera video showing the moment a sword-wielding burglary suspect was tased by deputies after allegedly refusing to drop the weapon.The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said they responded early Tuesday in Gainesville after a “caller stated a man forced his way into their home with a sword, and they were forced outside against their will by the intruder.””Hey, brother, do me a favor, drop the sword. Drop the sword on the ground, my man. Let me talk to you, OK? It’s the sheriff’s office,” a deputy could…

A black former UPenn classmate of “Palestinian Rachel Dolezal,” Hannah Gann, said the fraudster cares more about her “personal gain” than helping the cause, after the self-proclaimed African and Palestinian activist was outed as a white, Jewish woman. The former associate, who said she knew the 35-year-old Gann before she started living a lie, accused her of trying to “take advantage of vulnerable communities” when she spoke to The Post on Wednesday. “The moment you start lying and perpetrating as if you’re somebody else, is when your whole point, your whole message, starts to fall flat,” said the former student,…

Let them drink coffee. Today, Thursday, September 24, Dunkin’ Donuts is giving away 1 million free coffees to its loyal customers. Through this limited-time promotion, the iconic donut distributor will give away free hot or iced coffee to the first 1 million customers who claim the offer. The coffee chain will reveal the promo code on its social media accounts midday Thursday. To get yours, enter the promo code in the “Offers & Rewards” section of the Dunkin’ Donuts app on Thursday, Once claimed, the offer can be redeemed through Sunday, September 27. Food influencer @snackolator offered the following advice to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week. It is the second big round of store closures under Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol, who joined the company in 2024. Last September, Starbucks closed 627 stores in North America and Europe and laid off 900 non-retail employees.In a letter to employees, Starbucks Chief Operating Officer Mike Grams said the locations targeted either aren’t delivering acceptable financial results or can’t provide the kind of experience that Starbucks wants for customers and employees.The company didn’t say Thursday which coffeehouses will close…