LAS VEGAS — How do you grow a niche sport in parts of the world that are largely unfamiliar with it? Follow the formula that the National Rugby League has been crafting as it’s brought the sport here for a weeklong showcase in each of the past three years. It’s difficult to argue the blueprint the NRL has mapped out in Sin City, on Saturday closing out its third year of opening the league season with a doubleheader at Allegiant Stadium after blending in a week’s worth of fan-friendly activities. Saturday night’s games between the Newcastle Knights and North Queensland…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani condemned U.S. strikes against Iran that targeted the country’s military leadership and killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling the attack a double standard and promising the country would defend itself at a U.N. Security Council meeting Saturday.Iravani accused the U.S. of undermining its claims of pursuing international stability while attacking a sovereign country for its “domestic” activities.”Neither the charter nor international law recognize internal matters of a state as justification for the use of force by other states. The rule of law would be…

Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins have five adorable kids and love spending time with the little ones — and documenting their cutest moments on social media. The couple adopted their daughter Willa from Uganda in May 2017. “I had always wanted to adopt,” Akins told Us Weekly exclusively two years later. “My mom is actually adopted. I am a product of an adopted family. So, it has always been something that has been very natural for me. When I saw her … I was very drawn to her. I just tell everyone she was always my baby. It just took…

Despite their 12-3 loss to the Tigers, the Rays and their prospect Xavier Isaac had a heartfelt moment on Saturday. In his first game back from having brain surgery last year, Isaac, 22, singled to right field in the eighth inning, a moment which was celebrated by his Rays teammates. “It was awesome. The dugout was pumped up. Everybody shook his hand, high-fived him,” Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters, according to MLB.com. “No, [his results] don’t matter. “But any time you get some positive reinforcement or a reward for the work that he’s been putting in on the back…

Chilling photos show the tense moments President Trump and Vice President Vance orchestrated the monumental strikes on Iran while hundreds of miles apart. Trump, wearing a “USA” cap, led discussions from Mar-a-Lago with his national security team, pictures shared by the White House show. Follow The Post’s live coverage of the United States’ airstrikes on Iran Secretary of State Marco Rubio, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, joined the president in monitoring the mission. Vance oversaw a second cohort of officials from the Situation Room in DC, which was dialed in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City’s socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing blowback from conservatives on social media over his post condemning the U.S. attack on Iran which led to the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.On Saturday, as a joint strike on Iran by the United States and Israel was developing, Mamdani blasted the Trump administration’s decision in a post on X that has been viewed roughly 20 million times. “Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war…

UPDATE — 2/28/26 at 2:30 p.m. ET: Nearly two months after he was beaten nearly to death by his mother’s boyfriend, a Florida boy has died, according to reports. Mason, the 6-year-old son of Cynthia Elaine Hernandez, was removed from life support on Friday, February 27, and died soon after, his grandmother told NBC News. Mason, who was autistic, had been in the hospital in critical condition since January 9, after he was rushed to the emergency room in cardiac arrest. Hernandez and her boyfriend, Daniel Eduardo Romero, have entered not guilty pleas to charges connected to Mason’s murder. Original…

LAS VEGAS — The National Rugby League’s venture here has the distinct feel of exactly what the NFL has been doing for the past several years, taking games to England, Mexico, Germany, Spain and this year for the first time, Australia. The Vegas venture for the NRL has turned into a profitable experiment, just three years into its five-year commitment to Sin City. According to high-ranking league officials, the NRL sending four teams to Las Vegas cost the league money in the first year. Then it returned a slight profit last year and this year it’s reportedly bringing in some…

A US military base in Saudi Arabia is under attack, being bombarded by Iranian ballistic missiles, according to Fox News.  Follow The Post’s live coverage of the United States’ airstrikes on Iran The Prince Sultan Air Base was under fire, Fox correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported after a senior military official alerted her Saturday evening.  The US base, located roughly 40 miles from the Saudi capital Riyadh, is being defended by Saudis who are shooting missiles down, according to Griffin. “This is a big escalation,” she said, noting the significance of Saudi Arabia joining the conflict.  Iran has launched at least…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The partial government shutdown has Department of Homeland Security employees missing their paychecks even as the U.S. has engaged Iran with airstrikes that have brought the nation to the brink of war.Earlier Saturday, the U.S. and Israel commenced targeted Iranian positions including the palace of dictator Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei – who was later declared dead by Jerusalem officials. The strikes have prompted concerns of retaliation, possibly inside U.S. borders.”I am in direct coordination with our federal intelligence and law enforcement partners as we continue to closely monitor and thwart any potential…