Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The Yankees and Rays close out a pivotal four-game series in the Bronx on Thursday night. New prediction market traders can use the Novig promo code NYPOST, to deposit $10 and get $25 in trade credits for this AL East clash.  Cam Schlittler is expected to take the mound for the Pinstripes, while former Met Freddy Peralta will get the nod for the Rays.  How to use the Novig promo code NYPOST for Yankees…

Smoking is a huge risk factor for lung cancer — but it’s not the only one. Researchers have found an alarming trait that can skyrocket a person’s risk of developing this deadly disease. Surprisingly, it has nothing to do with cigarettes and everything to do with genetics. According to a new study, a rare inherited germline mutation can increase lung cancer risk by 62 times in non-smokers. Smokers with this mutation are 25 times more likely to develop the disease. Tobacco smoking, however, is still the leading cause of lung cancer. This unhealthy habit heightens lung cancer risk by four times…

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. 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 or how many are located in the US. It also didn’t say…

A New Jersey public school forced students to keep an image of Dem Rep. Analilia Mejia on their school-issued computers to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month two months before election day, an angry parent has alleged. The screen background was reportedly set for all students in the Glen Ridge Public School system, and a parent said that their child’s Spanish teacher threatened to student the student to the principal if they changed it. “I was outraged,” the parent, who wished to remain anonymous due to fears of retaliation, told The Post. “We’re in the school system because we’re the number one…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! James Copenhaver, of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, who was wounded in a failed assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in 2024, has died, according to several reports.Copenhaver, in his mid-70s, was one of several people who attempted assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at the Butler Farm Show complex outside Butler, Pennsylvania, after Crooks scaled the roof of a nearby glass manufacturing building and took aim at the then-presidential candidate.GOP LAWMAKERS BLINDSIDED BY NEW REVELATIONS ABOUT TRUMP BUTLER SHOOTER: ‘AWFULLY STRANGE’ James Copenhaver, one of the victims in the Trump assassination attempt in Butler, Pa.,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Ohio man was arrested after allegedly taking photos of members of a college women’s soccer team while hiding in the ceiling above their locker room, according to local reports.Jayson Barker, of Jeffersonville, faces nearly a dozen counts of voyeurism after being discovered inside the ceiling of the women’s locker room at Wilmington College, WLWT-TV reported.Officers with the Wilmington Police Department responded to the Scheve Athletic Center on the school’s campus just before 9:40 p.m. local time Tuesday following reports that someone was photographing team members as they changed.CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL COACH ARRESTED…

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…

Taylor Frankie Paul is seemingly taking another step out of the public eye by scrubbing her social media — and getting her assistant to run her accounts — following her exit from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Eagle-eyed followers noticed on Wednesday, September 23, that Taylor, 32, no longer had any posts on her Instagram feed. Her bio also had a new message, which read, “Assistant here @madshellander running her account for a bit.” Taylor’s assistant provided more information about her taking over the account in an Instagram Story upload. “Hi guys I’m Maddy. Tay’s assistant. I will be…

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The New Jersey Devils are in a funky spot ahead of the 2026-27 NHL season. In a vacuum, this team should not only be a playoff contender, but it should also harbor hopes of winning the Metropolitan Division. However, there are things happening off the ice that can severely impact how this season goes in Newark. Quinn Hughes, the only Hughes brother who isn’t on the Devils, is keen on joining Jack and Luke…

Hundreds of consumers are suing the manufacturers of GLP-1 receptor agonists, alleging the medications may increase the risk of a rare form of vision loss. The patients behind the lawsuits allege that the medications caused NAION (nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy), according to The Wall Street Journal. NAION is a rare eye condition in which blood flow to the optic nerve is suddenly reduced, leading to sudden vision loss. It is the most common cause of acute optic nerve injury in adults over age 50, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the National Eye Institute, which describes it…