Costco shoppers across California will have to cross one stop off their Fourth of July plans after the warehouse giant confirmed all its stores will be closed for the holiday, sending last-minute shoppers to rivals like Walmart, Target and Trader Joe’s instead. The membership-only retailer will shut all its U.S. warehouses on Saturday, July 4, including its 142 California locations, according to Men’s Journal. California has more Costco warehouses than any other state, accounting for about 23% of the chain’s U.S. footprint. The closure is part of Costco’s longstanding practice of shutting down on a handful of major holidays each…

The FBI had a mole inside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political orbit before the agency’s corruption probe expanded into the governor and his wife, The Post has learned. Democrat insider Alexis Podesta, 45, secretly recorded conversations during the criminal probe into Newsom’s then-chief of staff, Dana Williamson, 53, who pleaded guilty to federal fraud and tax charges in May, according to Williamson’s attorney. The revelation she was wearing a wire as far back as June 2024 explains why a swath of Sacramento political insiders and lobbyists were stunned to receive FBI letters last fall informing them that their phone calls had…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! David Axelrod, a Democratic political consultant and strategist, received backlash online for noting that emergency services in Chicago had declined to assist a seemingly homeless man outside the Art Institute of Chicago.”An elderly man, probably homeless, was sprawled unconscious on the museum’s front stone steps in the midst of a heat emergency. I called 911, and the operator said, ‘Well, is he ASKING for help?’ When I said no, she said, ‘Well, I’m not going to send anyone.’ So the man remained, passed out in the blazing noon sun. I guess that’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Georgia high school teacher accused of having sexual trysts with multiple students in a classroom and a closet was blackmailed for better grades after students discovered she owned and operated an OnlyFans account, according to police.Maris Nichols, 25, was arrested twice over alleged relations with six students at Alexander High School in Douglas County, Georgia, according to Fox Atlanta.She was indicted on 27 counts related to the allegations. Two of the teenagers were younger than 16, authorities said.Search warrants obtained by the news outlet said Nichols, a former biology teacher and…

Orange County’s fine-dining scene just took another hit. The Southern California county is now down to just one Michelin-starred restaurant after French eatery Knife Pleat in Costa Mesa lost its coveted star, ending its five-year run among the culinary elite. The latest blow comes just a year after Costa Mesa sushi spot Hana re was stripped of its Michelin star, leaving Laguna Beach’s Rebel Omakase as the county’s lone remaining Michelin-starred restaurant. The news sparked plenty of debate online, where some diners argued Knife Pleat’s loss wasn’t entirely surprising. “Their afternoon tea is subpar. Unbalanced flavors in their savory items,”…

Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd‘s love story had all the makings of a great country song before they called it quits. Morris and Hurd met during a writing session for Tim McGraw’s song “Last Turn Home” in 2013. The duo were friends for two years before their relationship turned romantic. Hurd detailed their journey in his 2017 song “Love in a Bar.” “We were just friends, just hanging / Just sitting ’round waiting for somebody to cross the line,” he sings. “And we’ve been saying it with our eyes the whole time / That you have my whole heart.” Hurd…

The U.S. men’s national team’s win over Bosnia-Herzegovina was a net positive — on the field and on television. USMNT’s 2-0 victory Wednesday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., drew historic ratings, with preliminary numbers showing the game averaged 24.429 million viewers, Fox Sports PR announced Thursday. At its peak, the World Cup’s Round of 32 matchup had nearly 32 million viewers tuning in. All told, the matchup was the most-watched English-language soccer telecast in United States history. The U.S. has proved to be a ratings boon, starting with the team’s World Cup opener against Paraguay. That 4-1 win…

The forecast calls for a dry Fourth of July in the Hamptons, at least for young partygoers. As in New York City and beyond, young people are shunning bottle service, with local proprietors scrambling to come up with suitable food and drink alternatives. Bagatelle Restaurant Group CEO Aymeric Clemente has seen that first hand. “Back in the day when we used to go out, it was about how many places we could go to in a night and how drunk we could get, but that time is gone,” he told Side Dish. “We still like to go out, but it’s…

President Trump brushed off questions about the money he’s made while in office, saying his sons run his businesses and that he didn’t know about the lucrative crypto investments that netted him over a billion dollars. “I’ve always made money,” he told CNBC, pointing to his past career. “I’m a business person. I’m a really good business person. I made money. I made a tremendous amount of money.” Others invest his income, and he doesn’t know who they are, he noted. “I let people invest it. I don’t even speak to – I don’t even know who they are,” he…

Angel mom Cheryl Minter demands accountability from Fairfax DA The House GOP grilled Fairfax DA Steve Descano over his controversial soft-on-crime record, particularly his office’s leniency toward illegal immigrant criminals. During powerful testimony, Angel Mom Cheryl Minter detailed how her daughter’s murder by an alleged illegal alien with over 30 prior arrests highlighted the tragic consequences. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Records obtained by a conservative legal group show Fairfax County, Virginia, declined to transfer 615 illegal immigrants to ICE over the past 16 months, while turning over just 11.Fairfax County, whose board includes…