WASHINGTON — There’s another Pettitte entering the Yankees organization. The club drafted Luke Pettitte, son of longtime Yankee left-hander and current special adviser Andy Pettitte, with their eighth-round pick on Sunday. Luke Pettitte, 21, is a two-way player who did not pitch this spring at Dallas Baptist after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year, but served as the DH and hit 16 home runs in 42 games. It remains to be seen how the Yankees will use the right-hander, assuming he signs. According to Baseball America, Pettitte has “some of the best command in the 2026 [draft] class.” Andy Pettitte,…

Most families wait to talk about senior care until an emergency hits, but experts say having those discussions early can lead to better outcomes and less conflict. Tatyana Zlotsky, CEO of A Place for Mom in New York City, said 77% of the families she works with tell her they wish they’d acted sooner. Planning before a crisis gives families more time to compare care options, understand costs, and honor an older adult’s wishes instead of making rushed decisions, the expert advised. “If you think about this being an extremely stressful, financially burdensome decision already, doing it under the duress of a medical…

Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security and how to manage her retirement savings to minimize the tax hit.She opens an AI chatbot, types in the details and gets a calm, well-organized and confident answer: Claim now, convert this much, here is the reasoning.The chatbot sounds authoritative and even shows its work. So Suzy follows its guidance and never calls a financial planner. Maybe the advice was fine. But maybe it quietly ignored the fact that Suzy’s spouse is younger and in poor health, which can flip the…

What a week it was! Manhattan saw three major actions that gave confidence in the commercial market no matter what “socialist” fantasies Mayor Zohran Mamdani throws at it. Most visibly, ground was broken for the new Amex tower at Two World Trade Center — portending the guaranteed if belated completion of the whole WTC site. Meanwhile, full-scale demolition began for 350 Park Ave. the 1,414 foot-tall skyscraper developed by Vornado, Rudin and Ken Griffin. And, also remarkably, Airbnb bought 281 Park Ave. South for $81.5 million. The three situations reflect a commercial economy stronger than any impediments, delays or political…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman called Manhattan a disaster that looks like a “third-world country” because of homeless camps and litter. “The place is just a disaster,” Blakeman said Sunday on 77 WABC Radio’s “Cats Roundtable.” “I talked to store owners in Manhattan, and they are very, very upset about … homeless people all over the place. Litter all over our streets,” Blakeman told host John Catsimatidis. “It just looks like a third-world country.” Blakeman’s tirade comes after The Post’s expose on Friday that revealed how Mayor Zohran Mamdani has allowed homeless encampments to flourish on streets just outside the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The world consumed more energy than ever before in 2025, with fossil fuels still supplying the vast majority of global energy despite record growth in renewable power, according to a new report.The findings come as President Donald Trump pushes to expand U.S. oil and gas production, arguing domestic energy is key to lowering prices, strengthening national security and boosting economic growth.The Energy Institute’s 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy found oil, natural gas and coal accounted for 86% of global energy use last year, underscoring that despite years of investment in wind…

Put some “me time” on your weekly schedule. While meditation has plenty of benefits, sitting still isn’t the only way to reduce anxiety and improve overall health. Rather, getting busy between the sheets on your own can have similar perks, according to one expert. It’s not just men who can benefit from masturbation, as anyone can rely on solo time to keep emotions in check, combat stress and be more present. Known as “mindful masturbation,” the practice brings together solo pleasure and mindfulness to achieve self-connection and body awareness, according to Angie Rowntree, board-certified sexologist. And this particular type of…

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One team’s win is another team’s robbery. England’s 2-1 victory in the quarterfinals of the World Cup did not come without controversy as the ball appeared to strike a camera cable prior to Jude Bellingham’s equalizer in the first half. And Erling Haaland’s father felt Norway was extremely hard done by. “Really? Saved bye [sic] the referee,” Alfie Haaland wrote on X, as he responded to a post from journalist Henry Winter praising Bellingham’s goal. “Hope you win the WC now. But feel we got robbed today.” Before England’s goal in minute 45+2 against Norway, the sensor in the Connected…

On April 6, the four crewmembers of NASA’s Artemis II mission swooped around the far side of the moon in their Orion spacecraft, disappearing from Earth’s sight and losing all contact with humanity for roughly 40 minutes.At the same time, some 250,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) away, Chris White, the mission’s lead communications officer, was nervously pacing the halls of NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston, waiting for the chance to do his job again.”It was all nerves,” White, the lead integrated communications officer (INCO) on Artemis II, told Live Science. In addition to maintaining communication with the Orion spacecraft (an…