WASHINGTON — Cam Schlittler has made himself the AL Cy Young favorite in the first half by leaning heavily on three different kinds of fastballs. The Nationals, his final test before the All-Star break, have been one of the majors’ best fastball-hitting teams. That made for an intriguing matchup Saturday afternoon, which started poorly for Schlittler when he gave up a pair of solo home runs in the first inning before pitching into the seventh as the Yankees came back to beat the Nationals 4-2 for their third straight win. In an ace-like effort, Schlittler rebounded from the early ambushes…

Lefty California Rep. Ro Khanna callously ignored an invitation to meet former Israeli hostages and survivors of the horrific Hamas Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack during a visit to the Holy Land this week, a source familiar with the planning told The Post. Staff for Khanna (D-Calif.) first got in touch with the Israeli Embassy July 2, and claimed that it was a private trip, and that he wouldn’t be meeting with Israeli or Palestinian politicians, according to the source. On Monday, the Israelis offered a meeting with Oct. 7 survivors and former hostages to Khanna’s team, but they blew…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrat Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear escalated his pressure campaign against Sen. Mitch McConnell on Saturday, demanding the longtime Republican senator from the Bluegrass State reveal his undisclosed medical condition as questions mount over the 84-year-old’s ability to serve.In a post on X, Beshear connected his recent push for the lawmaker’s transparency to past national debates, writing, “I publicly and privately urged the last administration to address the public’s concerns with the former president’s health. I’m calling on Sen. McConnell to do the same and provide voters an update on his own health.”Beshear…

Children sitting in their school classroom and raising their hands to answer a question. (Getty Images) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ‘ESPECIALLY HIDEOUS’: Explosive report finds $230M in alleged K-12 education fraud amid Trump’s crackdownIDEOLOGICAL DIVIDE: Just 1 in 10 Ivy League trustees are Republican; Yale has none, report findsWOKE REBELLION: California high school battles Newsom’s state law ordering it to change ‘Indians’ mascot Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, discusses the push to schedule a special election to redraw California’s Congressional voting districts, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday…

Heartstopper stars Kit Connor and Joe Locke are defending the beloved Netflix franchise’s queer sex scenes, arguing they are an integral part of the story. “It’s a line that you have to walk: ‘How far are we going to take this?’” Connor, 22, told The Guardian in a Friday, July 10, profile ahead of the Heartstopper Forever premiere. “But at the end of the day, it did feel like these two guys are really attracted to each other at the age where they probably would have been doing it.” Connor and Locke, 22, star as Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring,…

The World Cup returned to Miami one last time on Saturday as England and Norway clashed at Hard Rock Stadium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Quarterfinal. Two of the game’s biggest stars in Harry Kane and Erling Haaland were on the field, but around the stadium it was a who’s who of soccer royalty and sports stars. Leading England’s star-studded contingent was former Three Lions captain David Beckham, who has practically made Hard Rock Stadium his second home throughout the tournament. The Inter Miami co-owner arrived alongside wife Victoria Beckham and children Romeo, Cruz and Harper, while eldest son…

Dustin Moskovitz, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook and enterprise software company Asana, has talked openly about how he likes to eat meat.  But in a curious twist, the lefty Democratic megadonor has poured nearly a half-billion dollars into activist campaigns that have made it harder to run animal farms and contributed to the rising cost of eggs and meat for millions of American consumers — all while one of Moskovitz’s foundations holds a nearly $89 million stake in plant-based company Impossible Foods — meaning it could benefit if pricier meat pushes more consumers toward meat alternatives, The California Post has learned.…

‘Friday Follies’: What happened to Little Italy on Mamdani’s map? Laura Ingraham and Raymond Arroyo share their ‘Ray’s 3 Wishes’ segment, starting with Kathy Griffin’s love life and a shocking funeral pole dance in Amsterdam. They also criticize Justin Trudeau’s public antics. Ingraham then wishes New York City officials would recognize Italian Americans after omitting Little Italy from a map, highlighting alleged discrimination. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Die Hard” actor Robert Davi blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Friday after a city map highlighting immigrant enclaves omitted Little Italy.The “New York City Immigrant Enclaves” map…

Bethenny Frankel has ended her “Just B” podcast — and for a good reason. “I stopped recording my podcast,” Frankel, 55, revealed in a Friday, July 10, TikTok video, noting she ended her iHeartRadio contract as a result. “I called iHeart and asked them if I could get out of my contract. Now, they have been incredible partners … [and] they’ve let me do my thing, they’ve been great.” Frankel debuted “Just B” in 2020 to interview various celebrity guests. “I rated exactly the same if I was talking to Matthew McConaughey or Hillary Clinton as I did if I…

The Bucks are making moves after trading Giannis Antetokounmpo late last month. Milwaukee re-signed swingman Gary Trent Jr. to a four-year deal worth $64 million, ESPN reported on Saturday. Trent, 27, has been a key piece on the Bucks since arriving there on a league minimum deal two years ago, averaging 9.7 points while shooting 39.1 percent from beyond the arc through 139 games played with the franchise. Before the start of last season, Trent agreed to a two-year, $7.5 million deal with the Bucks, but he opted out of his player option, making him a free agent this offseason.…