Zack Wheeler will have the last word. The Phillies ace, angered after being snubbed for a deserved All-Star Game selection in his home ballpark, declined MLB’s last-minute invitation to the Midsummer Classic, saying he felt “disrespected” and didn’t want to be treated like a “fifth option.” “They disrespected me, so I’m not going to participate,” Wheeler told reporters Saturday, according to The Athletic. Six other Philadelphia players (Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Jesus Luzardo, Brandon Marsh, Christopher Sanchez and Jhoan Duran) will appear in the July 14 game at Citizens Bank Park, but Wheeler was initially left off the All-Star roster…

A phone scam was so convincing that even veteran CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman admits he nearly walked into his bank and emptied his account before realizing something was terribly wrong. In a video shared Friday on his X account, Gutman recounted receiving a call from someone claiming to work in his bank’s “fraud protection” department. The caller introduced herself by name, provided a badge ID, and appeared to have detailed knowledge of his personal banking information. “They seemed to know so much about me, about my bank account,” Gutman said. “And then they said, ‘Listen, we suspect that there…

After a wave of democratic socialist primary wins, a faction of Democrats is fighting back — arguing capitalism has raised more people out of poverty than any system in history and vowing to reclaim the party from the left. “There’s a lot of us that don’t like what’s happening with the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) — nobody’s organized,” Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) told The Post, lamenting that critics “go to cocktail parties and wring their hands” while democratic socialists keep scoring wins. His concern was underscored by yet another win by a DSA-backed candidate who knocked off…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Crews began draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Friday as the Trump administration launched another round of repairs following the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration.The latest repairs come after problems emerged shortly after the initial restoration project was completed last month, which President Donald Trump largely blamed on vandals.Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, whose department oversees the National Park Service (NPS), told conservative podcaster Katie Miller this week that the latest round of work had been planned and that crews also needed to remove debris left behind after the July Fourth fireworks celebration…

Get out your phones and head down to street level, because this year’s final Manhattanhenge — the coincidental phenomenon where the sun aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s rectangular street grid — is taking place this weekend, Sat. July 11 through Sun. July 12. And while the point of the naturally occuring event is that you don’t have to work very hard to find the best viewing locations, not all east-west blocks are created equal. Some clouds may interrupt tonight’s show, according to Accuweather, but there’s no rain in the forecast around sunset (8:28pm) on either day. Here’s everything you know are…

Princess Kate Middleton served up plenty of style at this year’s famed Wimbledon tournament. Kate, 44, donned a chic red peplum dress to attend the women’s singles final match between Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova. The Princess of Wales completed her ensemble with diamond drop earrings and, for glam, wore her hair in a half-up-half-down ‘do. Kate, the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club where Wimbledon is held, previously attended an earlier match in the tournament on July 2. At the time, she stunned in a crisp, light blue pantsuit. Just days before her dual Wimbledon…

Ja Morant has the chance to rebuild his career in Portland, to revive his reputation as one of the league’s most electric talents. But he knows it will be far harder to remake the perception so many have of him as a “bad guy.” “Obviously, I’ve done what I’ve done in the past, but it’s been addressed and handled already. I don’t see why, years later, that’s still the topic when nothing’s happened since,” Morant said in his first media availability since being traded to the Trail Blazers, per ESPN. “I feel like if I was that guy you wouldn’t…

Michigan’s primary is now the main proxy battlefield for the ideological war in the Democratic Party. The embattled left is unleashing its top star next week in what it hopes will stop the bleeding from the damaging collapse of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will co-host with comrade Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) rallies called “The People vs. The Powerful” July 18-19 on behalf of Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. “El-Sayed now owns the political liabilities that come with AOC’s endorsement and her socialist spending spree. Together in Congress, they would saddle Michiganders with crippling tax hikes…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A sweeping veterans package supporters describe as the largest expansion of veterans’ health care and benefits in more than a decade is expected to return to the House floor when lawmakers come back from the July recess, but backers warn the legislation could once again become collateral damage in the Republican standoff over the SAVE America Act.The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act rolls roughly 60 veterans bills into a package that would dramatically expand veterans’ health care and benefits. At its core, the legislation would cement veterans’ access to community care…

A cheeseburger, fries and a soda remain one of America’s classic comfort meals, but what Americans pay for that combo depends heavily on where they live, according to the so-called Cheeseburger Index. A new DoorDash State of Local Commerce report, which compares the average price of a cheeseburger, fries and a soda across US cities, found the average price of the meal is lowest in Austin, Texas, at $12.94. DoorDash said cities in the South and Southeast tend to be more affordable because of structurally lower operating costs, helping the region rank well across both grocery and restaurant price indexes. The…