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Everything that connects to the internet can be hacked by malware. This includes your phones (both Android and iPhones) and laptops (whether Windows, Mac or even lesser-known systems like Linux). Devices like your Wi-Fi router and security cameras aren’t safe either. But who would have thought hackers are now targeting your smart TVs, streaming boxes, projectors and tablets, too? That’s right, the FBI warns that bad actors have hijacked over a million of these devices with malware, turning them into unwitting participants in a global cybercrime network. The FBI is warning that more than a million smart TVs, streaming boxes,...

Iran was caught off-guard. But Iran recovered more quickly from its Pearl Harbor moment than Israel expected. In less than 18 hours after Israel’s surprise attack, Iran responded firing hundreds of ballistic missiles including hypersonic missiles into central Tel Aviv and across Israel. Meanwhile, Israel's Iron Dome failed. Israeli intelligence failed. Now Netanyahu is pleading with Washington to intervene with American Military Power to rescue Israel from certain defeat; a defeat Netanyahu crafted with encouragement from Washington. At the same time, Russia, China, Pakistan and most of the Muslim World are rallying to Iran’s defense. Supplies, equipment and technical assistance...

Throughout the Bible, we encounter individuals who faced deep doubt but emerged with renewed devotion.

By Dr. John BergsmaPentecost is not supposed to mark a spiritual highpoint, from which we then regress and go back to being our slovenly selves. Rather, Pentecost should be a dramatic infusion of spiritual energy climaxing a period of formation that has been ongoing since the first week of Advent. Pentecost propels us, like a shot out of a cannon, into the “world” of Ordinary Time, in order to do effective combat with sin, death, and the Devil. This Sunday marks approximately the half-way point in the liturgical year, and at this temporal center, we pause to reflect on the...

Wouldn’t it be awful.That’s how John Stamos felt having to break it to Mike Love that his Beach Boys bandmate — and cousin Brian Wilson — died at 82 on Wednesday. The “Full House” actor, who has been an honorary Beach Boy playing drums and guitar with the band for 40 years, was traveling with Love when he received the heartbreaking news. “I was with Mike, I got off the plane, and I got the text,” Stamos, 61, exclusively told The Post on the red carpet of the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday before he enshrined Love...

On Friday, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art had both already closed, citing national security guidelines. Both institutions said they would close indefinitely. Tehran’s Shirin Gallery, a stalwart presence at international art fairs with a one-time New York outpost, announced via Instagram the postponement of two exhibitions slated to open on Friday: “Uncollective Memories,” the debut solo presentation of work by textile and mixed media Leila Yaghoubi, and “Endless Joy,” a show of abstract paintings by Mazyar Tahouri, who is also based in Tehran. Laleh Gallery, an operation located adjacent to Laleh Hotel, has...

Law enforcement officers locked down and evacuated the Texas Capitol Saturday afternoon due to a threat against lawmakers planning to attend the “No Kings” rally. The grounds re-opened and the protest continued after Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested a man in connection to the threat. A traffic stop near La Grange, Texas, led to the arrest of a man who allegedly made threats against lawmakers planning to attend the “No Kings” protest scheduled for Saturday evening in Austin. La Grange is located about 65 miles southeast of the Texas Capital City. Troopers briefly shut down and evacuated the...

A man 'intentionally' drove into a crowd of protestors at a 'No Kings Day' rally in Virginia as protests across the country descended into chaos. Police in Los Angeles deployed less lethal munitions as protesters hurled concrete, rocks and fireworks at officers followed a day of mostly-peaceful protests in the city of Angels. In northern Virginia, Joseph R. Checklick Jr., 21, drove his SUV through a dispersing crowd in a parking lot, which led to him 'striking at least one person with his vehicle,' police said in a statement. The protest took place throughout Saturday afternoon in Culpeper, a small...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new hypothesis from physicists at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. challenges the long-standing Big Bang Theory as the ultimate origin of the universe. This new “Black Hole Universe” hypothesis, suggests that our universe possibly “bounced” from the formation of larger black hole in another parent universe. While intriguing, the Big Bang Theory is the undisputed cosmological champ for a reason, so it'll take lots of rigorous experiments to confirm its theoretical conclusions. Throughout human history, there has been no greater question than “where do we come from?” This...

A political comeback bid by disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner and a grudge match pitting Republican rivals in southern Brooklyn highlight the 51 City Council races heading into the June 24 primary. The scandal-scarred Weiner is taking a stab at re-entering public life after being sentenced to 21 months in jail in 2017 for sexting with a minor, and he has his eyes set on replacing term-limited lefty Carlina Rivera in Manhattan’s District 2 that includes the East Village and the Lower East Side. The 60-year-old former congressman — who was a frontrunner in the 2013 mayoral race before ultimately finishing...

If it’s out there, could we observe it soon?Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Some physicists believe that a fifth fundamental force could be the cause of some observational anomalies. A study is investigating ways to closely examine the trajectories of well-documented asteroids to hopefully detect anomalies that could provide evidence of such a force. Although the study shows no fifth force anomaly present in the asteroid Bennu, future explorations of the asteroid Apophis could provide an even better chance to find this elusive force—if it exists at all. According to the current Standard Model, four fundamental...

Keir Starmer tonight defended Canada as an "independent, sovereign nation" after Donald Trump's 51st state of America attacks. As he jetted to Ottawa for key meetings with the country's PM Mark Carney ahead of the G7 summit, Mr Starmer said Canada was also "a much-valued member of the Commonwealth". Last year the US President referred to Mr Carney's predecessor - Justin Trudeau - as "governor" and Canada as "the 51st state" of America. Asked whether he called out the threats, “Canada and the US are our allies. Canada is an independent, sovereign nation, and quite right, too. "And that’s the...

Israel is trying to beckon the United States to join their strikes against Iran directly. In the meantime, the United States is conducting, along with several other nations, defensive operations to defend Israel, which amounts to downing Iranian drones. Our assistance does paint a target on the backs of American forces in the region, which isn’t the first time. Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq was targeted by three Iranian drones today (via Fox 5 San Diego): Three drones were launched toward a base housing U.S. forces in Iraq following Israel’s strikes on Iran, a U.S. military official and a second U.S....

Exclusive Meta has made lavish and lucrative offers to a select set of AI researchers in an effort to develop superintelligent AI. CEO Mark Zuckerberg himself has taken to emailing job offers to elite talent. One AI researcher told us Zuckerberg offered them an eight-figure compensation package – at least $10,000,000 a year. "I got an email from Mark personally," our source said. "And he said, 'I have an offer for you.' Wow, and the offer was crazy." The researcher, who may or may not accept the offer, asked not to be identified. The offer did not specify exactly what...

The AR-15 is the most popular civilian rifle in America and is used by tens of millions of law-abiding Americans for lawful reasons.. Total bans on AR-15s are a flagrant violation of the Second Amendment. Today, the Department of Justice filed an amicus brief telling the Seventh Circuit that Illinois’ law banning AR-15s is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. ... Some states and federal courts have a bad habit of treating the Second Amendment like a second-class right, especially in AR-15 cases. But to quote Justice Thomas: “The overwhelming majority of citizens who own and use AR-style rifles do so...

A survey from AI biz Qodo finds robo-coding productivity gains are unevenly distributedExclusive Software developers largely appreciate the productivity improvements they get from AI coding tools, but they don't entirely trust their output, according to a survey conducted by AI coding biz Qodo. As a result, some potential productivity gains get lost to manual reviews deemed necessary to check the AI's work. Qodo offers "an agentic code quality platform for reviewing, testing, and writing code," so it has an opinion on such matters. For its report titled "The State of AI Code Quality 2025" – provided in advance to...

According to assessments reported in Hebrew media, some 35 people are still considered missing after a missile strike on a residential building in Bat Yam. Rescuers are racing against time to extract the missing amid fears that the building could collapse.

Barathan Jegathesan and Asyraf Chumino live different lives but share one painful commonality. They both lost their fathers at a young age and had to navigate multiple life stages without a father figure to lean on. While others may mark Father's Day with heartfelt tributes and celebratory social media posts, June 15 serves as a painful reminder (if one was ever needed) that their fathers are no longer with them. A 16-year-old Barathan lost his father to a heart attack 16 years ago. For Asyraf, the loss came even earlier. He was just two when his father died after being...

The prime minister has announced there will be a full national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs. Sir Keir Starmer said he had accepted the recommendations of an audit by Baroness Louise Casey into the data and evidence on the nature and scale of group-based child sexual abuse. Baroness Casey has recommended a national inquiry is required, he said. The inquiry will cover England and Wales. For months, Sir Keir has faced criticism for not being willing to set one up. At the start of the year, the government dismissed calls for a national inquiry, arguing it had already been examined...

Long before the days of electricity and fridge freezers, meat was preserved by smoke. A new study suggests the practice could stretch back almost 2 million years, and may even be a primary reason our ancestors started making fires in the first place. While the generation of flames is inextricably linked with the rise of humans, in the earliest days it would've required significant time and effort to ignite and keep fires lit. The benefits of preserving meat may have been a key reason why that time and effort was worth it. The study is the work of two researchers...