Exclusive | Post probe reveals deadly, banned Kratom sold in NYC smoke shops — and some contained ‘gas station heroin’

Exclusive | Post probe reveals deadly, banned Kratom sold in NYC smoke shops — and some contained ‘gas station heroin’

Deadly synthetic kratom is being sold in smoke shops across New York City, despite containing lethal compounds banned by federal laws, a Post investigation has found.  Over a two week span, The Post visited 52 shops across the city and found eight stores — about 15% — peddling products containing two synthetics banned nationwide by…

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Pope Leo XIV’s Death Penalty Message Sparks Debate Amid Nidal Hasan Execution Livestream: ‘Possibility of Redemption’

Pope Leo XIV’s Death Penalty Message Sparks Debate Amid Nidal Hasan Execution Livestream: ‘Possibility of Redemption’

Pope Leo XIV has restated the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty, just as plans to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution in the United States draw criticism from religious leaders and human rights advocates. In a message posted on his official X account on Oct. 10, the Pope called capital punishment “inadmissible because it is…

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Trump Imposes New ICC Sanctions: How the Measures Could Disrupt the Court’s Work

Trump Imposes New ICC Sanctions: How the Measures Could Disrupt the Court’s Work

The Trump administration imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Oct. 9, blocking its property under U.S. jurisdiction and restricting financial transactions involving the Hague-based tribunal. The measures could complicate the court’s access to banking, technology and other services, although U.S. Treasury licenses allow certain activities to continue during a 180-day wind-down…

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Katie Zacharia Was Reportedly on DHS ‘Blacklist’: Trump’s New Press Secretary Feared Being Fired

Katie Zacharia Was Reportedly on DHS ‘Blacklist’: Trump’s New Press Secretary Feared Being Fired

Katie Zacharia’s appointment as White House press secretary has renewed scrutiny of her brief tenure at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where reports claimed she appeared on an alleged list of officials loyal to former Secretary Kristi Noem. The Daily Beast alleged in March 2026 report that Zacharia was among officials who could face…

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Five dead after late-night mass shooting in Georgia home

Five dead after late-night mass shooting in Georgia home

Five people were gunned down in a late-night mass shooting at a home in Georgia. The unidentified victims were found with gunshot wounds at a home in the small city of Douglas shortly after 11:09 p.m. on Friday, police said. All of the victims have since been pronounced deceased, the Douglas Police Department added. All…

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Katie Zacharia’s Abortion Pill Claim: Why Trump’s New Press Secretary Linked Mifepristone to Nazi Germany

Katie Zacharia’s Abortion Pill Claim: Why Trump’s New Press Secretary Linked Mifepristone to Nazi Germany

President Donald Trump appointed conservative commentator and Trump Media adviser Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary on Oct. 10, bringing renewed attention to her previous claims linking the abortion drug mifepristone to Zyklon B, the poison gas used by the Nazis in concentration camps during World War II. In a November 2025 post on…

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NY construction worker dies after he’s submerged during water main break near Long Island’s largest mall

NY construction worker dies after he’s submerged during water main break near Long Island’s largest mall

A 56-year-old New York construction worker was killed when he became submerged during a water main break near Long Island’s largest mall on Friday morning. Rafael Peralta, of Babylon, was working the line underneath Ring Road outside the Roosevelt Field mall in East Garden City when the water enveloped him at around 11:13 a.m., according…

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Texas Dem Senate hopeful James Talarico resurfaces after extended absence as his campaign pushes back

Texas Dem Senate hopeful James Talarico resurfaces after extended absence as his campaign pushes back

Texas Democratic US Senate nominee James Talarico reappeared on the campaign trail Friday after a nearly two-week absence, ending days of speculation and criticism from political opponents regarding his whereabouts. “Hate to disappoint the conspiracy theorists, but James is still alive and meeting with voters at ACL today,” Talarico’s primary spokesperson, JT Ennis, wrote on…

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ASOS Hackers Threaten to ‘Leak’ Shoppers’ Details: Company Warns Customers to ‘Remain Alert’

ASOS Hackers Threaten to ‘Leak’ Shoppers’ Details: Company Warns Customers to ‘Remain Alert’

ASOS has confirmed that hackers accessed third-party systems used to communicate with customers and stole personal information, including data beyond the names and contact details the retailer initially disclosed. The stolen information also included customers’ home addresses and searches on the ASOS website, BBC reported. The breach became public on Oct. 6, when customers received…

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Tom Welling’s NSFW Instagram Story Goes Viral: ‘Smallville’ Star Deletes NYC Hotel Window Photo After 10 Hours

Tom Welling’s NSFW Instagram Story Goes Viral: ‘Smallville’ Star Deletes NYC Hotel Window Photo After 10 Hours

The ‘Smallville’ star’s Instagram Story reportedly remained online for at least 10 hours before it was deleted, sparking widespread social media attention. Tom Welling, best known for playing Clark Kent in Smallville, went viral on Oct. 10, 2026, after reportedly sharing an Instagram Story that accidentally captured his reflection in a New York City hotel…

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