A 21-year-old socialist and unpaid former NYC Council intern who claimed she was axed after demanding she and her peers get paid $32 an hour with full health benefits — and plans to sue the Council — was born into wealth. Mina Farahmand — who willingly interned for free last year to help get fellow silver-spoon socialist Zohran Mamdani elected mayor – is the daughter of a prominent surgeon and grew up in a palatial six-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom home on 30 acres in Colville, Wash. Her father, Mehrdad Farahmand, is a general-surgery specialist at Providence, the largest health care provider in Washington…

The New York Yankees have just lost left-handed starter, Carlos Rodon to injury.Rodon, 33, is now disabled with elbow inflammation.Rodon joins starting pitchers Max Fried (elbow bone bruise) and Clarke Schmidt (Tommy John surgery) on the Major League Baseball Injured List.The Yankees are also playing without All World All Star…

United States

NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners in U.S. tourist destinations say they’re seeing more Americans sticking closer to home this summer, trading overseas travel for road trips, choosing daylong sojourns over extended beach stays, and cooking instead of eating out while on vacation to save money. The reported boost…

“I’m not a lady yet,” detective Enola Holmes declaims passionately, standing on top of a carriage in a wedding dress…

Business & Money

Bryce Harper still has years left before he’ll seriously think about life after baseball, but that hasn’t stopped the Philadelphia Phillies’ superstar from imagining what his next chapter could look like.The two-time National League MVP remains under contract through 2032 and continues to produce at an elite level when healthy.…

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