KANSAS CITY — Vice President JD Vance announced Monday that roughly 870,000 fraudsters will be permanently barred from receiving small business loans after pilfering tens of billions of dollars from COVID-era programs. The vice president revealed the fraud targeted the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster loans — and ended up handing out as much as $39 billion to bogus recipients. “As it happens with so many of the programs that are born out of the generosity of the American taxpayer, we had many, many people who took advantage of those programs, people who decided to…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is campaigning on a “guest worker” program for “undocumented” laborers who have lived in the US for seven years and haven’t committed a crime. Blakeman, in a mailer sent to voters in suburban Westchester County, said he would “protect undocumented labor that helps Westchester families,”…
President Trump on Monday blasted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for urging AI firms to pace development, alleging the safety warnings are part of a “conspiracy” that could help China. In a Truth Social post Monday morning, Trump doubled down on his dismissal of safety concerns, writing: “The Trump Administration has…
An ordinary evening took a terrifying turn after a young man’s minor injury left him fighting for his life against a notorious “silent killer.” Luke, 35, was suffering a simple toothache when he began feeling unwell and feverish. The Queenslander had no prior medical issues, and initially didn’t think anything…
Michael Mayer could have waited. Played out the season. Reached free agency next March. Found out how much another team would pay him to become its featured tight end. There would have been something understandable about that decision. Maybe even predictable. When you spend your career working toward becoming an…
OpenAI boss Sam Altman on Monday doubled down on his warnings about the safety risks of AI — even as the Chinese government called such alarm bells from US companies “fear mongering” it likened to “Cold War” tactics. “There are two ways AI progress could go very badly and that…
Out of the mouth of babes, thou hast ordained…booty gains? That’s certainly the case for one savvy mom who decided to turn a morning with her daughter into a fitness challenge that exploded on TikTok. “I’ve had so many moms commenting that they want to try it or tagging other…
Deshaun Watson started a football game on Sunday for the first time in nearly two years, and it went as poorly as many expected. The 31-year-old Browns quarterback, who hadn’t played since Oct. 20, 2024 after tearing (and re-tearing) his Achilles, threw an ugly interception from the Jaguars’ 28-yard line…
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said Sunday he would consider releasing classified documents related to the 9/11 terror attacks in response to public pleas from victims’ families to clarify Saudi Arabia’s purported role in the atrocity. “I’m going to look at it when I get back,” Trump told reporters as he…
Brooke Baldwin says her father once beat her with a belt so many times that she woke up “black and blue on my backside” — a childhood episode the former CNN anchor says she has never publicly disclosed before. Baldwin, 47, revisited the painful memory in her Substack newsletter “Unraveling”…
Gamers hit the jackpot. Eligible PlayStation users will soon see payments — in the form of store credit — from a $7.85 million settlement. Sony — parent company of PlayStation — is accused of violating federal antitrust law and certain state laws. Sony is being accused of anticompetitive conduct by…
A Pennsylvania woman has died from complications associated with measles, the third death in the state this year involving the virus. The 40-year-old woman died Saturday, Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong said in a Facebook post in which he called the death “measles-related.” The post did not identify the woman…
The Islanders named Bo Horvat captain on Monday morning, answering one of training camp’s biggest questions before it could be asked. Horvat, who wore the “C” in Vancouver before the Islanders traded for him, is the 16th captain in franchise history. He replaces Anders Lee, who had held the captaincy…
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Losing can be crappy — but it turns out, winning can be crappy, too. Athlete Joanna Wietrzyk finished in first place at a Hyrox competition in Beijing over the weekend, but she soiled herself in the process, suffering fecal incontinence during the 1 hour, 1 minute and 23 seconds it…
President Trump lambasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Sunday evening after the socialist duo were caught chuckling during Friday’s remembrance ceremony for victims of the 9/11 attacks. “I think it’s terrible,” Trump told reporters as he departed Shannon Airport in Ireland. “It’s not a place…
Fans of both New York teams already were ready for some football, but two encouraging performances on the opening Sunday of the 2026 NFL season have already raised the optimism for followers of both tenants of MetLife Stadium. The Giants followed the Jets’ rock-solid win earlier in the day with…
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This time, Cam Skattebo landed the flip. In his first regular-season game back from the horrific open tibia fracture and right ankle dislocation that ended his rookie season, and two months after the controversial backflip he didn’t land during a Fanatics Fest appearance, Skattebo unveiled his signature celebration after recording…
German tennis pro Alexander Zverev poked fun at his rival Ben Shelton’s girlfriend, Trinity Rodman, following his U.S. Open men’s singles win. “Trinity, I thought you had a game today, no?” Zverev, 29, said during his winner’s speech inside New York City’s USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on…
A federal judge late Sunday ordered that the US Postal Service not implement President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail balloting, adding another obstacle to the administration’s effort to rewrite election rules as the Supreme Court is poised to weigh in on the matter. The nation’s highest court already is considering the…
This brass head depicts an “oba,” or ruler of the Kingdom of Benin.(Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art (Public Domain))Quick factsName: Ancestral commemorative headWhat it is: A copper-alloy sculpture of an African ruler’s headWhere it is from: Edo, NigeriaWhen it was made: Mid-1500sIn the Kingdom of Benin, one of the…
The scale may go down, but it doesn’t always stay there. About 1 in 8 American adults now says they’ve used GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight or manage a chronic condition. But many also stop using them — and often regain the weight. “It came…
Grading the Giants’ 28-20 win over the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on Monday: Offense Great balance — 230 passing yards, 165 rushing yards — and before the kneel-downs, they were 9-for-10 on third down. That is incredible. Jaxson Dart (23-for-29, 230 yards, 3 TDs) was sensational in his accuracy, decision-making…
Former NFL running back LeShon Johnson has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a deadly dogfighting ring. Johnson, 55, received 60 months in prison, along with three years of supervised release and a $30,000 fine, on Thursday, September 10, after he was convicted of six…
Donald Trump has accused former presidents of not taking care of the White House – and claims his renovations have ensured the iconic residence is now in better shape than when construction began in 1792. Trump, 80, unleashed the blistering attack on his predecessors on Sunday – as he shared…
In women’s reproductive years, their brains are exposed to high levels of sex hormones, and their neurons may come to depend on those hormones to function optimally. But leading up to and after menopause, the ovaries produce far less estrogen and progesterone, raising concerns that this drop in hormones may…
Skeptics of former draft bust Deonte Banks’ resurgent training camp wanted to see him take his renewed success from the practice field into a game. He checked that box Sunday with four tackles and two passes defended in the Giants’ 28-20 victory against the Cowboys. It was obvious in practice…
CBS is returning in full force this fall with a stacked schedule of daytime premieres from The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless and more. The network released its official daytime guide ahead of each show’s return. Drew Carey’s 20th season as the host of The Price…
An army of championship-starved Giants fans filled with real hope and real belief, fantasized about the team that John Harbaugh wasted no time lifting up from Rock Bottom by the bootstraps, a big, bad army of gung-ho soldiers built to bully unsuspecting visitors across 60 bone-crunching minutes. A team that…
Hayden Panettiere‘s on-off boyfriend’s brother, Zach Hickerson, has broken his silence after his arrest following an alleged bar altercation in South Carolina. “It’s super frustrating, all that we’ve been through and all the rumors that get started and then people believe them,” Zach, the brother of Brian Hickerson, told TMZ…
The American men’s Grand Slam drought is 92 straight, 24 years and counting. Ben Shelton’s run to the U.S. Open final showed he might be the best suited to end that malaise. His one-sided 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 loss to Alexander Zverev showed how far he is from cracking…
Off Campus’ Belmont Cameli has enthusiastically praised costar Ella Bright amid online rumors of a falling out. “Everything about Ella makes the perfect Hannah [Wells],” Cameli, 28, said of Bright, who stars opposite him in the Prime Video series, during an E! News interview on Saturday, September 12. “I mean,…
Malik Nabers, he insisted afterward, truly didn’t know he could play until warmups. Until he felt good stretching and running routes. Until he got “a little chill through my body.” “I was like, ‘Yeah, it’s time,’” Nabers said after the Giants’ 28-20 victory over the Cowboys in the season opener.…
Nkechi Diallo, the controversial figure formerly known as Rachel Dolezal who notoriously claimed to be Black, is following a new career path. “The cap & gown🎓and a new title! 💋,” Diallo, 48, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, September 12, alongside photos of herself wearing a graduation cap and gown and…
President Donald Trump said Sunday that China “spies on us” just as “we spy on them,” following a report that Chinese entities provided Iran with satellite imagery before a deadly missile attack that killed three US troops. While speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump was asked about a Wall Street Journal report…
All the numbers that tell a sad tale about the Giants now can be filed under the headline “BJH.” Before John Harbaugh. You might have heard that the Giants had lost eight straight Week 1 primetime games against the Cowboys since 1986. Or that they hadn’t held an above .500…
Aaron Rodgers threw some not-so-subtle shade at his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates and NFL officials after the team’s season-opening victory over the Atlanta Falcons. “I think we did a lot of good things out there,” Rodgers, 42, told sports commentator Pam Oliver while speaking to reporters after his Sunday, September 13,…
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, in the wake of the NBA punishing his franchise for circumventing the league’s salary cap by “initiating off-court income opportunities” for star forward Kawhi Leonard, said he has “sincere regrets” and apologized to fans as part of a lengthy statement he issued Sunday night. “This has…
One Day at a Time alum Mackenzie Phillips had a rocky relationship with one of her castmates on the 1970s sitcom. “Richard Masur wasn’t very nice,” Phillips, 66, told former costar Valerie Bertinelli on the Monday, September 7, episode of her “Getting Naked” podcast. Phillips and Bertinelli, 66, starred in…
Chick-fil-A is one of America’s toughest franchises to get, attracting thousands of hopeful applicants each year for a limited number of owner-operator opportunities. The fast-food chain’s unique business model was recently highlighted by Julian Good, who owns a Chick-fil-A restaurant in St. Charles, Illinois, during an appearance on the “Founder Talk” podcast.…
School’s out forever for some California kids. Elite techies in the San Francisco Bay Area are part of a nationwide rise in homeschooling that bucks the stereotypes of rural Bible thumpers or hardcore hippies — as they ditch traditional classrooms in favor of using AI to give kids home lessons. Mrugesha…
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