WASHINGTON — A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding Medicare out of $60 million through a kickback scheme involving bogus tests for COVID-19, flu and other viruses. James Shuford Price III copped to filing a false tax return and paying off collectors of sham test specimens after pilfering funds from Medicare and the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal) to pay for the tests at his lab in the Golden State. The 59-year-old Raleigh native faces up to 13 years in prison and a $500,000 fine when sentenced, along with three years of supervised release. Price owned Los Angeles-based…
Vanderpump Rules alum Tom Sandoval filed for a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend Victoria Lee Robinson and her father amid allegations of domestic violence, outlining a series of claims in his legal docs. Us Weekly obtained the filing in which Sandoval accused Victoria, 33, and her dad, J. Will Robinson,…
WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito could barely contain himself Thursday after liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor opted to read her full dissent in an immigration case from the bench, a rare rebuke of her colleagues. Alito began by briefly summing up his majority opinion in Mullin v. Al…
Former Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia credited “divine intervention” for saving his life when his elevator brought him to the wrong floor inside his Venezuelan hotel moments before the building collapsed during an earthquake that left over 200 people dead. Mejia, 36, had just wrapped up his gym session and was…
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Get a rundown of Us Weekly‘s top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on June 25, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders breakout Faith Ward addressed being confronted by DCC director Kelli Finglass over unflattering teenage photos during season 3 of Netflix’s America’s…
WASHINGTON — House Republican committee chairmen are demanding records from a law firm that formerly worked on behalf of ActBlue but was fired and then allegedly “smeared” by the Democratic fundraising platform for sounding the alarm about potentially foreign donations flowing to campaigns. In a Thursday letter, House GOP chairmen…
Puka Nacua is wasting no time getting familiar with his new quarterback. The Rams superstar hit Thursday’s USA vs. Turkey World Cup game with Ty Simpson, and at one point, the veteran receiver was actually spotted by The California Post giving the rookie some pointers on how to get around…
Luxury home buyers are quietly rewriting the rules on what a house should smell like. Plug-in air fresheners and scented candles are losing ground to HVAC-integrated systems that pipe fragrance through a home’s ductwork, and the price tag is no longer a curiosity. A whole-home scent diffuser can run several…
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin suggested Thursday that it may be time for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step aside for new Democratic leadership. The Democratic Party hasn’t “fully recovered” since being “soundly defeated in 2024,” Slotkin, a Democrat , argued during an appearance…
The Rangers are set to make more than one pick during Day 1 of the NHL draft Friday for the first time since they won the lottery in 2020. With 11 total selections over the next two days, the Blueshirts interviewed upwards of 70 players at the NHL combine earlier…
Rob and Michele Reiner’s son Jake Reiner made his first public appearance since his parents’ gruesome murders and his brother Nick Reiner’s arrest. “Attended the premiere of Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness this week,” Jake, 35, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, June 25, alongside photos of himself on…
Gov. Gavin Newsom failed to broker a last-minute deal to keep California’s controversial billionaire tax off the November ballot, setting up what could become one of the nation’s most expensive and politically explosive ballot fights over taxing the ultra-wealthy to cover federal health care cuts. Newsom has vowed to stop…
Julius Randle and Mikel Brown Jr. have gotten all the Nets attention this week. But they traded for a first-round pick with an eye on Joshua Jefferson and landed the skilled forward who says Brooklyn is exactly where he’s supposed to be. “It was really good feedback, from the late…
Reality TV romance sometimes has a notoriously short shelf life, but a handful of Bachelor Nation pairs have defied the odds. From the franchise’s earliest seasons through more recent installments, several couples turned their televised proposals into lasting marriages that have even crossed the decade milestone. Here’s a look at…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the closure Thursday of the controversial swampland migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The facility, built in less than 10 days on the site of an old airport deep in the Florida Everglades, opened last July after DeSantis, a Republican, offered to assist the Trump…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte threw his support behind President Trump’s military campaign against Iran Thursday, praising the operation even as some European leaders have sought to distance themselves from the strikes. “What the US did is crucial,” Rutte told reporters in a roundtable interview. “I commend the president for…
The player empowerment era that has arrived in the NHL represents a test of the hypothesis the Islanders have spent the last year restating in various forms. They have Matthew Schaefer. They have UBS Arena. They have proximity to New York City without the bright lights and media scrutiny of…
Love Is Blind season 8 alums Sara Carton and Joey Leveille know they caused a stir when they started dating after respective broken pod engagements. “[He] handled it way better than me,” Sara, 30, told Joey, 37, on the Wednesday, June 24, episode of the “Table for 1” podcast. “I…
WASHINGTON — Staten Island Rep. Nicole Malliotakis is joining with a Democratic committee chair’s effort to block President Trump from selling $750 million worth of jet engines to Turkey. The bipartisan group has called for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government to be denied the US military equipment ahead of a…
A traveler infected with the world’s most contagious disease passed through a busy Southern California airport during the summer travel rush, potentially exposing scores of unsuspecting passengers. Los Angeles County health officials are investigating a confirmed measles case involving a person who was infectious while traveling through Hollywood Burbank Airport…
LOS ANGELES — History isn’t always made by the player who scores a goal. Sometimes it’s made by the person who picks the song that plays after the win. When 66,925 fans inside Lumen Field threw their arms around complete strangers and belted out John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country…
Former Bachelorette Hannah Brown is recalling her journey with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). “You had discussed me going on a GLP-1. We talked about the weight gain that I was having,” Brown, 31, recalled during an appearance on the Tuesday, June 23, episode of the “SheMD” podcast, which is cohosted…
In a first, researchers have sequenced genetic material from 400,000-year-old Homo erectus fossils — and the results reveal deep genetic links to both modern humans and the enigmatic Denisovans.H. erectus was the earliest human ancestor to travel outside Africa and successfully spread into Europe, Asia and Oceania beginning 1.8 million…
The rivalry between the Giants and Dodgers is well-documented. Barry Bonds vs. Eric Gagne. Yaisel Puig vs. Eric Hundley. Juan Marichal vs. Sandy Koufax. From hit-by-pitches, benches clearing and haymakers being thrown, the rivalry between SoCal and NorCal is as heated as it gets. Yet, the biggest and most consistent…
Taylor Swift wore an affordable look on a night on the town. Swift, 36, stunned in a white Retrofête dress while having dinner at Via Carota in New York City on Tuesday, May 13. Her dress, which retails for $217, featured long sleeves, a mock neck and a pleated tennis…
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance brushed off questions about a possible 2028 GOP primary matchup between himself and Secretary of State Marco Rubio — joking that President Trump is drawing on his experience as host of “The Apprentice” while analyzing who should be his successor. “I just don’t think it sounds…
General Motors quietly laid off about 500 to 600 employees this week in a sweeping global shakeup that reportedly blindsided workers with unsettling emails, abrupt virtual meetings and growing fears that artificial intelligence is reshaping the automaker’s workforce. Many of the affected employees — largely IT workers in Michigan, Texas…
Around 60,000 years ago in Siberia, a Neanderthal opened their mouth so that a rotten tooth could be drilled — and the case is the oldest evidence of an intentional dental treatment to date, a new study finds.A lower molar tooth belonging to a Neanderthal adult was originally unearthed in…
When it comes to foodborne illness, most horror stories involve questionable takeout or spoiled leftovers that end in a long night of misery glued to the bathroom floor. But there’s another threat many consumers have never heard of — and you might be sprinkling it onto your dinner every night.…
The Giants continue to express confidence that their star wide receiver, Malik Nabers, will be ready for the start of the season — which we now know is a Sept. 13 “Sunday Night Football’’ meeting with the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium. Nabers is returning to form slowly and steadily this…
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WASHINGTON — The House will have to take up a major security package for war-torn Ukraine after enough Republicans joined Democrats to give the needed 218 signatures to force a vote. A vote is likely to come in the next few weeks on the package that would marshal $1.3 billion in…
Hamptons homeowners hoping to cash in on deep-pocketed golf fans during next month’s US Open are discovering that $100,000-a-week rental dreams may have overshot. Rental prices across the ritzy beach enclave are slipping ahead of the June 18-21 tournament at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club as inventory piles up and demand…
SpaceX will launch its next-generation Starship — the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built — as early as Tuesday (May 19), the company announced.Starship V3’s maiden voyage to space will be a big test for SpaceX, which wants to land humans on the moon for NASA in 2028 and…
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History will be made in Los Angeles to kick off Thanksgiving weekend. In the NFL’s first Thanksgiving Eve game, the Rams will host the Packers at SoFi Stadium. The matchup pits teams expected to contend for the Super Bowl against each other, and it is also a battle of wits…
Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson still holds the actress in high regard — and “of course” dreams of marriage. “I hope so, [but] she probably doesn’t think the same way,” Hickerson, 37, told TMZ on Wednesday, May 13, when asked about the possibility of a reconciliation. “I think Hayden is…
Knotty girls could face a brush with disaster. Hair maintenance is an all-too-important, albeit tricky form of self-care that, if mishandled, could leave folks with spilt ends, warns a new, hair-raising report. Rather than traumatizing one’s tresses with excessive heat — which causes hair to become brittle — followed by immediate brushing, researchers from…
Spencer Pratt has slammed a report saying he is now living in a swanky Bel Air hotel and not an airstream trailer after his Pacific Palisades home burnt down last year. Following a TMZ report about him staying at Hotel Bel-Air, the LA mayoral candidate wrote on X: “Hey guys,…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s controversial plan to open city-owned grocery stores is set for an explosive City Council hearing – as a new, immigrant-led business group has built a $1 million-plus war chest to oppose it, The Post has learned. Tentatively slated for May 29 – the hearing will be held…
In 1995, 14-year-old Carlie called it a wrap on movies. While other teens lined up to see blockbuster hits like “Clueless” and “Jumanji,” an earlier movie outing to see a fantasy sci-fi flick called “Powder” sent Carlie off the ledge. “It was just so cheesy,” Carlie, 45, a realtor from…
When a cluster of hantavirus infections struck the cruise ship MV Hondius, about two dozen American passengers were on board. At least seven disembarked before health authorities were informed of the outbreak and headed home to the United States; 17 others remained on the ship for several weeks and have…
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