New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office ranks among the worst in the country for criminally prosecuting Medicaid fraud, according to a new analysis. The Empire Center for Public Policy calculated, using federal data, that during James’ term as AG from 2019 to 2025, the state ranked 49th for criminal investigations per billion of Medicaid dollars spent. New York ranked 51st out of all states and Washington DC for indictments per billion, and 51st for convictions, said Empire Center fellow Bill Hammond. And billions of dollars could be at stake. The Empire State spends $124 billion on Medicaid, the highest…
WASHINGTON — Democrats are growing anxious that the Graham Platner fiasco has left them with just under four months to throw a campaign together for a new candidate and to get the oyster farmer’s base of loyal followers to “cool off” from his implosion. While many Dem strategists argue that Platner’s…
Two new California taxes next year described as “the largest tax increase in state history” have sparked outrage among businesses and other critics furious with elected officials for jacking up the state’s already-high cost of living. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers recently enacted a state budget that would raise health…
A metal detectorist in Norway dismissed a rare 900-year-old silver coin as a button, before researchers realized it was a one-of-a-kind piece linked to Magnus Barefoot (also known as Magnus Berrføtt), the warrior ruler often called Norway’s last Viking king.The coin, found in a field near Utstein Monastery in southwest…
The Golden State Warriors’ Plan B may already have a name. As the franchise waits to see whether LeBron James becomes a realistic option, DeMar DeRozan has emerged as a veteran fallback worth watching. According to ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel, Golden State is expected to have internal conversations about…
Wall Street investors are reportedly flooding back into tobacco stocks, erasing years of ethical boycotts as the industry’s aggressive pivot toward smoke-free products blurs old moral lines. For nearly a decade, pension funds and major endowments blacklisted cigarette makers under strict mandates. But that taboo is quickly going up in…
A years-long malaria control campaign in the Brazilian Amazon nearly eliminated the disease from a city — but then cases rebounded. Now, scientists think they’ve uncovered why.The campaign took place in northern Brazil during the construction of the Belo Monte Dam in the Xingu River, one of the largest hydroelectric…
It’s time to hand out some midseason awards. NL MVP Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers. Who else? In the human division, Pete Crow-Armstrong is doing it all (but not pitching). NL LVP (Least Valuable) Kyle Tucker. The Mets may have dodged a $60M-a-year bullet. AL MVP Yordan Alvarez, Astros. His torrid hitting…
Nearly six years after Taylor Parker killed pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock and her daughter Braxlynn Sage, the victim’s mother insisted that the killer is “evil” and not “crazy.” While speaking to NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo, Simmons-Hancock’s mother, Jessica Brookes, and her sister, Emily Shirley, looked back on their loved one’s horrific…
Chiffon? In this economy? This week’s Paris Haute Couture shows swapped the usual piles of handmade lace and crystal-coated leather for materials often on shelves at the Dollar Store — or even better yet, Home Depot, like latex balloons, crumpled chicken wire, ripped denim, and clumps of very photogenic hay.…
Not so fast on the “rapid bus routes!” Bronx politicians blasted Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s news $800 million plan to speed up city bus routes on Thursday — saying it could make the affected streets more dangerous for pedestrians. The elected officials groaned that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has already torn…
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has barred employees from trading on prediction-market contracts linked to financial markets and political events, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. A memo was issued some time back in which the policy prohibits staff from participating in event-based contracts that could create real or…
For the first time, physicists have built a working version of quantum mechanics without complex numbers — numbers that have been considered essential to the theory for nearly a century.Complex numbers combine a regular “real” number with an “imaginary” one — a multiple of the square root of -1, represented…
ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania shared a strange “wrinkle” regarding the LeBron James free agency sweepstakes during a July 9 appearance on ESPN. “All of the information has funneled through agent Rich Paul with LeBron James. So [interested teams] have been in the process of gathering information. One interesting wrinkle…
Luke Wilson and Kendall Yates have been known to keep their relationship under the radar, but 2026 brought a new milestone for the couple. People reported in July 2026 that Wilson and Yates had welcomed their first baby. According to the outlet, Wilson brought his longtime love and their new…
San Francisco voters will decide whether the city should have a public bank after city supervisors this week approved such a proposal to appear on the November ballot. The city would be the first in the nation to have a municipal government-owned bank. Only the state of North Dakota runs…
I was a sick kid — I’m talking genuinely, chronically ill. Mysterious symptoms kept me home from school and bouncing between specialists who spent most of my childhood trying — and failing — to figure out what was wrong. My mother, a lifelong fan of all things woo-woo, did what…
Mets backup catcher Luis Torrens would be a nice fit for the Yankees, who seek catching help. Ryan Jeffers, a big hitter (.949 OPS) about to return from a hamate injury, makes sense, but the Twins are contending in an ultra-weak AL. Torrens, a former Yankee farmhand who’s very strong…
Summer House is going global. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Thursday, July 9, that the Bravo series is heading to Canada for its first-ever international spinoff, aptly named Summer House Canada. The upcoming series is set to air on NBCUniversal’s reality streaming platform Hayu next year and will feature 10-episodes…
A California city could soon make drive-thru dining a thing of the past. Culver City officials are considering a citywide ban on new drive-thrus after neighbors raised alarms over a proposed new In-N-Out they say could worsen traffic, hurt air quality and create dangers for pedestrians and cyclists, according to…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta plans to design its own artificial intelligence chips in-house starting in September – part of an industry-wide effort by the biggest names in AI to start making their own chips amid ongoing high demand. Zuck’s initiative, known internally as “Iris,” centers on developing custom silicon to supercharge…
Using a quantum computer alongside a supercomputer, scientists have developed a breakthrough pathway for modeling the physics inside a fusion reactor. The world-first experiment could help clear a path to developing clean, abundant nuclear power and solving the global energy crisis, the researchers said.Using hybrid quantum computing and artificial intelligence…
SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a reason why Buster Posey didn’t hesitate before giving a succinct answer when asked last month whether he would be open to trading Logan Webb. “No,” the Giants’ top baseball executive, and a former batterymate of Webb’s, responded. The point-blank public refutation from Posey came amid…
When authorities broke up a major cockfighting operation in Pennsylvania in 2025, they found around 300 chickens that had been forced into fighting. Charges numbering more than 300 were filed related to animal fighting and cruelty. It was a grim scene — but what followed was one of the most…
US Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz) has slammed a widely circulated online petition claiming she has secret links to Iran. The petition, signed by more than 13,000 people, shared a doctored image of Ansari in what looks like a turban in front of the Iranian flag. It called for an investigation…
Party City is bringing back the balloons. The once-dominant party supply chain — which filed for bankruptcy five days before Christmas 2024, after forty years in the business — is plotting a comeback in California and beyond through a new partnership with Staples, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal will bring…
Hulk Hogan said he was taking the most fentanyl his doctors had seen a human being take to manage “so much pain” at the end of his wrestling career. The WWE legend, who died of a heart attack in July 2025, was candid about his substance abuse during his final…
Erin Napier is defending her decision to homeschool her and Ben Napier’s children. “Some people think homeschooling is weird. I did too when I was young,” Erin, 40, said in a Sunday, April 19, Instagram post. “Around the time Helen was born, we met some homeschoolers who were so remarkable,…
A Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism official was placed on administrative leave Wednesday amid an internal probe of her having bilked a “sugar daddy” ex-boyfriend out of $40,000. “Julia Varvaro is on administrative leave as a result of the investigation and she is no longer serving in her capacity as…
Millions of current and former Capital One customers are in store for payouts after a federal judge gave a $425 million settlement the final green light this week. Judge David Novak of the US Eastern District of Virginia on Monday finalized an agreement with the bank to settle accusations it…
Earth is rocky, wet and older than the hills. But do you know its secrets? For instance, why do deserts form next to oceans, and what’s the oldest river in the world? Or even facts that might get asked during a quiz night, like which continent is the largest? Test…
It’s been two years since Bill Walton’s passing, but the basketball world is still finding new ways to honor him. On Wednesday, the San Diego State men’s basketball team and Sports San Diego announced the creation of the “Bill Walton Classic,” a hoops showcase that’ll pay homage to the two-time…
Costume designer Molly Rogers learned from the best, working hand-in-hand with legendary stylist Patricia Field on projects like Sex and the City, Ugly Betty and The Devil Wears Prada. Now, she’s stepping into the fashion closet solo for the highly anticipated sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2 (in theaters May…
Sydney Sweeney’s SYRN posted a photoshoot with Olivia “Livvy” Dunne, hinting at a potential collaboration that could shake the lingerie industry – and sending shares in Victoria’s Secret slumping 3.5%. An Instagram post from SYRN Tuesday showed Dunne, a retired NCAA gymnast and social media influencer with over 5 million…
Top Wall Street executives are increasingly confident that the impasse over Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair will be resolved before central bank boss Jerome Powell’s term ends next month, On The Money has learned. The optimism comes after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Tuesday offered President Trump a so-called…
Napa County officials have launched a $6.4 million overhaul of the region’s master plan, aiming to redefine the future of Wine Country through 2050 while bridging a long-standing divide between local government and residents. “We need people to tell us what they want that future of Napa to look like,”…
Android users are experiencing severe drainage in their phones after a recent update, and Google is reportedly looking into it. “Following the rollout of the April 2026 update on Google Pixel phones, a widespread battery drain issue has hit, but the company is looking into the matter,” 9to5Google reported. The…
— Net BounceThe world of table tennis may be in for a shake-up after Sony’s AI division unveiled Ace — an autonomous robot that can compete with expert table tennis players.Using a combination of high-speed cameras and proprietary state-of-the-art hardware, Ace scored 16 unchallenged points, or “aces,” after serving against multiple…
When tragedy strikes at one of the most grueling sporting competitions on Earth, it would be easy to assume that a lack of preparation was to blame. Unfortunately, the unseen dangers remain even for the most well-trained athletes. Mara Flávia, a 38-year-old Brazilian influencer and triathlete, drowned during the open-water swimming…
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The Jets’ most glaring needs — an edge rusher and a wide receiver — are expected to be addressed with their two first-round picks in…
President Donald Trump appears to be satisfied with certain events related to the Iran war — at least according to his daughter-in-law Lara Trump. During the Tuesday, April 21, episode of “The Katie Miller Podcast,” Lara, 43, was asked to share the most recent text she received from the president.…
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Wednesday that Iran will no longer execute eight women after he pleaded Tuesday for their freedom — calling it “very good news” in a social media post. “I have just been informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in…
Talk about a Double-Double of SoCal icons. Burger giant In-N-Out is teaming up with alt-rock radio staple KROQ to give the station’s famed Wilshire Boulevard performance hub a major glow-up — rebranding it as the In-N-Out Burger Sound Space at KROQ, according to a news release from Audacy. The revamped venue…
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WASHINGTON — Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed got a grilling from a lefty anchor…
