Dana Williamson, a former chief of staff to Gov. Gavin Newsom, will learn this fall whether she’ll go to prison after pleading guilty in a corruption scheme that siphoned $225,000 from a campaign committee tied to Xavier Becerra, the Democratic frontrunner to succeed Newsom. A federal judge has scheduled Williamson’s sentencing for Sept. 17 at the Robert T. Matsui US Courthouse in Sacramento after prosecutors and defense attorneys reached an agreement on the timing, according to The Sacramento Bee. Williamson, who served as Newsom’s chief of staff from 2022 to 2024, pleaded guilty in May to bank fraud, filing a…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has traded press conferences for polished videos after announcing last month that he and his wife are under FBI investigation, fueling questions about his increasingly controlled public appearances. The media savvy and gel-shellacked California governor — known for seeking out TV cameras and soliloquizing ad infinitum —…
Amon-Ra St. Brown is adding a ring to his hand in 2026. The star Lions receiver and girlfriend Brooklyn Adams announced Tuesday that they got engaged after St. Brown proposed on a boat. Adams shared the news on her Instagram with a series of photos, showing St. Brown getting down…
Senator Mitch McConnell‘s team is sharing an update on the Kentucky politician nearly three weeks after he was hospitalized for a medical emergency and amid reports he’s brain dead. “Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital,” McConnell’s office said in…
Ariana Grande has been spending time with ex Ricky Alvarez. “They’ve always shared a close bond,” an insider exclusively tells Us Weekly of Grande, 33, and Alvarez, 34, after they were seen leaving a Whole Foods in Boca Raton, Florida, on Saturday, July 4. “There was a period in time…
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom was the latest prominent Democratic figure on Sunday to embrace candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) as socialists dominate primary elections. Newsom told Jack Cocchiarella during a livestream on his YouTube channel that he rejects the idea that socialist candidates are a “threat” to the…
J.J. Watt accomplished plenty on the football field as a five-time All-Pro. Now, the sack master is trying something different as a shark. Watt, 37, is joining “Shark Tank” for its 18th season as a guest investor in something that is almost a fitting dream come true. “Been a Shark…
Mackenzie Shirilla is behind bars at the Ohio Reformatory for Women — and she is not going anywhere for a long time. She was convicted in a 2023 bench trial of 12 felony charges, including murder, after driving her Toyota Camry at over 100 mph into a brick wall in…
One of Graham Platner’s ex-girlfriends alleged Tuesday that the embattled Maine Democrat repeatedly removed his condom during sex without asking permission. “He would pull condoms off,” Lyndsey Fifield said in an interview with the Washington Post. “He would do it in a sneaky way. He wouldn’t tell me.” “I confronted…
U.S. airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May, the second straight month that fuel costs topped $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday. The May figure was 84% higher than a year earlier. Airlines spent $6.47 billion on fuel in April, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics said. The higher year-over-year…
While there still aren’t many details about what actually happened inside Madison Square Garden during Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s wedding on July 3, the celebrity-centric guest list and what these celebrities wore to the wedding was what stole the most headlines, since that’s these guests entering and leaving the…
Bachelorette’s Rachel Recchia is a summer lover. Recchia, 30, showed off her bikini body while working on her tan in one of her new Instagram photos shared on Monday, July 6. In the bikini-clad pic, the former Bachelorette rocked a teal triangle top featuring gold stitching and halter straps. She…
California lawmakers are sending to Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would allow about a dozen counties and cities to seek higher-than-usual sales tax increases — and critics aren’t happy about two Republican leaders’ roles in the potential tax hikes. Cities and counties can ask the Legislature for special exceptions…
Ford is recalling more than 110,000 vehicles in the US across two separate safety campaigns after federal regulators identified defects involving windshield wipers and a rear drivetrain component that could increase crash risks. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the automaker is recalling 110,626 vehicles in two separate actions affecting…
Los Angeles Lakers legend and two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol turned 46 years old on July 6. While Gasol will always be beloved among Lakers fans because of what he accomplished on the basketball court, he has also earned endless respect for stepping up as a father figure in Natalia…
Wall Street on Tuesday revealed hugely bullish calls for Elon Musk’s SpaceX after it started equity research coverage on the space firm, even as the stock largely trades on AI enthusiasm – not actual earnings. More than a dozen brokers including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs unveiled emphatic “buy”…
Last week, ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst conveyed that the Philadelphia 76ers trading for Jaylen Brown made them serious suitors in the LeBron James sweepstakes. Fellow NBA insider Shams Charania confirmed this and then some during a July 7 conversation with Stephen A. Smith. Charania initially said that after checking…
WASHINGTON — How did they nazi this coming? Top Democrats and prominent lefties are grappling with credibility concerns over their embrace of alleged predator Graham Platner in his Maine Senate bid, despite glaring warning signs. For months, ultra-progressives and Dems who wanted to placate the base stood by Platner as scandal…
The average new car payment rose to an all-time high in the first quarter as American households continued to face affordability challenges in the economy. A new report by LendingTree citing data from Experian for the first quarter of 2026 found that the average monthly payment for a new vehicle…
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan called the refereeing “unfair” — and on Argentina’s side — after his team lost 3-2 in heartbreaking fashion on Tuesday in the Round of 16 of the World Cup. Despite Egypt going up 2-0 in the 59th minute, a controversially disallowed goal and then a controversial…
A woman in Kentucky was arrested after she allegedly left a 91-year-old man locked in his car during a heat wave after he refused to “buy her cigarettes.” The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post that Nikki Reed Hoskins was arrested on Thursday, July 2, around 1:16…
ATLANTA — The US Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The Justice Department in April obtained a grand jury subpoena seeking the names and personal contact information of county employees and…
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued sanctions against three individuals and two casinos for their alleged links to Mexico’s Northeast Cartel, one of several criminal groups designated last year as terrorist organizations by the Trump administration. Washington has intensified its crackdown on the Northeast Cartel — heir to the…
Department store chain Macy’s is set to shutter 14 store locations around the country, two of which are in California. The chain — which was founded in 1858 — is coming off a 2025 where they shuttered 66 stores, including one in Los Angeles. The company announced in 2024 that…
We’ve long been told that vegetarianism can improve heart health, nutrient intake and digestion while lowering the risk of chronic disease and certain cancers — but some plant-based diets may do more harm than good. Case in point: A new study in the scientific journal Neurology finds that high-quality, vitamin-rich…
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Conservative activist Riley Gaines seemingly entered a feud with President Donald Trump after he shared a controversial AI-generated photo of himself as Jesus. The back-and-forth between Gaines and Trump began on April 12, 2026, when the president took to his Truth Social page to share an AI image of himself…
Disgraced Rep. Eric Swalwell allegedly raped a former staffer in New York City after taking the stage at an anti-gun violence gala he attended with the victim, The Post has learned. Swalwell and his former aide were guests at the annual Brady Action Awards in Midtown on April 25, 2024,…
America’s biggest banks reported their strongest first-quarter profits in years, driven by a surge in trading — but JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned the US economy faces a growing list of global risks. JPMorgan Chase, the country’s largest bank, said its trading desk racked up a record $11.6 billion…
We’re almost there. The 2026 NFL Draft is a little more than a week away and soon all the speculation will be done and we’ll have real answers about what the Jets and the 31 other teams are going to do. Until then, let’s continue to mock. I gave all…
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Progressive billionaire Tom Steyer has been telling California voters he wants to “abolish ICE” despite investing nearly $90 million in a company behind the state’s largest immigration detention center. The California gubernatorial candidate has tried to swat off that criticism, but in a recent interview with the Sacramento Bee, he…
US utilities are planning to spend a record $1.4 trillion on the power grid to keep up with the demands of power-hungry data centers – and the investment could hike electricity bills even higher for Americans, according to a new study. Some 51 investor-owned utilities are planning the spending spree…
Creeps and wannabe pickup artists are reportedly using Meta’s “smart glasses” to record their come-ons to unsuspecting women and post the videos online — and privacy advocates warn the situation could get catastrophically worse if the glasses were equipped with facial recognition. A growing number of aspiring influencers are using…
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Russell Wilson and Ciara are enjoying family time this offseason as the Giants have moved on from the veteran quarterback. The “Dance With Me” singer shared an Instagram carousel post on over the weekend, including snapshots of the couple on a beach vacation with their kids, Sienna Princess, 8, Win…
Katy Perry shared a subtle message after being accused of sexual assault by Ruby Rose. Perry, 41, took to Instagram on Tuesday, April 14, to share an excerpt of her song “By the Grace of God” with a caption that read, “I love you.” The lyrics from the song reflect…
The Trump administration has sued the state of Connecticut and its city of New Haven to try to overturn their sanctuary policies protecting illegal migrants — bringing the tally of such cases to 16. The Department of Justice claimed in its latest case Monday that the Nutmeg State’s “Trust Act”…
ABC News — home to “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight” and “The View” — is getting hit with roughly a dozen layoffs amid broader cuts at parent-Disney, according to a source close to the network. The cuts are part of a massive 1,000-person bloodbath under Disney’s new CEO Josh…
iPhone users have discovered a hilarious hack to make their device talk back to them. The personalization idea has taken social media by storm as people show off how they’ve brought pizzazz to the most basic of iPhone features. The technique was initially discovered by a mom who had been…
After over a decade with HIV, a Norwegian man received a surprise through a stem cell donation from his sibling. The gifted bone marrow was originally intended to treat the patient’s rare blood cancer, but researchers noticed a remarkable quirk. The sick man’s brother had a genetic mutation that made…
Sergio Garcia has issued a mea culpa. The former Masters winner apologized Tuesday for his wild outburst during the final round on Sunday at Augusta, when he smashed his driver into the ground and whacked a nearby cooler, earning him a code-of-conduct warning. “I want to apologize for my actions…
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