The federal probe into Lakers owner Mark Walter’s business empire is raising broader questions about a Wall Street playbook that uses insurance capital to invest in private credit and other alternative assets — a model that later spread across some of the biggest firms in finance. Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are examining whether Walter or his companies committed fraud by failing to disclose financial ties while borrowing billions from insurers he controls, according to the Wall Street Journal. Walter, who is CEO of Guggenheim Partners and owns the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lakers, has not been…
“Doing business in the state of California sucks,” Hil Davis, a California businessman, bluntly told Fox News Digital. That frustration ultimately drove Davis, CEO of Digital Brands Group, more than 1,300 miles to Texas. The apparel and e-commerce company relocated its headquarters to Round Rock, just north of Austin, leasing roughly…
Archaeologists say they have discovered the site where the First Council of Nicaea was held, an important gathering of Christian bishops in A.D. 325, according to the archaeologist who’s leading the excavations. However, some experts who were not involved in the excavations have questioned this interpretation.Nicaea was an ancient Greek…
Enes Kanter Freedom’s unusual campaign to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft has now pulled Angel Reese — and somehow Paul George — into the controversy. The former NBA center took aim at Reese on Sunday after the Atlanta Dream star missed a potential game-winning putback with three seconds remaining in…
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Hayden Panettiere’s family is mourning the actress’ tragic death at age 36. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden,” her father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement to Us on Sunday, August 16. “She was an incredible light and a force of…
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BERLIN — A 14th-century skeleton riddled with fractures may be the oldest known evidence of a death by trebuchet, or “siege engine,” new research finds. The individual, a medieval man whose remains were found inside Stirling Castle in Scotland, may have even been the victim of a famous trebuchet called…
The Atlanta Dream tried to put a stop to the ongoing transgender debate in the WNBA — at least in their house at Gateway Center Arena. A local Georgia mom, Casey, and her daughter, Annie, both wore XX-XY Athletics t-shirts to the Fever’s 97-91 win over the Dream on Sunday…
President Trump on Monday warned Oman that the US will “bomb the s–t” out of them if they interfere in the simmering conflict with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s–t out of them,” Trump said bluntly in an interview with…
Hayden Panettiere had shared candid details of the toll that addiction took on her health before her death on Sunday at age 36. No official cause of death has been named for the “Nashville” star, but in recent years she reflected on her battle with addiction to alcohol and opioids.…
The best way to understand what makes Chaim Galbut different — and, more than that, the two lives he’s trying to live — is to travel back to April. Galbut was in Pittsburgh at the time, visiting the campus of Duquesne University. There, he met with the head basketball coach,…
Hayden Panettiere reflected on “good times” in her final Instagram post shared prior to her death. “Good times and good friends @randallslavin ✨,” the Nashville alum captioned a black-and-white photo of herself with photographer and director Randall Slavin. The July 27 post captured Panettiere winking at the camera while Slavin,…
Male Gen Zers have been dropping out of the labor pool in droves — and experts warn that the spread of artificial intelligence could accelerate the ugly trend even further. Last month, the US unemployment rate — the percentage of Americans who are jobless and actively looking for work —…
An eight-time Pro Bowler is staying in the NFC East. Edge rusher Von Miller, who spent last season with the Commanders, is expected to sign with the Cowboys ahead of the 2026 season, according to multiple reports. Miller, a Texas native who played collegiately at Texas A&M, hasn’t made the…
Nearly 19 months after the deadly Palisades Fire forever changed the Los Angeles community, residents reunited to celebrate a milestone in the town’s ongoing rebuilding efforts. “The Palisades has been home to me for most of my life, but really all my life. I was brought home to [the Palisades]…
Of more than 100 types of headaches, migraine is the most likely to send people to the doctor. Far more than just a bad headache, migraine is a complex neurologic disease that causes intense, throbbing pain along with severe nausea, vomiting and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. About 12%…
Shedeur Sanders still has a fan in Todd Monken. The Browns head coach spoke to the media following the team’s preseason opener, which saw up-and-down play from the second-year quarterback, who is competing for a starting job in training camp. Monken is seeing improvements from the Colorado alum, who was…
Love Island’s Nicolas “Nic” Vansteenberghe is keeping tight-lipped about the prospect of getting back together with Olandria Carthen. “I would love to tell you guys, but I’ll keep that private for now,” Nic, 25, said while interviewed at LIV Beach at Fountainebleau Las Vegas after reuniting with Olandria, 28, at the Saturday,…
Artificial intelligence (AI) may have already reached the “singularity” — the long-theorized threshold beyond which humans cannot predict the technology’s advancement, prominent AI executives such as Elon Musk and OpenAI founder Sam Altman have said.In a post on social media platform X, Musk pointed to a number of recent incidents…
It wasn’t Revis Island that Jets head coach Aaron Glenn referenced. It was a different, much less-known island in the Jets archipelago. “Bamba Island,” Glenn said after the Jets’ 24-16 preseason loss to the Buccaneers on Friday. Mory Bamba, an undrafted free agent cornerback battling to make the roster, stole…
Nashville and Heroes alum Hayden Panettiere has died. A representative for the actress confirmed the news to Us the late hours of Sunday, August 16. She was 36 years old. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light…
TORONTO — After floating the idea Saturday night of shaking up his lineup to find some offense, the most notable change Aaron Boone ended up making was sitting Jazz Chisholm Jr. for José Caballero. And while Boone said Sunday morning that he expected Chisholm “to be back in there regularly”…
In February, a man started plotting out cancer cases in his hometown of Keyport, NJ, about 30 miles south of Newark. He recorded as many as 28 people with cancer on a single street. Now nearly 400 cancer cases in the area have been identified, including people with cancers of…
In all likelihood Freddy Peralta has thrown his final pitch with the Mets, who are protecting their trade-deadline bait. Scheduled to start Friday at Citi Field against the Marlins, Peralta has been scratched, a source confirmed, which will ensure he does not suffer an injury that would harm his value. …
House of Stassi‘s executive producers David Marker and Renata Lombardo weren’t surprised when the show began to explore Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark‘s marriage issues amid their return to reality TV. During an exclusive interview with Us, Marker and Lombardo recalled having a conversation with Stassi, 38, before the new…
Gov. Gavin Newsom released years of long-awaited tax returns Friday after waiting until the final day of his self-imposed deadline. The filings showing that he and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom earned between $1.7 million and $2 million annually from 2022 through 2024 while paying roughly half a million dollars…
Big Tech is pushing back against the Trump administration’s effort to stamp out “woke” artificial intelligence — in spite of a recent bombshell report finding strongly left-leaning bias among leading AI chatbots. A software industry trade group representing Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, Salesforce and IBM says the administration is setting AI…
Your vacuum could be a national security risk. This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially added foreign-produced robotic vacuums to the banned list. The agency is cracking down on “advanced robotic devices” some of which include mobile robots like humanoids that can walk and dance and even connected…
The Mets have multiple relievers to trade. The Pirates need multiple relievers and among those they are at least curious about are Huascar Brazobán and Luke Weaver, The Post has learned. The Mets began on Thursday night what could be the biggest sell off in the majors before Monday’s deadline…
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Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that California’s statewide minimum wage will increase to $17.40 per hour beginning January 1, 2027. The rate is higher than any current statewide minimum wage in the nation and nearly two-and-a-half times the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. The increase is already automatic…
Talk about highway robbery. Los Angeles motorists are being mugged at the pump, with the average price of regular gas in the LA-Long Beach area hitting $5.707 per gallon Friday, according to AAA. That’s almost 28% up from the $4.471 drivers were paying one year ago. The surge adds more than…
A private mission to rescue an ailing NASA space telescope may now need a rescue of its own. The LINK spacecraft — designed by private company Katalyst Space to boost the orbit of NASA’s ageing Swift Observatory — is reportedly spinning unexpectedly in the weeks after its launch, so much…
Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua and his legal team are attempting to push back a key witness deposition in a civil lawsuit that alleges he bit Madison Atiabi. The report that Nacua and his legal team are attempting to object to witness Zoe Harvey from testifying remotely…
Ian Bohen is known for his role as Ryan on Yellowstone — but is there a chance he could reprise the character on Dutton Ranch with his onscreen love interest Lainey Wilson? “It would be interesting to see where Abby and Ryan are within that world,” Bohen, 49, exclusively told…
President Trump’s recently constituted Board of Peace laid out 15 steps Friday to complete the implementation of a plan to secure an end to fighting in Gaza, one day after Trump announced that the Palestinian terror group Hamas had agreed to lay down its weapons. The “road map” is reproduced…
More than 120,000 refrigerators are being recalled over a fire and burn hazard after federal regulators received 34 reports of fires, including one that reportedly resulted in a death. About 121,680 Galanz Retro Refrigerators are affected by the recall, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on Thursday. “The recalled…
For the first time, Bourbon virus has been confirmed in New York. The disease, which has only ever been confirmed six times, sent a 67-year-old Suffolk County man to the hospital and has killed two others. Experts say there are likely more cases of the tick-borne virus that haven’t been…
Tony Romo will be sitting out the next couple of plays. The former QB turned CBS analyst is “on leave” from the network “until further notice,” the network said in a statement on Friday. Romo, 46, was arrested on last week on suspicion of operating while under the influence, according…
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Moreno is demanding a national security review of a Chinese solar manufacturer’s purchase of a facility located near a US military base in Dayton, Ohio, arguing the firm is a “shell company” for Beijing’s efforts to “advance its military and intelligence objectives.” In a Friday letter,…
Amazon revealed Thursday that it has received $600 million in refunds after many of President Trump’s tariffs were struck down – and that it plans to return some of that cash to customers, one of the few major corporations to make such a commitment. Amazon’s finance chief Brian Olsvavsky sketched…
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