Husband of Rep. Tony Gonzales aide who fatally set herself on fire says Texas pol ‘abused his power’ in first remarks on affair

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) “abused his power” when he allegedly had an affair with staffer Regina Santos-Aviles, who later fatally set herself on fire, the woman’s widower said Wednesday in his first public remarks about the tragedy. Adrian Aviles argued that the married congressman should be held accountable for becoming romantically involved with his wife, a subordinate of Gonzales who was reportedly iced out by the Texas Republican after the alleged affair was exposed. “I said the truth would come to light when it’s time, and the time is now,” Aviles said in an interview with the San Antonio Express-News.…

Exclusive | Calif. House candidate apologizes after sleazy Reddit posts resurface: ‘Fresno freaks in the house’

A California congressional hopeful was forced to apologize for newly resurfaced sleazy Reddit posts — including ones commenting on women’s buttocks and references to “Fresno Freaks.” Local progressive union activist Lourin Hubbard, who’s running to unseat Democratic Rep. Jim Costa, had a penchant for ogling at not-safe-for-work photos and lobbing…

Judge rejects Live Nation bid to toss feds’ lawsuit alleging Ticketmaster’s monopoly on live concerts

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Live Nation Entertainment’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the federal government and many states accusing the company of illegally trying to dominate the live concert industry. The decision by US District Judge Arun Subramanian cleared the way for a possible antitrust trial in Manhattan federal court, with jury selection…

NYNext Guide to: Concierge Medicine

Forget sitting in the reception area for 30 minutes — across New York, Miami, SF and LA, preeminent doctors at concierge clinics are the ones waiting on their patients.  Practices differ in purposes and perks, but usually follow a similar mold. In exchange for membership dues, some of which run…

DC Mayor Bowser takes a swing at NYC Mayor Mamdani over tax hikes

WASHINGTON — DC Mayor Muriel Bowser took a swipe at Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to raise taxes on New Yorkers and urged Washingtonians to resist any similar efforts. Bowser (D), who isn’t seeking a fourth term, stressed that the DC Council, not her, is in charge of property tax rate policy,…

White House spinning circular blame game as Minnesota shootings fallout continues

The fallout over the Minnesota immigration crackdown has reached the blame-game stage — and everyone involved is trying to pass the buck. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is claiming that her controversial decision to label the two Minneapolis residents killed by federal immigration agents as “domestic terrorists” came straight from…

LeBron James’ return to Cleveland spoiled by another double-digit Lakers loss

CLEVELAND — The Lakers avoided a potential disaster when star guard Luka Dončić returned to Wednesday night’s matchup against the Cavaliers late in the first quarter after taking a scary fall into the stands just a few minutes into the game.  But what they didn’t avoid was another double-digit loss in LeBron…

Gary Patterson heading to USC with goal of finally fixing Trojans’ defense

Gary Patterson had talked about this possibility with Lincoln Riley a few years ago. What might a team look like pairing Riley’s rocket-fueled offense with Patterson’s rugged defense? USC will find out in late August after Riley made the former longtime TCU coach his defensive coordinator and most consequential hire…

St. John’s won’t play in CBS Sports Classic next season

It was a one-year cameo for St. John’s in the CBS Sports Classic. The Johnnies will be replaced in next year’s event by Kansas. St. John’s took UCLA’s spot and lost to Kentucky in the showcase in Atlanta this past December. Coach Rick Pitino confirmed that Fox, one of the…

Inside the billionaire enclaves just out of reach of CA’s wealth tax

Big-money billionaires, including Larry Ellison and Sergey Brin, are flocking to ritzy little enclaves at the California-Nevada border to scoop up property and seemingly escape the Golden State’s proposed “billionaire tax.” Brin plunked down a whopping $42 million last month on a Lake Tahoe estate in Nevada. Oracle co-founder Larry…

Jets interview five offensive coordinator candidates as favorite emerges

One day after moving on from offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, the Jets did five interviews with potential replacements. The team announced that it conducted interviews with five candidates for the offensive coordinator opening — Frank Reich, Greg Roman, Darrell Bevell, Ronald Curry and Lunda Wells.  Reich is seen as the…

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