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ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Five local arrests in Latham are tied to a national health care fraud crackdown centered in part on alleged Medicaid transportation fraud. Related: Former CFO admits to stealing $4M from Albany electrical firm Federal officials said June 23 that five people were arrested locally and four federal search warrants were carried out. The case included two taxi companies, Carl’s Cab and Latham Taxi, and a search warrant at a home on Glendale Road in Latham.

A Long Island school clerk overseeing board of education elections tore up ballots and threw them in a dumpster to help her favorite candidate win, a newly revealed internal probe found. Hempstead Union Free School District Clerk April Keys allegedly rigged the May 19 trustee election by smuggling official ballots out of her office and handing absentee ballots to favored candidate Victor Pratt so he could trash them, according to a 51-page petition filed by the district with the state Education Department. Keys could now face criminal charges as the district is looking to overturn Pratt’s razor-thin win. “The Board...

The man accused of bribing a top Eric Adams adviser in a $120,000 scheme has close ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Yan Po Zhu, 51, also known as Andy Zhu, and Frank Carone, a lawyer and Adams’ former chief of staff, were arrested this week along with three others on fraud and money laundering charges. Zhu — who allegedly made payments to Carone in exchange for a contract to house migrants at his Queens hotel in 2022, per court documents — donated $100,000 to American Changle Association in 2018 and has long associated with suspected CCP agent Linda Sun....

UFO whistleblowers will provide White House with locations of craft & biologics — Rep. Luna “We have talked directly to the White House. Stephen Miller is absolutely incredible on this topic… We are going to get them immunity & protection so they can divulge that information.” Click on the link for video.

This video, Overflow Episode 99 by BestInTesla, covers a variety of updates surrounding Tesla and SpaceX. Here is a summary of the key topics discussed: Tesla’s Growth in Europe: Despite negative media sentiment last year, Tesla sales in Europe have rebounded significantly, with a 108% increase in May and 57% growth year-to-date (1:20-5:17). The video emphasizes that the earlier decline was primarily due to the refreshed Model Y production pause rather than political factors. Full Self-Driving (FSD) Updates: Finland is emerging as a potential leader in approving Tesla's FSD Supervised independently of the broader EU-wide process, with authorities noting the...

France detained a Russia-linked oil tanker off the coast of Sicily earlier this week, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, June 25. "On Tuesday, the French navy boarded the oil tanker Deliver as it was passing off the coast of Sicily in breach of the law of the sea," Macron posted on X.

The host of the popular 2Way politics channel Mark Halperin described it as the "biggest story of the last 50 years" yet many liberals remain blissfully unaware of it, because most of the media in their comfortable bubble have completely avoided it despite its shocking nature. It was about the release by former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, of numerous files implicating Dr. Anthony Fauci in a massive coverup of his role in the Covid crises including lying to Congress.Although this story was avoided by most (if not all) the liberal media, the New York Post made the revelations...

The Southern French town of Narbonne, located in the Occitania region has been rocked by the brutal beating of a 17-year-old boy who was found seriously injured on Friday on a construction site, and later died. The public prosecutor of Narbonne, Jean-Philippe Rey, confirmed that five people, including three minors, were indicted for attempted murder and placed in pre-trial detention. Images of the attack have gone viral on social media platforms, where multiple users identified the attackers as North African migrants. Le Figaro reported (translated from the French): “According to the information provided by the prosecutor’s office, the victim, who...

From the Iranian negotiations, a strong pattern has emerged: anything the U.S. says that they’ve agreed to, they deny. This has happened repeatedly, to the point where we have to ask ourselves why they reject our statements? Are our government officials misunderstanding them? Do Trump and Vance purposely misstate what has been agreed to? Or does Iran think that their defiance and disagreement give a picture of strength and victory for their side? To demonstrate the frequency of these denials, let’s take them one at a time:Vance confirmed yesterday in a press statement that the United States had agreed to...

(WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2026) — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the annual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates (PER), which measure how accurately states determine who is eligible for SNAP and how much they should receive. The national payment error rate for fiscal year (FY) 2025 is 10.62%, far surpassing the congressional threshold of 6%. FY 2025 National and State Payment Error Rates While this is a modest decrease from FY 2024, the FY 2025 rate still shows significant waste at the state level. Including both overpayments and underpayments, this year’s rate represents a...

America's child population fell by 1.8 million from 2020 to 2025 — with the under-18 population shrinking in every region but the South.

A number has come to dominate conversations about national survival: 2.1. This is the total fertility rate required to maintain a stable population in developed nations, the threshold demographers call the replacement rate. Below it, demographers warn, societies face inevitable decline, irreversible aging, and fiscal collapse. Governments have structured immigration policy and long-term planning around this single figure as though it were the pulse of civilization itself. The replacement rate is primarily a demographic and actuarial metric, designed to answer one question: Will there be enough workers to sustain pension systems, healthcare costs, and tax revenues as a population ages?...

FIFA has confirmed that rainbow flags will be permitted inside Lumen Field when Iran face Egypt in Seattle's designated "Pride Match" on Friday, dismissing lobbying efforts from both Muslim-majority nations. The world governing body stated that the 2026 World Cup is "an inclusive event that welcomes people from all backgrounds," adding that "fans of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome at matches and events."

French prosecutors have opened a judicial investigation after investigators said one of the attackers filmed the fatal assault on 17-year-old Louis before the footage helped police identify five suspects. He was discovered by a construction worker at about 9:00 a.m. the following morning and was taken first to Narbonne Hospital before being transferred to Perpignan for specialist treatment. Louis spent three days in a medically induced coma before dying in the hospital on Tuesday. Prosecutors believe he was lured to a construction site on Quai d'Alsace in Narbonne on the evening of 19 June, where he was allegedly attacked by...

Two hundred and fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, we speak of the founders with a reverence that can flatten them into marble—preordained, wise, and magnificent. But George Washington is a far more interesting figure than the monument allows. He was, by most accounts, a mediocre battlefield general. He lost more engagements than he won. He was outmaneuvered at Long Island and badly beaten at Brandywine, and lost Philadelphia in the aftermath. As president, of course, he was transformative, setting precedents for executive restraint and the peaceful transfer of power that still define the office.But neither the flawed general...

Harrowing footage has revealed the extent of the damage and chaos inflicted on Venezuela by a pair of massive earthquakes last night. The back-to-back 7.1 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck near the coast, sending terrified residents racing out from swaying apartment blocks as walls collapsed and clouds of dust rose over the capital. 'High casualties and extensive damage are probable and the disaster is likely widespread,' the US Geological Survey said, 'with an initial death toll estimate likely between 10,000 and 100,000.' On Thursday, Venezuelan authorities said at least 164 people had been killed, while hundreds more have been injured....

Louisiana pastor beats up a man who allegedly threatened to r*pe and kill his wife and grandchildren. VIDEO AT LINK.............. GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION!...............

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The Justice Department has announced charges in a “sophisticated” criminal operation that it says used high-powered drones to deliver weapons, drugs, cell phones and escape tools into prisons in east coast states. US Attorney Keyes the middle district of Georgia, Federal Bureau of Prisons and FBI investigators in Atlanta, say the rogue drone operation led out of a former daycare in Macon, Georgia where multiple drones were launched on covert missions to deliver the contraband by air to 10 federal prisons at night. “We’re here to announce the unsealing of an indictment that charges the most sophisticated and sprawling criminal...

The White House on Wednesday officially asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding to pay for the Iran war, curtail the ongoing Ebola outbreak and provide aid to U.S. farmers, among other requests, according to a copy obtained by The Hill. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought asked for $67 billion for the Defense Department, down from an expected $200 billion first floated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in March. But even with a smaller price tag, the bill will need some support from Democrats to...