Maricopa County, Arizona says a vendor error sent 3,126 early ballots to voters six days before the scheduled mailing date, drawing criticism from President Trump and Rep. Abe Hamadeh, though county officials say the ballots remain valid.
Security researchers say a new Windows malware strain called x47.c can use xAI’s Grok chatbot to help it evade detection while stealing passwords, hijacking browser sessions and draining victims’ AI account credits.
New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie took a birthday trip to Rio de Janeiro with influential Albany lobbyist Patrick Jenkins, and neither man will say who paid for it, raising questions under the state’s strict $15 gift limit.
The defending champion Knicks open preseason play Monday at Philadelphia, a near pick’em game that bettors see tilting toward the 76ers because of their deeper bench experience.
A bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Nathaniel Moran and Sens. Tim Scott and Adam Schiff would offer federal subsidies to film and TV productions that shoot in the U.S., with added incentives for rural and disaster-recovery areas.
A new state audit found Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s office overpaid employees without seeking repayment, split purchases to dodge a $5,000 card limit, and lacked proper documentation for nearly all vendor payments tested, with most issues from a 2022 audit still unresolved.
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Jets quarterback Geno Smith, who had been leading the NFL in completion percentage, struggled badly in a 23-12 loss to the Bears in Chicago, completing just 53.3 percent of his passes as New York’s offense managed a franchise-low 32 plays.
Researchers have found a new version of MacSync malware that hides malicious commands inside a public iCloud calendar event, part of a broader attack chain that can steal passwords, crypto wallet data and system files from Macs.
A 15-year-old Benson Polytechnic High School student faces 19 charges, including domestic terrorism and attempted murder, after allegedly mixing chemicals that released toxic gas inside the Portland school on Sept. 8.
North Korea’s Oct. 3 intermediate-range missile test puts Guam, parts of Alaska and Japan within reach, an analyst says, even as President Trump continues touting his personal rapport with Kim Jong Un.
A Port St. Lucie TikTok creator known online as a “Grey Hat Hacker” is back in jail on a felony computer-access charge after two women accused him of exposing their private data and location in his videos.
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Americans are paying up to $20,000 to travel to clinics in Playa del Carmen and Cancún for ibogaine, a psychedelic unavailable in the U.S. that carries serious cardiac risks and drew scrutiny after the death of Presley Gerber.
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Police and Firefighter Unions Endorse Suozzi as GOP Super PAC Pours $8 Million Into Rival’s Campaign
The Nassau County PBA and NYC Uniformed Firefighters Association have endorsed Rep. Tom Suozzi’s re-election as a Trump-aligned super PAC spends nearly $8 million backing his Republican rival, Mike LiPetri.