NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A South Florida property manager is accused of siphoning off hundreds of thousands from local HOA accounts, then allegedly blowing the cash on plastic surgery, vacations and shopping sprees before vanishing, according to police.The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said it has obtained an arrest warrant for Alexandra Delacaridad Gonzalez, 46, in connection with an investigation into alleged fraud involving HOA accounts she managed while employed by Avant-Garde Property Management.Gonzalez faces two counts of fraud exceeding $50,000, two counts of grand theft, 61 counts of uttering false instruments and 59 counts of embezzlement,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As concerns about rampant fraud continue to grow nationwide, particularly in California, federal authorities announced the guilty plea of a man charged in a scheme to defraud taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of dollars.Paul Richard Randall, 66, of Orange, California, has plead guilty to one count of wire fraud after local authorities say he billed Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, more than $269 million and was paid out more than $178 million for “19 expensive, non-contracted drugs containing low-cost, generic ingredients that were not medically necessary, not provided, or both.”Randall and…

A Federal Reserve policymaker is warning that it could make sense to raise interest rates if inflation remains elevated above the Fed’s 2% target amid uncertainty over the duration of the oil and gas price shock. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said in an interview with The Associated Press that she sees the central bank leaving the benchmark federal funds rate at its current level of 3.5% to 3.75% “for quite some time.”Hammack also cautioned that while the Fed’s next rate move could be a cut due to labor market concerns, there is a possibility that it…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Atlanta Falcons discovered a new linebacker prospect on Tuesday night after seeing Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss’s tackle during the team’s brawl.In the bottom of the fifth inning of the Braves’ 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium, Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler charged the mound after he took umbrage with a pitch near his head.Weiss charged out of the dugout and was intent on stopping Soler, who was continuing to chase his starting pitcher, Reynaldo López. The 62-year-old manager turned into a linebacker, dropping his shoulder and…

Cruise ship denizens got a taste of the “Cast Away” life when they were stranded near the island that served as the setting for the 2000 Tom Hanks film. The MV Fiji Princess, a small luxury liner that is part of the Blue Lagoon fleet, was carrying 30 passengers and 31 crew members when it ran aground in the wee hours of Saturday morning at a reef near the uninhabited island of Monuriki. The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji reported that the Princess was severely damaged and was taking on water when it ran aground. The Maritime Safety Authority of…

CHICAGO (WLS) — Motorists could see some relief at the gas pump with the war with Iran on pause.Some industry experts said the price of gas could start to drop in the next two days by a few cents daily, meaning a gallon of gas could fall below $4 within the next one to two weeks.Average U.S. gas prices have climbed more than 70-percent due to the Iran conflict.Crude oil prices dropped sharply after the announcement of a ceasefire.According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gas is $4.14.On social media, Gasbuddy’s Patrick De Haan posted that gas…

Amanda Seyfried is entering her princess era with Steps, a new animated film from Netflix. The Mamma Mia! alum will voice the iconic character of Cinderella in the feature, which is a reimagining of the classic fairy tale. Seyfried is not new to voice-over work, having previously lent her voice to the 2013 animated film Epic and Scoob! Also featuring Ali Wong and Stephanie Hsu (Broadway’s The Rocky Horror Show, The SpongeBob Musical), Steps is due to arrive on the streamer later this year.  Rather than focusing on the original heroine, the movie tells the story of Cinderella’s “evil” stepsisters. When misunderstood Lilith…

Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in 2023 to brief him on a debate among EU leaders over whether to open accession talks with Ukraine at a key summit in Brussels, according to one of the transcripts of leaked recordings published by several Hungarian investigative news outlets. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The transcript, stemming from a call recorded at an EU summit on 14 December 2023, reveals that Szijjártó stepped out of the meeting to call Lavrov and brief him on the state of negotiations. It also includes Lavrov reportedly saying: “Sometimes good-willed direct blackmailing is the…

DiscoverEU, an initiative of the Erasmus+ programme, is back for 2026, offering more than 40,000 free travel passes for young Europeans keen to explore the continent’s diversity. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The programme kick-starts the summer for people born between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2008, offering the opportunity to learn about European cultural heritage and history, while connecting with like-minded travellers from across the continent. Successful applicants will discover Europe via the most environmentally friendly means of transport, such as by train, for up to seven days in a period of maximum one month between 1 July 2026 and 30…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is accused of bullying his late second wife, Mary Richardson, in a new biography about the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Richardson died by suicide at age 52 in May 2012, two years after Kennedy, 72, filed for divorce. The couple shared four children: Conor, 31, Kyra, 30, William, 28, and Aidan, 24. In her new book, RFK, Jr.: The Fall and Rise, investigative journalist Isabel Vincent paints a bleak picture of Kennedy’s second marriage, per an excerpt published by People on Tuesday, April 7. “Mary did not want a divorce, and she did not…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two employees at the same Oklahoma elementary school allegedly assaulted young students in separate incidents weeks apart — one accused of hitting a 10-year-old and another of carrying a 5-year-old in a chokehold, according to court records and a local news report.Elizabeth Kay Sutton, 38, and Ottoria Rose McClung, 37, were each charged with misdemeanor assault and battery on a student at Elgin Elementary School in Elgin, Oklahoma, records show.The back-to-back incidents triggered police responses and led to both employees being fired, according to school officials and court records.Authorities responded to the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For voters feeling the sting of rising gas prices, a trip to the gas pump is becoming a daily flashpoint as midterm elections loom.President Donald Trump touted low gas prices during his February State of the Union address, saying they had fallen “below $2.30 a gallon in most states and in some places, $1.99.”Now, an escalating conflict with Iran is sending prices sharply higher — particularly in battleground states like Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Ohio. That surge is undercutting a central economic message that helped power Trump’s return to office and could…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Major League Wrestling (MLW) women’s division has seen tremendous growth over the last year with some of the top stars in the industry joining the company.Women’s world featherweight champion Shoko Nakajima currently sits on top of the division, but there are several others who are making waves and could certainly contend for the title in months and weeks to come.Scarlett Bordeaux, Shotzi Blackheart, Priscilla Kelly and the newly signed Lady Frost could all contend for the championship in the near future. Bordeaux, who is in her second run with MLW, described…

Frigid temps and an hour-long wait in a line trailing down Madison Avenue in the East 60’s on a recent Friday afternoon weren’t about to deter Sophie Cohen from her quest.  The Downtown-dwelling fashionista was determined to secure a pair of Chanel pony-hair, calfskin and lambskin ballet flats in size 39.5 — which required not just a trek to the Upper East Side, but also enduring the day’s bone-chilling weather along with a crowd of eager fellow shoppers, everyone from elite executives to personal assistants, all bundled up in luxe label scarves, coats and hats. This wasn’t just any shopping trip…

H.R. McMaster says there won’t be enduring peace in Iran unless there’s fundamental regime change – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s former adviser and CBS News contributor H.R. McMaster joins CBS News 24/7 Mornings to weigh in on the two-week ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran.