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Talk about floating on the AI boom.

At least the Chargers might spare everyone the wait this year. Usually, it takes a while. A few impressive wins. A stretch of brilliant quarterback play from Justin Herbert. Enough promise to convince otherwise reasonable people that this is finally the season the Chargers stop being the Chargers. Then comes the disappointment. If they lose...

Got the munchies? These are for you!

They got it twisted. Just hours ago, Costco posted an Instagram video for its 2.5 million fans with a major announcement: The big box store‘s famous — and much missed — churro will return to store menus for the first time since 2024. At first, fans rejoiced at the return of the prodigal pastry, which...

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia charm as life-long besties in this new film.

After a brief hiatus, basketball is back.

Miami will take on a feisty Wake Forest side on Friday night.

"Viva México!": DSA Shoo-In For NYC House Seat Goes 'Mexico First,' Hails "Comrades In Morena"

A radical Democratic Socialists of America candidate who is poised to waltz into a deep-blue New York House seat used Mexican Independence Day to all but declare that she is Mexico First.

Claire Valdez, a card-carrying DSA member and New York State Assemblywoman who secured the Democrat nomination for the state's 7th Congressional District, posted a tweet on X celebrating 215 years since Mexicans "fought an empire that demanded our land and our labor." Valdez then went one step further, making the kind of declaration that should end the career of any Democrat or Republican who dared to utter something similar about a foreign country.

215 years ago, Mexicans fought an empire that demanded our land and our labor. And we won. I'll carry that fight with me to Congress as New York's first Mexican American representative. And I'm strengthened not just by Mexico's history but its present. Last month I met comrades in Morena who are standing up to the empires and corporations that have always taken from us – and building a government for the working class. ¡Viva la Independencia, Viva México!

— Claire Valdez (@claireforny) September 16, 2026

"I'll carry that fight with me to Congress as New York's first Mexican American representative," Valdez wrote, before gushing that she is "strengthened not just by Mexico's history but its present" and boasting about a meeting last month with her "comrades in Morena," the leftist party that currently rules Mexico.

Valdez lauded left-wing radicals for "standing up to the empires and corporations that have always taken from us" and "building a government for the working class." The DSA lawmakers capped off the post with a triumphant "¡Viva la Independencia, Viva México!"

Notably absent from Valdez's message was any mention of cutting taxes for struggling New Yorkers, securing the southern border, or tackling the soaring grocery prices that have hammered working families. In their place was the rhetoric of a hard-left activist who apparently views the United States Congress as merely one more battlefield in a global class war, complete with "comrades" embedded in a foreign government. Valdez has claimed that she is "a dual citizen of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Nation and the United States."

Valdez's tweet quickly ignited a firestorm of condemnation online.

"This is disqualifying," wrote Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN). "You are running for Congress in AMERICA."

Andy Ngo wrote: "American leftists elect people who are open about foreign allegiances and their agenda to serve foreign state interests."

"What the fuck," Pirate Wires Editor-in-Chief Mike Solana added.

what the fuck

— Mike Solana (@micsolana) September 18, 2026 Tyler Durden Fri, 09/18/2026 - 15:20

Accusing the referee of being on the take and physically challenging him is a surefire way to get 15 yards.

Friday Night Baseball is back in Queens for the final time this season.

The action, which if imposed would spark lawsuits, follows years of more selective discrimination against outlets by both Democratic and Republican administrations, which limited access to events but stopped short of a ban on working from Whtie House grounds.

Anthropic has said it wants to unlock treatments for rare diseases, and its biology work has gone beyond "in silico" ‌or computer evaluations.

"We went on the bus, and I see my sister unresponsive and lifeless ... I'm like, OK, how did this happen?" her sister said.

Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty's relationship status seems to have changed, according to social media.

The Raiders may have to pursue a 2-0 start without Brock Bowers. Coach Klint Kubiak said the star tight end is being listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Chargers at SoFi Stadium, potentially extending his absence to a second consecutive game after a minor knee procedure. Bowers missed the season-opening victory over the...

It was the largest demonstration in the country since the United States and Israel attacked Iran in February. 

The actor put his hair and makeup department through drills for efficiency.

The actor put his hair and makeup department through drills for efficiency.

4 Charged With Fraud Involving Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars For Homelessness Aid

Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times,

Federal prosecutors in California on Sept. 16 announced charges against four people who are accused of diverting millions of taxpayer dollars meant for homeless housing and services to fund lavish lifestyles, including a new nightclub and bingo hall.

The defendants accused in the separate schemes include nonprofit Home At Last founder Michael Young, CEO and executive director of The Big Blue Umbrella Donye Mitchell, and Special Service for Groups employee Lakiya Malone.

The fourth defendant, executive director of the nonprofit Abundant Blessings Alexander Soofer, agreed to plead guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering for taking at least $2 million in taxpayer funds for personal gain.

Attorneys for the defendants could not be reached. Home At Last did not immediately return a request for comment.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said on Wednesday that Young, a founder of the Culver City-based nonprofit, was arrested and charged with "sham vendor fraud."

He allegedly committed fraud to misappropriate more than $7.5 million in taxpayer funds to open and operate personal projects, such as a high-end restaurant and nightclub in Inglewood and an adjacent bingo hall.

The money he received from Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority was supposed to be used toward providing housing and services to homeless people. Instead, prosecutors allege, he made a web of shell corporations and fraudulent billing practices to boost his real estate portfolio, which included $1 million in taxpayer dollars to open the Six Seven Five Lounge restaurant and nightclub.

"Taxpayer money also allegedly paid for a liquor license for that business, in addition to the architect, developer, and high-end finishes for this nightclub," Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division Colin McDonald said during a press conference on Wednesday.

"The taxpayers did not sign up to fund this nightclub."

Young is charged with wire fraud, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted.

In a separate case, Donye Mitchell, the CEO of The Big Blue Umbrella, was awarded more than $1.2 million in Los Angeles County-funded grant money from Amity Foundation after allegedly claiming his nonprofit was a major homeless-housing provider, which prosecutors say was false.

Mitchell is accused of using grant funds on inflated salary payments, paying his bail for domestic violence and assault charges, paying off credit card debt, transferring money to family, paying rent, and paying charges associated with his PlayStation.

Amity allegedly canceled the contract with The Big Blue Umbrella in May 2025 after it already sent $315,000. Amity's decision to cut ties was over concerns that Mitchell misrepresented his spending and failed to meet agreed-upon milestones.

Mitchell, who is not in custody and considered a fugitive on Sept. 16, is also charged with wire fraud.

"L.A. is called, they say, the City of Angels, but there's nothing angelic about bribery, about stealing money from taxpayers, about lying, about serving our nation's most vulnerable citizens, and while these fraudsters have lined their pockets, American people have been dying in our streets," Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner said.

In the third case, Malone, an employee of the nonprofit Special Service for Groups, was arrested on a 21-count indictment that accused her of taking more than $180,000 in bribes and kickbacks from Alexander Soofer in exchange for priority housing referrals, including "ghost" clients who never lived at the sites.

Prosecutors say the scheme included making fake welcome letters, sign-in sheets, and eligibility forms that helped inflate more than $17 million that Soofer received from Special Service for Groups.

Malone faces up to 20 years per wire fraud count, 10 years per bribery count, and five years on the conspiracy charge if convicted.

"The scale and brazenness of these fraudsters expose a profound failure by the State of California and Los Angeles County to safeguard public funds," First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said.

"Millions [of dollars] intended to house the homeless allegedly financed private real estate, a nightclub, a bingo hall, and personal expenses. Taxpayers deserve accountability.

"We will follow the money, expose the corruption, and prosecute those who exploit the American people for personal gain."

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/18/2026 - 15:00

Costco for less.