Apple’s new chief executive officer, John Ternus, is weighing a broad overhaul of the iPhone maker aimed at sharpening its engineering focus, introducing products more frequently and creating a leaner organization, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. The early ideas under consideration include moving away from Apple’s traditional spring and fall product-release cycle and eliminating some middle-management roles to narrow the gap between engineers and top executives, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Ternus, a 25-year Apple veteran and longtime hardware chief who oversaw multiple generations of the iPhone, succeeded Tim Cook this fall. Analysts said the leadership change…

WASHINGTON — A House committee has accused New York of flouting federal law by failing to identify “risk levels” of Medicaid service providers that could be defrauding the taxpayer-funded program, according to a new report. The House Energy and Commerce Committee has been probing New York and nine other states for potential fraud in the distribution of Medicaid or Medicare funding and concluded in a Tuesday report that the Empire State was “not complying with federal law by designating provider risk levels” for some of its state-level programs. “New York’s counsel later disclosed to the Committee that it does not…

Trump administration uncovers $500M in suspected OPM health care fraud OPM Director Scott Kupor told Fox News Digital the agency has identified roughly $500 million in fraud, waste and abuse in the federal health benefits program and is expanding audits, claims analysis and enrollment verification to recover taxpayer dollars and prevent future abuse. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration announced $500 million in waste and fraud findings at the Office of Personnel Management – revealing a recovery of potentially fraudulent funds for federal health benefits programs.Health insurance carriers in the Federal Employees…

Alleged new ransom notes released in Nancy Guthrie investigation The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of television host Savannah Guthrie, remains under investigation. Alleged kidnappers demanded $4 million in Bitcoin and claimed she ‘perished’ after being abducted. Newly released ransom notes and other evidence are providing investigators with fresh clues as the case remains ongoing. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) announced Tuesday that PCSD and the FBI’s task force investigating the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, have been made aware of a possible new ransom note in relation to Guthrie’s…

Ordering a lobster roll “Connecticut-style” in Maine might garner a dirty look — or worse, a side of mayonnaise instead of butter. A recent debate has heated up in Maine over how a proper lobster roll should be served: warm, with butter, or cold, with mayo. Maine-style lobster rolls traditionally consist of cold lobster meat, either tossed in mayo or served with mayo on the side. A Connecticut-style roll typically includes warm lobster meat, poached in butter or served with warm butter on the side. In both variations, the lobster is piled onto a warm, toasted split-top bun, usually brioche.…

Hulu’s tell-all documentary about The Swan featured many former contestants, but Dr. Terry Dubrow was noticeably missing after participating as a medical professional on the controversial reality show. The Swan: Behind the Mirror, which premiered on Tuesday, September 29, revisited the 2004 Fox series that promised physical transformations for everyday women through dramatic cosmetic surgery. Director Erin Lee Carr spoke with many contestants from both seasons, crew members and even Dr. Randal Haworth, who addressed performing operations on the show. Dubrow, 68, for his part, wasn’t featured in the documentary. At the end of the special, a message appeared on…

Odell Beckham Jr. isn’t going to get a fairytale ending with the Giants after all. Beckham, who beat the odds to make the team in training camp, was released Tuesday by the Giants, The Post confirmed. His second act with the Giants ends without a catch in three regular-season games. Beckham’s usage as the No. 4 receiver in an offense that only uses two most of the time led to just playing 20 offensive snaps in three games.   This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

It’s one of the simplest race formats — and one of the most brutal. A “backyard ultramarathon” may conjure images of runners looping on a compact lawn with a picket fence, but the reality is actually much more extreme. The latest endurance trend taking over the running world, the backyard ultra is a race in which the fastest runner doesn’t always win, there’s no finish line and there’s no predetermined distance. While many ultramarathons — races that exceed 26.2 miles — take place in scenic locations across the globe, the backyard ultramarathon pops up in parking lots and on mixed-use…

Earth’s life-support systems are in peril — and they’re getting worse — but although the window for action is closing, we still have a chance to give our planet a sustainable future, a new report finds.The report, called “Planetary Health Check 2026,” was written by more than 60 scientists and assessed the state of interconnected natural systems, or planetary boundaries, upon which Earth’s stability and resilience depend. When these boundaries are crossed, researchers say there’s an increasing risk of serious and irreversible harm.According to the report, seven of the nine identified planetary boundaries have already been breached, including climate change,…

The JPMorgan Chase executive accused by a former banker of forcing him to become her “sex slave” has renewed her countersuit against him, claiming he fabricated the lurid allegations to extract millions of dollars from her and the banking giant. Lorna Hajdini, an executive director at JPMorgan, said in a Monday night Manhattan federal court filing that Chirayu Rana waged a “deliberate and sustained scheme” to portray her as a racist sexual predator and criminal. Rana has accused Hajdini of coercing him into sex and demanding his submissiveness to advance his career. His allegations have included claims that she sexually…