Call it a California gold rush. The Golden State is home to 85 of America’s wealthiest people, according to Forbes’ annual ranking of the country’s 400 richest, which features tech titans, entrepreneurs and billionaire families. The 2026 list has a record $8 trillion in combined wealth, with 34 newcomers joining the elite club. The price of admission? At least $4.4 billion, up from $3.8 billion last year. Overall, California boasted more billionaires on the Forbes 400 list than any other state. New York trails behind with 54, followed by Florida with 49 and Texas with 43. That concentration of wealth…

Rick Ross’ ex-girlfriend, Jazzma Kendrick, is reassuring fans that she’s “OK” after accusing the rapper of physical abuse. “To everyone who reached out, sent love, or just held space for me, thank you,” Kendrick, 39, wrote via her Instagram Story on Monday, September 28. “I felt every message, even the ones I haven’t answered yet.” The model continued, “I want you to know l’m OK.” Kendrick took to her Instagram Stories on Saturday, September 26, alleging that Ross, 50, had “busted” her lip. “I don’t know a lot of things, but I do know that a man that puts his…

MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu splashed a 3 and then flashed a smile at the Target Center crowd late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s win.  The beauty in Ionescu’s game is her relentless belief that the next shot will go in, regardless of how the game went up to that point.  Ionescu checked out of the game for the final time 20 seconds later, ensuring she exited on a high note after what had been an overall tough game amid a difficult season.  Ionescu finished with 13 points on 14 shots, zero rebounds and six assists.  The Liberty won by…

Buc-ee up! Popular travel stop Buc-ee’s has opened its closest location to California yet, giving West-Coasters their first taste of the fast-growing convenience store. Buc-ee’s has locations across most of the southern US, but chain has recently expanded west to Goodyear, Arizona with a massive new travel center. Opened in June, the new location at Interstate 10 and Bullard Avenue spans a whopping 74,000 square feet, has 120 fueling pumps and is open 24 hours a day, seven days week. The travel center is just a 2 hour drive from the California- Arizona border city of Blythe, California, and a…

WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly passed a sweeping bill regulating college sports Monday, bringing Congress closer than ever before to enacting national standards around where — and for how much — intercollegiate athletes play. The bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, approved in a 77-22 vote, grants the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and its member schools a limited antitrust exemption, allowing them to set and enforce rules around athlete eligibility and transfers without worrying about being taken to court. It also raises the limit on how much each school can directly pay athletes to around $49 million, more than double…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance wants to drastically change the H-1B foreign worker visa program in favor of a system that prioritizes American workers rather than the one he says currently displaces members of the domestic workforce.”So, what are the things we can do administratively to ensure that if a tech company is going to try to get an H-1B visa, it’s an actual genius, it’s a person that is going to significantly enrich the tech ecosystem or the American economy?” Vance asked in a Sept. 15 episode of the “All-In” podcast, hosted…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PLYMOUTH, Mass. — The lone holdout juror who defied 11 others by maintaining his belief that former Massachusetts nurse Lindsay Clancy was guilty of murder before a mistrial was declared earlier this month has made his most direct public remarks — speaking without a middleman for the first time.Michael Desronvil, who is said to be hiding out at an undisclosed location, said tktk.”I know the whole focus has been on me, but we want to reel everything back and put the focus on the three angels,” he said in a video statement…

Cheez-It is buffing up. The toddler-approved snack is getting a “wellness” makeover as Cheez-It releases a protein-packed version meant to amp up its original nutrient value. Thew swap comes amidst the latest “protein maxxing” craze driven by GLP-1 patients, who need to preserve muscle mass while losing (and losing, and losing…) fat. Cheez-It’s newest variation — coined Cheez-It Protein Original — offers snackers seven grams of protein per serving. The original orange cracker has just 3 grams per serving. That’s about the same amount of protein as two tablespoons of peanut butter, a cooked cup of quinoa or one egg,…

Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! We love chunky knits, cozy layers and all things autumn, but nothing sparks joy quite like a cute Halloween top. We’re making the most of the spooky season by rocking all sorts of humorous Halloween fashion, from pun‑filled tees to ghoulishly girly pieces and options that work well beyond October 31. It turns out that there’s no better place to source cute Halloween tops this season than Walmart, which has a whole apparel edit that’s anything but frightful. Whether you’re on…

Is it possible that the postseason fate of Giancarlo Stanton — at least for the first round — came down to a bunch of at-bats against Ryan Weathers, Elmer Rodríguez and prospect Kyle Carr at an empty Yankee Stadium?  It certainly sounded as if the day’s live batting practice, on the eve of Game 1 against the Red Sox, would matter, with the slugger attempting to show team brass both that he is healthy enough to play and that his bat is ready enough to perform.  If manager Aaron Boone & Co. were judging purely on what they saw Monday,…