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Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings smiles during an interview in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Netflix co-founder backs Gavin Newsom for president

Reed Hastings, co-founder of Netflix, has thrown his support behind California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the 2028 presidential race, making him one of the first major Democratic megadonors to publicly back the governor's prospective bid.

May 12, 2026
Then-President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in this April 23, 2020 photo taken in San Antonio. Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. A federal inspector general sent a stark warning to Congress, saying they are leaving a massive amount of stolen taxpayer money in scammers' pockets because lawmakers haven't extended the statute of limitation on pandemic unemployment fraud. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Newport News woman sentenced for stealing pandemic unemployment benefits

A Newport News woman with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison for participating in a scheme to fraudulently collect unemployment insurance benefits in the names of prison inmates and others during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors said.

May 12, 2026
FILE - This undated image provided by the U.S. Justice Department and contained in the affidavit in support of a criminal complaint, shows Manuel Rocha during a meeting with a FBI undercover employee. (Justice Department via AP, File)

DOJ seeks to strip convicted Cuban spy of U.S. citizenship

The Justice Department has filed a civil complaint seeking to strip a convicted Cuban spy of his U.S. citizenship, continuing the government's legal pursuit of one of the most prolific Cuban espionage cases uncovered in the United States.

May 11, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Former NFL player sentenced to 16 years for $200M Medicare fraud scheme

A former NFL player who owned a marketing company and was the beneficial owner of eight durable medical equipment companies was sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for orchestrating a yearslong scheme that defrauded Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) out of nearly $200 million, the Justice Department announced.

May 11, 2026