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A Native American activist who claims ancestry from the same Virginia tribe as Pocahontas, the Pamunkey indigenous group, is not an enrolled member of the nation, according to the group’s former leader. Last month Kiros Auld was featured on a National Public Radio program that was critical of the work of researchers who expose fake Indians, known as ‘Pretendians’. The …

Against the backdrop of mounting pressure, FBI director Christopher Wray is contemplating whether or not to resign as the bureau’s honcho, according to a new report, while Republicans warm up to his potential replacement. President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his intention to replace Wray, who is seven years into a 10-year term, with FBI director designee Kash Patel and …

He wants to put the member back in City Council. Disgraced ex-lawmaker Anthony Weiner has popped back into the political spotlight Tuesday — formally filing to run for New York City Council. The 60-year-old whose sexting scandal prompted an embarrassing exit from public office more than a decade ago, culminating in a criminal conviction and prison time for sexting a 15-year-old …

Mexican cartel leaders have allegedly put out a hit against US Border Patrol along the San Diego sector after one of their members was run over by an agent, according to a new report. Agents were issued a warning on Thursday that a retaliatory shooting could happen in the coming days after an incident from Nov. 27 went viral online …

Unitedhealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione was suffering terrible back pain to the point where it was not possible for him to date or be “physically intimate” with anyone, his former landlord said. RJ Martin, who owns the “co-living” space in Hawaii that Mangione lived at for six months, said the murder suspect revealed to him that he was in constant pain …

A Georgia teen who collapsed at volleyball practice died from cardiac arrest after an ambulance failed to show up, officials said. Dream Chasers volleyball club member Amanda Sylvester, 15, collapsed while warming up Thursday at the Tracey Wyatt Recreation Complex in the Atlanta suburb of College Park, Atlanta News First reported. Within minutes, EMTs arrived and evaluated the teen, but …

President-elect Donald Trump is pressing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to appoint his daughter-in-law Lara Trump to fill outgoing Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat representing the Sunshine State, The Post has learned. “Trump really wants Lara to do it,” one well-positioned source close to the discussions at Mar-a-Lago told The Post, saying the former president’s daughter-in-law has a high likelihood of …

Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione made at least one crucial mistake before his bust at an Altoona, Pa., McDonald’s on Monday — he lowered his face mask to munch on some hash browns, new photos show. The snaps capture UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson’s alleged murderer both with his blue paper mask on and then removing its left ear strap — …

After the brazen murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week, experts say companies should rethink their investments in personal security for executives. Thompson was gunned down outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, in what police are calling a “premeditated, targeted attack.”  Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of Thompson, was …

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, once belonged to a group of Ivy League gamers who would play assassin games, according to a report. Alejandro Romero, a University of Pennsylvania student from the same Discord gaming group as Mangione, said they would play “Among Us,” a game where some players have to secretly …