A former Florida mayor was sentenced to 51 months in prison Friday after defrauding the charity United Way of more than half a million dollars. Guy Thompson, a former mayor of Milton, a city northeast of Pensacola, last year pleaded guilty to 20 counts of wire fraud and three counts of tax evasion in the…… MORE
President John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg said Saturday that Vice President Mike Pence’s recent op-ed is a “total perversion of JFK’s legacy and the meaning of courage.” In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Thursday, Pence urged Senate Democrats to break ranks and oppose the articles of impeachment brought against President Donald Trump. Pence cited Kennedy’s…… MORE
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced fired the island’s emergency manager, hours after a warehouse filled with supplies was discovered. The emergency aid is believed to be from when Hurricane Maria hit the island two years ago, the governor said. Carlos Acevedo, director of Puerto Rico’s Office of Emergency Management, was dismissed Saturday. The governor…… MORE
Major Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons has always pushed boundaries. But this time, they may have gone too far. The brand showcased its men’s fall/winter 2020 line this week at Paris Fashion Week. A key part of the runaway look, amid the bright colors and cropped jackets, appeared to be lace front cornrow wigs…… MORE
A woman writing a novel about “predatory” older men and their relationships with younger woman will serve as one of 12 jurors who will decide Harvey Weinstein’s fate in one of the most high-profile cases in the country. The New York criminal trial of Harvey Weinstein is based on the relationships between the former Hollywood…… MORE
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein approved the release of top FBI official Peter Strzok’s text messages with then-FBI attorney Lisa Page to protect the FBI and because Congress deserved to see them, he wrote in a court filing late Friday night. The admission, the Justice Department argued, shows that the two FBI officials, who…… MORE
NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. is no longer facing an arrest warrant in New Orleans in connection with a locker room incident following the LSU’s win this week in the College Football Playoff National Championship. The New Orleans Police Department had obtained an arrest warrant for the Cleveland Browns player after he appeared to swat…… MORE
Facebook removed a network of pages Friday night that were reported to be sending coordinated posts defending Connecticut congressional candidate Robert Hyde, who this week was implicated in the Ukraine scandal. The pages first came under public scrutiny in November, months before Hyde came to national attention. A BuzzFeed News investigation found the pages heavily…… MORE
Beyoncé’s Ivy Park x Adidas line dropped this week, creating an online frenzy as fans raced to stock up on the goodies. But some pointed out a striking similarity: Queen Bey’s new line are the same colors of British supermarket chain, Sainsbury’s. Which means the outfits from Beyoncé’s line look kind of like Sainsbury’s uniforms.…… MORE
Walter Mercado‘s horoscopes brought “mucho, mucho amor” to households across Latin America and the US for decades. The beloved Puerto Rican astrologer passed away in November but “Mucho Mucho Amor,” a documentary centered on his life is coming to Netflix soon, the company announced Friday. Mercado appeared in TV shows and radio segments for over…… MORE