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
