Oprah Winfrey plans to donate $2 million to disaster relief in Puerto Rico, which is still recovering from devastating effects of back-to-back 2017 hurricanes. The media mogul’s donation was announced on Monday by the Hispanic Federation and the Flamboyan Arts Fund, which was founded last year by Tony Award-winning actor and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and his family….
Kirstjen Nielsen’s Last Hours As Homeland Security Secretary Riddled With Chaos
The hours leading up to Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Sunday were overrun by confusion and chaos, several reports have indicated. Her last few days in office were marked by all the power players in President Donald Trump’s orbit making her “the scapegoat for internal frustrations regarding the…
Joe Biden’s Proudest Achievement Looks A Lot More Complicated In 2020
In recent days, former Vice President Joe Biden’s behavior has been called into question after a number of women have spoken out about his handsy, out-of-touch nature. But in his lengthy résumé, there is one policy that Biden and his supporters tout as a nearly unimpeachable feminist success: the Violence Against Women Act. Biden, who…
Golfer Arie Irawan, 28, Found Dead In His Hotel Room
SANYA, China (AP) — Officials at the Sanya Championship said Sunday that 28-year-old Malaysian golfer Arie Irawan died in his hotel room from “apparent natural causes,” and the PGA Tour Series-China canceled the final round of the tournament. The PGA Tour Series-China said in a statement that Irawan missed the 36-hole cut Friday in the…
Body Found In Home Of Man Who Was A Disney Mouseketeer
Click:Glass candle holder PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A body has been found in the Oregon home of Dennis Day, an original member of Disney’s “The Mickey Mouse Club” who has been reported missing since July. Police have not identified the body or released details on how it was found, The Oregonian/Oregon Live reported. Police in…
Woman Who Pushed Commuter To Her Death In NYC Subway Faces Up To Life In Prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who pushed a commuter to her death in front of a New York City subway train just days after being released from a psychiatric facility was sentenced Friday to 20 years to life in prison. Melanie Liverpool, 33, admitted shoving 49-year-old Connie Watton off a subway platform at the…
Mitt Romney Dismisses ‘Moronic’ Attempts To Gain Trump’s Tax Returns
As a formal request by congressional Democrats for the release of President Donald Trump’s tax returns sets up a potential legal battle for the documents, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) dismissed the effort as a fool’s errand. “I’d like the president to follow through and show his tax returns,” Romney said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the…
John Oliver Skewers ‘Dangerously Goofy Goofs’ Trump Picked For The Federal Reserve
President Donald Trump has pulled some startling stunts in his day, but nothing compares to the pair of “dangerously goofy goofs” that he has picked for the Federal Reserve Board, John Oliver said on Sunday. “You don’t fuck around with the Fed,” Oliver warned on “Last Week Tonight.” Oliver called Trump’s picks for the Fed —…
George Conway Rips Trump For Punishing Those Who Won’t Help Him Break Laws
George Conway went on a tear again against President Donald Trump on Sunday, this time for a disturbing “pattern” apparent in his ouster of Homeland Security head Kirstjen Nielsen. On Twitter, Conway pointed to a report in The New York Times that said Trump often blew up at Nielsen when she warned him about how the…
Kirstjen Nielsen Is Out As Homeland Security Secretary
Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security amid President Donald Trump’s growing frustration with her handling of immigration policy. Trump tweeted Sunday that Nielsen will be leaving her position. The president said that Kevin McAleenan, the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, will become acting secretary. Nielsen later confirmed in a…