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Celebrity People
Aaron Carter Hospitalized Amid ‘Hate Messages and Death Threats’ About His Weight: ‘I Need to Stay Strong’
Aaron Carter Hospitalized as Bullies Shame His Weight
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Business The Street
We Went to Sears For The First Time In More Than 10 Years and Instantly Saw Why It's Dying
I haven't been inside a Sears store for more than 10 years, until Thursday, June 22. And, wow, did I learn a lot. Mainly, I came away with a better understanding of why Sears Holdings Corp. is closing an additional 20 stores on top of the 245 it already planned to shutter. And why it has failed to turn a profit in 29 out of the last 37 quarters and seen same-store sales decline in 11 of the past 12 quarters. I observed alienating treatment of a loyal customer at the store in Jersey City, N.J., which was also messy and uninviting inside. When I came upon customer Stephanie Rosso, a resident of Jersey City, she was struggling with four employees to get a simple return transaction completed for
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Entertainment USA Today
Vermont gay bar apologizes, changes name
The owner of a gay bar in Vermont has abandoned the name Mister Sister and is seeking forgiveness after three months of bitter controversy. The new name of the Winooski area's only gay bar, which opened in March, will be The Bridge Club. "I hope everyone finds the humor in going to 'The Bridge Club' to party, sees the nod to the historic Winooski Bridge and recognizes the camaraderie and necessity in building bridges," owner Craig McGaughan wrote on Facebook. "My wish is that we can all forgive and move forward," McGaughan continued. "Nothing good came from the fighting. No one won here." The name Mister Sister, which McGaughan initially described as inclusive, sparked controversy because some
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Politics ThinkProgress
Kellyanne Conway melts down on CNN after being asked basic question about Russia
She claims the real meddling came from political pundits. During an interview with CNN on Friday, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway was unable to point to a single thing President Trump is doing to prevent Russia from interfering in future elections. She also equated pundits who doubted Trump’s chances of winning the election with Russian hackers who waged cyberattacks against American voting databases. Russian interference came up in the context of the Washington Post’s bombshell report detailing how the CIA put together a briefing for then-President Obama last summer “that detailed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s direct involvement in a cyber campaign to disrupt and discredit the U.S.
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U.S. Business Insider
A Navy SEAL explains what to do if you're attacked by a dog
Former Navy SEAL Clint Emerson, author of "100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation," explains what to do if you're ever attacked by a dog. Follow BI Video: On Twitter
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Style The Zoe ReportThe Best Black Bikinis To Wear This Summer
It seems like it would go without saying, but a little black bikini (LBB, if you will) is about as ubiquitous in your wardrobe as that go-to LBD: It never goes out of style and it can easily go from a formal affair (that super-chic pool party you just RSVP’ed) to a low-key bash (your bestie’s backyard rager). If you don’t already have one in the mix, the time to start shopping is now. To make things simple we’ve chosen a handful of styles to go with every kind of vibe-sporty, super-feminine and a few classic cuts in between. Trust us, you won’t know how you ever lived without an LBB.
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World Newsweek
North Korea: Kim Jong Un's Friend Dennis Rodman Says Otto Warmbier’s Release Partly Down To Him
North Korea’s decision to release U.S. student Otto Warmbier, who died on Monday after returning home in a coma, was partly attributable to ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman’s trip to the authoritarian state, according to the former basketball player himself. Warmbier was detained by North Korea for almost 17 months after being arrested in January 2016, allegedly for trying to steal a propaganda poster. U.S. officials have blamed North Korea for Warmbier’s death, and President Donald Trump condemned “the brutality of the North Korean regime as we mourn its latest victim.” Pyongyang claimed that Warmbier had contracted botulism-a potentially fatal bacterial disease-after being given a sleeping pill from which he never woke up.
