Nikola founder Trevor Milton was sentenced Monday to four years in prison in connection to defrauding investors of the embattled electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker. Milton also was fined $1 million and could later be forced to forfeit property as part of his sentence. The punishment was far lower than the 11 years prosecutors had … Read more
FILE: Comedian Ali Wong performs onstage during the Moontower Comedy Festival at The Paramount Theatre on April 21, 2017 in Austin, Texas. Rick Kern/WireImage “I really think that for a woman, 40 is a golden age…” Ali Wong announced to a packed Masonic Auditorium, drawing cheers from the crowd. “…to get divorced.” This was the … Read more
THE dark days of winter have us planning our trips to the sun for 2024. There are a host of new hotel openings that will prove the perfect places to head to in the New Year for fresh-out-the-box holiday fun. 8 Sun seekers now have seven stunning new hotels to try outCredit: Getty Here Lisa … Read more
Jung-hoo Lee and his agent Scott Boras wait at Oracle Park before a press conference to introduce his contract with the San Francisco Giants on Dec. 15, 2023, in San Francisco. Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images As discourse over San Francisco’s supposed “doom loop” seeps further into sports chatter, two unlikely allies — Golden State Warriors head … Read more
FILE: Aerial view of San Francisco International Airport with United Airlines jets in 2017. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images In this week’s news, airline travelers are expected to number a record 3 million on several days over the Christmas holidays; a new competitor enters the busy SFO-Taipei route; Alaska Airlines inks a partnership with a fast-growing Canadian carrier; United updates … Read more
DONALD Trump’s former lawyer has been ordered to pay £116million ($148 million) for defaming election workers. Rudy Giuliani had falsely accused Georgia ballot counters Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of rigging the 2020 presidential election. 1 Rudy Giuliani had falsely accused Georgia ballot counters Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of rigging the 2020 presidential electionCredit: … Read more
The Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse, Church Street in New Haven, Connecticut. The U.S. attorney’s office said Darnell Macon Sr. and Kharisma Brooks, a former Danbury couple, were sentenced to prison for firearms offenses. Ed Stannard / Hearst Connecticut Media In a release, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut said Darnell Macon Sr., … Read more
Newly arrived from Lagos, in the early nineties, Andrew Dosunmu, solitary and broke, sometimes slept in the Paris Metro. He had little in his possession beyond his clothes. And it was his manner of dress that first drew the curiosity, and then the care, of a stranger—the nascent fashion designer Lamine Badian Kouyaté. Lamine took … Read more
It’s one of the most striking structures in the world, but the visitor queue leaves a lot of people feeling Eiffel-y annoyed. In fact, the line at the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris comes top of a world ranking of most-complained-about queues, with the London Eye second and the Colosseum third. The list, by hawaiianislands.com, … Read more
“Transitional, really thinking about what does she really want to wear in July, but something she can wear forward, too,” explained Vince creative director Caroline Belhumeur, firmly planting her collection in the summer side of pre-fall but thinking about how to make pieces that will last beyond the warm months. She went preppy but through … Read more
