Nearly half of the dedicated members of the Central Oklahoma Parrothead Association (COPA), a Jimmy Buffett fan club, ended up very sick during their trip to the Dominican Republic in April. Of the 114 COPA tourists which descended upon the Hotel Riu Palace Macao in Punta Cana, 54 took ill during their stay. “It was headaches, vomiting, fever, Read more about Dozens of Members of Jimmy Buffett Fan Club Get Sick in Dominican Republic[…]

Actor John Lithgow recited a poem lambasting the Trump administration Thursday, seemingly inspired by outgoing Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s past legal deal with embattled billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lithgow’s poem surfaced on Twitter Thursday. In it, he used Acosta – who has been at the center of the Epstein firestorm due to the plea deal Read more about Video: John Lithgow Recites Poem About the ‘Virus, Infecting the Health of the Nation’[…]

Rumors that European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans would run as the socialist lead candidate have long circulated in the corridors of the EU institutions | Olivier Hoslet/EPA Frans Timmermans to join race for Commission top job Dutch vice president of the Commission wins backing of German Socialists. By Maïa de La Baume and Bjarke Read more about Frans Timmermans to join race for Commission top job[…]

SAINT-REMY-DE-PROVENCE, France — The race for Europe’s next banking supremo risks turning into one of those turgid World Cup group-stage matches, which no side really wants to win because it could make reaching the final more difficult. Choosing the successor to France’s Danièle Nouy as chair of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), the arm of Read more about ‘Mamma Mia!’ dash for most important job in EU banking[…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota authorities are charging singer R. Kelly with two counts of prostitution and solicitation involving a girl under 18 for an alleged incident in 2001. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says Robert Kelly is charged in an incident involving a girl he met at a concert. Freeman says the girl was trying Read more about R. Kelly Charged with Child Prostitution in Minnesota[…]

First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Polish President Andrezej and his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, to the White House on Wednesday in a pale pink suit. For her first ensemble since she and President Trump’s European trip — where she curated a series of iconic fashion moments — Melania Trump opted for a girlish Calvin Klein suit in Read more about Fashion Notes: Melania Trump Opts for Girlishly Pink Calvin Klein Suit[…]

Merkel threw her support behind the idea in an address to the European Parliament | Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images Merkel joins Macron in calling for EU army to complement NATO Trump, still furious after weekend in Paris, blasts French president and EU on Twitter. By Maïa de La Baume and David M. Herszenhorn 11/13/18, 4:33 Read more about Merkel joins Macron in calling for EU army to complement NATO[…]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is at a crossroads. On March 20, the European People’s Party will discuss whether his ruling Fidesz party should remain a member of the center-right umbrella organization — and whether to vote on the matter. The debate comes just as campaigning is intensifying for May’s European Parliament election, with political Read more about Viktor Orbán’s options[…]

The Los Angeles Times reported that while the left-wing late-night TV comedy shows have more female writers than they did decades ago, “not a single show has a writers room that is 50% (or more) female.” Playing off the debut of the Mindy Kaling-penned movie, Late Night, the paper scolded the networks and streaming services alike for Read more about LA Times Exposes Gender Disparity Among Late-Night Shows' Writers[…]

European Greens launched their European election campaign on Wednesday with a pledge to fight climate change and corruption — and a warning for the Continent’s conservatives. The party’s two lead candidates, Bas Eickhout and Ska Keller, presented a 12-point manifesto for the European Parliament election in May that includes traditional green demands to fight climate Read more about EU Greens to conservatives: Change to get a deal[…]