New England Sun-Times

Forty people, men and women, booked a trip for a night out to the Savanah Palace nightclub in Lowell, Massachusetts from Boston. What was supposed to be a simple and fun experience, turned into a nightmare for the partygoers, who shelled out a massive $850.00 for the party ride. Owned by Exquisite transportation, the Twin DBA Party Bus promised another bus for the riders should a breakdown occur. But, Twin DBA Party Bus and Exquisite Transportation didn’t follow through with their promise once the breakdown did happen. After the partygoers were picked up at 10:00 p.m., the party bus broke down on the highway at around 11:00 p.m. in Bedford, Massachusetts, and the State Police was summoned to assist. The police arrived at around midnight, and the temperature inside the bus started to become like an icebox. While waiting for a tow truck to jump the bus, the two drivers contacted the owners of the bus who informed them that they would send another bus from Norwood,...

Neiman Marcus says 1.1 million debit and credit cards used at its stores may have been compromised in a security breach last year. The high-end retailer said Visa, MasterCard and Discover have found 2,400 Neiman Marcus and Last Call customer cards that were used fraudulently. Last Call is Neiman Marcus' clearance chain. Neiman Marcus says it is notifying all customers who shopped in its stores in 2013 and offering them a free year of credit monitoring and identity-theft protection. Malicious software installed in Neiman Marcus' system attempted to take customer card information from July 16 to Oct. 30, the company said. The malicious software has been disabled. Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. reiterated in a post on its website Wednesday night that Social Security numbers and birth dates were not stolen and customers who shopped online were not affected. Customers that use its private Neiman Marcus credit cards were also not affected. The Dallas-based company sa...

By Joseph P. Kahn   /   Globe Staff Such was their stature during the golden age of local television news that mail sent to their WCVB-TV offices was often addressed simply to “Chet and Nat, Boston, MA.” For nearly three decades, beginning in the 1970s, Chet Curtis and Natalie Jacobson, married partners and boldfaced-name celebrities, formed a ratings-winning anchor team for whom viewers developed a strikingly familial affection. Mr. Curtis, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, died Wednesday night, according to his family. He was 74 years old. The on-air chemistry and domestic union – they were among the first married co-anchors paired together in a major television news market – made Mr. Curtis and Ms. Jacobson media royalty in Boston. Even after the couple’s marriage came apart in 1999, followed by their on-air partnership, and Mr. Curtis moved to New England Cable News, where he anchored newscasts and hosted a nightly business show, he remai...

Judge Rules Kan. Sperm Donor Owes Child Support TOPEKA, KS (KCTV) - A Kansas judge says because a man didn't use a licensed doctor when he donated his sperm to a lesbian couple, he must pay child support. William Marotta is the child's father under state law in part because he participated in an in-home artificial insemination after responding to an online ad, according to the ruling. Shawnee County District Court Judge Mary Mattivi wrote Wednesday that because a licensed physician was not involved in the artificial insemination process, Marotta is more than a sperm donor and thus responsible for the child. Marotta has been fighting the state's attempts to make him pay thousands of dollars in child support. It wasn't immediately clear Wednesday whether he would file an appeal. All parties agree that Marotta responded to an online ad by Jennifer Schreiner and Angela Bauer in 2009. The couple paid $50 to Marotta, who did not seek l...

Chicago-based Meggings Man Clothing is bringing spandex pants made for males to the masses. ‘You see skinny jeans on guys everywhere, and meggings are clearly the next step in that direction.’ By Victoria Taylor / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Meggings Man Clothing Men in tights: Meggings Man Clothing sells leggings designed with the male body in mind. Men have been wearing leggings for ages, and they are known to pop up on male runway models and rock stars. But will your average Joe forgo pants and put on tights instead? Adam Freck and Andrew Volk think so. In December, the Chicago-based duo launched Meggings Man Clothing, a company that specializes in leggings for men. Meggings Man Clothing ‘There's no reason why guys should resort to squeezing into ladies' leggings, or trying to make their athletic pants work outside of the gym,’ the folks at Meggings Man Clothing said. “We saw a real demand for an easy, wearable span...

January 19, 2014 Former basketball star Dennis Rodman has checked into an alcohol-rehabilitation center after facing backlash for his visit to North Korea. “Dennis Rodman came back from North Korea in pretty rough shape emotionally. The pressure that was put on him to be a combination ‘super human’ political figure and ‘fixer’ got the better of him,” his agent, Darren Prince, said Sunday in a written statement. “He is embarrassed, saddened and remorseful for the anger and hurt his words have caused.” Prince said Rodman is at a facility in New Jersey, one with a “28- or 30-day” program. He said Rodman drank heavily in North Korea during a recent tumultuous trip to the secretive state to play a basketball game with some former NBA stars against national team players from the regime. “His drinking escalated to a level that none of us had seen before,” Prince said Saturday. Rodman entered a center on Wednesday, a source close to him told BHZ. Rodm...

What is This? Russian Socialite and Garage Magazine Editor-In-Chief Dasha Zhukova Sits on a Black Woman Bondage Chair for Buro 24/7 Interview Happy Martin Luther King Day! As we pause to reflect on Dr. King’s enduring message of Civil Rights and equality, we must deal with the reality of modern day ignorance and racial insensitivity. Today, Miroslava Duma’s new online magazine Buro 247 published an article on Russian socialite Dasha Zhukova. The illustration? A serene looking Zhukova sitting on a ‘black woman’ chair. The Editor-in-Chief of Garage magazine perches on a black ‘dummy,’ (not a real human) who is nude save panties, a garter belt , elbow length gloves, and knee high boots, her folded knees suggestively pushing her naked breasts against her body. As Dasha stares out at the camera in the light filled room, she appears the total opposite of the compromised black woman on the floor. The message: white dominance and superiority, articulated in a seemingly seren...