LITTLE ROCK — Jeffrey Hillman, a New York City homeless man whose gift of boots from an NYPD police officer became an online sensation, is back on the streets with no shoes, telling The New York Times that he’s hidden the $100 all weather boots because “they are worth a lot of money,” adding that he’s grateful for the gift, but he wants “a piece of the pie” because a photo, taken by an Arizona tourist, was posted online “without permission.”
Mitt Romney, who resigned in January 2011 from the board of Marriott International Inc.’s before starting his presidential campaign, has rejoined the board, the hotelier said.
President Barack Obama Tweeted Monday that he has “asked [Rep.] Debbie Wasserman Schultz to continue her excellent work as chairman of the [Democratic National Committee],” with the Florida congressman replying on Twitter: “Thank you, Mr. President. I am honored to serve.”
Jillian Thomas, 8, of Alpharetta, Ga., told ABC’s Good Morning America that it “really, really hurt” when a dolphin bit her hand while she fed the animal as part of an attraction at Sea World in Orlando, Fla.
Pamela Walker, spokesman for North Carolina’s Department of Public Safety, said the State Bureau of Investigation has been asked to investigate allegations by Sampson Correctional Institution inmates that they were forced by correctional officers to rub habanero hot sauce on their genitals.
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., announced she will step down from Congress in February, shortly after her next term begins, to become the president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
Wayne Houchin, a magician from Chico, Calif., was recuperating in the Dominican Republic after a local television show host lit his head on fire with a flammable cologne, adding that doctors are cautiously optimistic that his burns will not result in scars.
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