Edmund Newton

Those were trying times for Rome. Nero, the last of the Julio-Claudian Caesars and a big spender with a reputedly homicidal temper, was on the throne. Stories abound of how he attempted to poison his mother, kicked one of his wives to death, and personally ordered the upside-down crucifixion of...

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents much of west Broward, is an increasingly high-profile operative in the national Democratic Party. During crunch time in the presidential election this year, Wasserman Schultz was a much-sought-after talking head, particularly with regard to the meandering assertions of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The...

True story. Tailpipe came out of his house a few months ago and found Sal, a glum, knobby-faced man from down the block, lying right in the middle of the street. On his way from the local package store to his one-room digs, Sal's legs had just given out. "I'm...

Frances Woofenden, 84 years young this week, has a better physique than many a 20-year-old. She owes her toned frame, she says, to water-skiing. She still does it almost every day at Lake Okeeheelee in West Palm Beach. You may have seen Woofenden and her fabulous legs on a V8...

You're at home catching some z's after a rushed, super-busy morning, and the doorbell rings. There stands a crew from Channel 7 News, with a pushy field producer telling you that, hey, you've been singled out as a "rotten neighbor." Say what? Yeah, says Danny Cohen, it's right there in...