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Mayor LaToya Cantrell to repay $30k in city money spent on first-class flights . She had justified it by saying flying economy was 'unsafe' for black women .. City policy requires her to find cheapest fare or reimburse the expenses . Cantrell also admitted living rent-free in the apartment located in the city's Upper Pontalba building on Jackson Square . ... The city's Metropolitan Crime Commission sent a report to the city council Thursday asking for an investigation into Cantrell's use of the apartment . ... LaToya Cantrell, the controversial Democrat mayor of New Orleans, has said she will repay...

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell allegedly assaulted a woman in the bathroom at a concert.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - La Toya Jackson broke a toe while rehearsing for a music video for her upcoming single "Just Wanna Dance," her business partner said Thursday. The sister of entertainer Michael Jackson was rehearsing in Las Vegas on Jan. 10 when she broke the big toe on her left foot, Jeffre Phillips said. "The base to a microphone stand fell off a speaker and landed right on her toe," he said. "She was rushed to the hospital." She will be "out of commission" for 10 to 12 days, Phillips said. She was told to stay off her feet...