Starr treatment

That was then, this is now: Ken Starr, who exposed President Bill Clinton’s zipper malfunctions in great detail in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, has lost his job at Baylor University for blowing off sexual assault accusations against football players.

The resignation means Starr now has plenty of time on his hands to go after Hillary Clinton.

Hero to zero: Elizabeth Holmes, an entrepreneur whose wealth was estimated at $4.5 billion two years ago, now has a net worth of zero because the startup firm she founded fell on hard times, Forbes reported.

Things have gotten so bad that Holmes now is taking meetings not with Silicon Valley venture capitalists but with Chad, the manager at her local Moneytree store.

Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1886, President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom at the White House.

At just 21, Frances was the youngest first lady in history, a distinction she’s in no danger of losing — unless thrice-married Donald Trump becomes president.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff

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