Hegseth paid settlement to woman who accused him of sexual assault, lawyer says

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs named in five new lawsuits alleging rape and sexual assault

New accusations against disgraced music mogul span years between 2000 and 2022 and involve unnamed celebrities. Five new federal civil lawsuits have been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs over the ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Canadian military refused apology to sexual assault victim over fears of bad press

Documents obtained by Ottawa Citizen show officials were concerned about negative media in case of Kristen Adams. Canada’s military decided not to apologize to an employee after she was sexually ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

‘Unacceptable’ handling of sexual assault claims linked to Fulham Football Club raises more questions for police

Content warning: “It will come up at the most bizarre times. I smell the aftershave he used and it’s there. “The last few years opened up a can of worms for me and I spent many nights laying there ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

A French court postpones Gérard Depardieu's sex assault trial because of his health

A criminal court in Paris has postponed French actor Gérard Depardieu’s trial on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a film set because of concerns about his health, shifting the start of ...

World - ABC News - October 28

‘We acted late’: Spain’s Sumar party apologises amid sexual assault claims

Leader of coalition Yolanda Díaz defends party but apologises over delay in action over MP Íñigo Errejón. The leader of Spain’s leftwing Sumar alliance, the junior partner in the country’s ruling, ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

French actor Gérard Depardieu’s trial on sexual assault charges is postponed because of his health issues

World - ABC News - October 28

Police ask prosecutors to consider charging Russell Brand over sexual assault claims

The historic allegations, which Brand has denied, date back to 2006-13 when he was a radio and TV presenter. Detectives investigating historic allegations of sexual assault against Russell Brand ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

US model ‘elated’ that sexual assault suit against agency boss revived in New York

Carré Otis speaks after court reverses decision and rules lawsuit accusing Gérald Marie of rape in Paris can proceed. The American model Carré Otis has said she is “elated” her sexual assault ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Only one in 10 sexual assault survivors in England and Wales would report crime again, survey shows

Exclusive: Three-quarters of respondents say mental health was damaged as a direct result of treatment by police. Rape victims in England and Wales have echoed the message of Gisèle Pelicot in ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Ex-Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder sentenced to two-year suspended prison term for sexual assault

The former AS Monaco and France star was handed potential 24-month jail term

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Musk accuses media of encouraging people to assassinate him, Trump

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday accused the media of encouraging the assassination of him and former President Trump with “relentless hit pieces.” “With their relentless hit pieces, legacy ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Evo Morales accuses Bolivian government of trying to kill him

Ex-leader implicates former ally Luis Arce after his vehicle hit by gunfire amid rising unrest in country. Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales has accused the government of his one-time ally Luis ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Trump's defense secretary pick once slammed him for 'shallowness' on foreign policy

Donald Trump this week tapped Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of defense -- despite the Fox News host having previously criticized him before he was elected in 2016.

Auchincloss: Trump nominated Hegseth because 'he wants yes men around him'

Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said Fox News's Pete Hegseth was only selected to serve as the Secretary of Defense because President-elect Trump wants “yes men” around him. “He's unqualified to be ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Elliott, Southwest in early settlement talks for significant board representation, sources say

Southwest reports third quarter results before the market opens on Thursday.

Business - CNBC - October 20

Chinese police say driver in car attack was unhappy over divorce settlement

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Pennsylvania judge declines to block Elon Musk’s $1m voter prize giveaway

Prosecutors had called sweepstakes a scam that violates state election law and asked for it to be shut down. US election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updates The $1m-a-day voter ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Detroit News editorial says Senate should reject Gaetz, Hegseth

The Detroit News issued an editorial urging the Senate to reject President-elect Trump's nominations of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of ...

Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago

Gallego says he will give Hegseth 'opportunity' to 'explain' past comments

Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) declined to say on Sunday whether he intends to vote to confirm President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth, saying he ...

Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago

Teen chess master charged with assault after hitting woman following loss in St. Louis match

17-year-old chess grandmaster Christopher Yoo was charged with assault and expelled from a championship tournament after hitting a woman when he lost a match in St. Louis.

Woman asks that battery and assault charges be dropped against Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young

The woman who told police she was the ex-girlfriend of Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young has retracted statements which led to his arrest on misdemeanor charges of battery and assault on Oct. 8

Sports - ABC News - November 7

Vince McMahon and WWE accused of allowing sexual exploitation of young boys in new lawsuit

Vince McMahon and WWE have been accused of knowing about and failing to stop the sexual exploitation of young boys by a ringside announcer in a lawsuit filed on behalf of five alleged victims ...

New York Philharmonic fires two players after accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power

The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not contest the decision, which followed renewed allegations ...

Entertainment - ABC News - November 5

Florida basketball coach Todd Golden accused of sexual misconduct as part of ongoing Title IX investigation

Golden, who is entering his third season at UF, is alleged to have stalked and harassed multiple women in the last year

Sports - CBS Sports - November 8

This policy gap is harming Americans’ health — and finances, doctor group warns

Compared to other industrialized countries, the U.S. has “been behind for quite a while, so the time is definitely now” for these changes, a pediatrician told MarketWatch.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Justice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years

The discrimination lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe was paid "significantly less" than her white co-workers for 8 years.

Politics - NBC News - November 9

Woman who shared nude photos of dad's lover jailed

Eleanor Brown posted the woman's photos on an escort site as an "act of revenge", a court hears.

Woman, 91, who killed toddler should not have been driving, inquiry rules

An FAI has called for a change to the laws about fitness to drive as the current system is "defective".

A woman is fatally shot in her bathroom. Who pulled the trigger?

After Minnesota nurse Alex Pennig was found dead in her bathroom, her friend Matthew Ecker told investigators she shot herself. But evidence at the scene left detectives with some big questions ...

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