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Police declare 'critical incident' over school's historic abuse
Operation Chalk is examining claims of physical and sexual abuse at Kerelaw School between the 1970s and 2000s.Top stories - BBC News - 5 hours ago -
Met Police only sought Al Fayed abuse charges over two of 21 women who accused him
Twenty-one women accused the ex-Harrods owner of sexual offences while he was alive, the force admits.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
Suspect dead in Santa Monica College workplace shooting: Police
The suspect in a shooting at a California college Monday that left an employee injured died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.Top stories - ABC News - October 16 -
Police arrest suspect in shooting incidents at Harris campaign office in Arizona
Police in Tempe, Arizona, have arrested a 60-year-old man suspected of shooting at a Democratic National Committee office over the last two months and hanging suspicious bags of white powder from ...Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Archdiocese of L.A. reaches historic $880M child sex abuse settlement
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached a historic $880 million settlement over hundreds of child sex abuse claims.Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
La Liga to report racist abuse of Barcelona players to authorities after El Clasico incidents
Victorious Barca players were targeted with insults during El Clasico which will be reported to authoritiesSports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago -
The Fed should beware declaring the war on inflation over prematurely
Wobbles in the bond market suggest investors think the US central bank turned too dovish too soonWorld - Financial Times - October 15 -
IMF declares victory over inflation, boosts US economic outlook
International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials sounded a death knell for the post-pandemic inflation Tuesday and raised projections for U.S. economic performance, placing the U.S. at the center of the ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Vatican Issues First Report on Sex Abuse, to Immediate Criticism
The report is intended to assess efforts by the Roman Catholic Church to safeguard minors and others. Advocates for survivors called it an exercise in obfuscation.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Case reopens into Wimbledon crash that killed two schoolgirls
Bereaved parents welcome new police investigation into a crash that killed two girls and injured 12.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Catfish killer who abused thousands brought down by phone calls and seized devices
How does a Northern Ireland teenager end up as one of the UK's most prolific online child sex abusers?Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
While LeBron and Bronny prepare for their historic family pairing, the Lakers shrug off the critics
LeBron James and his 20-year-son, Bronny, are about to become the first father and son to play on the same NBA teamSports - ABC News - October 17 -
Poll Shows Dead Heat, and Biden to Apologize for Native American School Abuses
Plus, a World Series with baseball’s biggest stars.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Irish school abuse inquiry should cover ‘leathering’, survivors say
Former pupils of Catholic schools say corporal punishment was ‘hourly occurence’ in 60s and 70s. The Irish government has been urged to extend the scope of a statutory inquiry into historical child ...World - The Guardian - 21 hours ago -
DOD ordered to turn over records from Trump's Arlington National Cemetery incident
The Trump campaign denies any altercation with a cemetery employee.Top stories - ABC News - October 23 -
Iowa school shooter showed 'warning signs' and 'copycat behavior,' police say
The student gunman in a small-town Iowa school shooting in January in which two people were killed and several others injured was known to have a fascination with school shooters and exhibited a ...Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Biden administration over 'unrestrained' Israel government
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) criticized the Biden administration on Monday over what she called an “unrestrained” Israeli government. “The horrors unfolding in northern Gaza are the ...Politics - The Hill - October 14 -
Harvard donations drop sharply in wake of criticism over Israel protests
Donors and alumni cut gifts to west’s wealthiest university by 14% to below $1bn with endowment fund taking brunt of hitWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
Lebanon Issues Rare Criticism of Iran Over ‘Blatant Interference’
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, summoned Tehran’s envoy over reported comments by a senior Iranian official on a U.N. resolution deemed a precondition for a cease-fire.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Archdiocese of LA agrees to $880 million settlement over sex abuse claims
The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to settle sex abuse claims made by more than 1,3000 alleged victims dating back to the 1940s.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Catfishing victim, 12, took own life over abuser's demands
Alexander McCartney pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this year and admitted 185 other charges.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
Man faces jail over AI-generated child abuse images
Hugh Nelson, 27, made "bespoke" explicit images depicting children being harmed, a court heard.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Abuser in 'UK's largest catfishing case' jailed for life
A 12-year-old girl in the US took her own life as she was being abused by a man from Northern Ireland.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Biden apologizes for forced Native American boarding school policy
President Joe Biden delivered an apology for a United States policy that forcibly separated generations of indigenous children from their families for more than 150 years and sent them to federally ...Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Students are injured in clashes with Pakistani police over reports of an on-campus rape
More than two dozen students have been injured in clashes with Pakistani police over reports of an on-campus rape of a young womanWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
BBC warned by Met over report into Tim Westwood allegations
The former Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJ has denied claims of misconduct, calling them false.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Portuguese far-right leader criticised over police shooting comments
Complaint filed against André Ventura and two Chega colleagues for statements about fatal shooting of black man. Former politicians, musicians and lawyers from across Portugal have filed a criminal ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Russian police charge woman in Crimea over daughter’s pro-Ukraine video
Clip of Russian and Ukrainian flags with angry-face and heart emojis is alleged to have ‘discredited’ army. Police in Russian-annexed Crimea have charged a woman with child neglect after her ...World - The Guardian - 19 hours ago -
Joe Burrow's 47-yard touchdown run highlights Bengals victory over Giants
Bengals defeat Giants on roadTop stories - NBC News - October 14 -
Ohtani's historic 50-50 ball sells at auction for nearly $4.4M amid ongoing dispute over ownership
Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in any sport.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Ohtani's historic 50-50 ball sells at auction for nearly $4.4M amid ongoing dispute over ownership
Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in any sportSports - ABC News - October 23 -
Freddie Freeman named World Series MVP after historic effort in Dodgers' win over Yankees
Freddie Freeman's home run streak propelled the Dodgers to the franchise's eighth World Series title.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 7 hours ago -
Teen given life sentence over school hammer attack
Two pupils and a housemaster at Blundell's School in Tiverton suffered serious injuries.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
USDA lists over 150 schools that may be affected by listeria recall
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said over 150 schools received BrucePac products likely contaminated by listeria, as per a Thursday release. All ready-to-eat meat and poultry produced by ...Politics - The Hill - October 19 -
Private school campaigners liken education secretary to Nazi over VAT plan
Bridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policy. Members of a campaign group opposing plans to apply VAT to private school ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
France and Germany attack UK plan to levy VAT on international school fees
Proposal to impose value added tax in the Budget risks damaging diplomatic ties, ambassadors sayBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Simu Liu criticizes Canadian boba tea company over concerns of cultural appropriation
Actor Simu Liu blasted a pair of Quebec entrepreneurs last week who went on Canada’s version of “Shark Tank” to pitch a drink they say has “transformed” boba tea.Top stories - NBC News - October 13 -
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Middle East latest: Israel faces mounting criticism over attacks on UN peacekeepers
Israel is facing more criticism over attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in southern LebanonWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
'Sorry I have a German passport' - Tuchel hopes he can win over critics
Newly appointed England head coach Thomas Tuchel says he wants to make the nation's "dream come true" at the 2026 World Cup.Top stories - BBC News - October 16