Trump's defense secretary pick was once investigated for sexual assault

Trump announces North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as his pick for interior secretary

President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to select North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as the nominee to be the secretary of the Department of the Interior.

Politics - NBC News - 9 hours ago

What we know about Trump Cabinet picks so far after Burgum selected for secretary of the Interior

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to run the Department of the Interior. CBS News political reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more on that and the other Trump Cabinet ...

D.C. police investigate assault of gay model as a hate crime

A 22-year-old gay man was assaulted by multiple people in Washington, D.C., after not saying "excuse me" to one of the assailants, according to police.

ICC prosecutor to face external investigation into sexual misconduct claims

Allegations against Karim Khan to be examined by outside body ‘to ensure fully independent, impartial and fair process’. The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court will face an ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Trump picks his New York hush money defense lawyers for top spots at DOJ

Politics - Politico - Yesterday

Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'

Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member ...

Entertainment - ABC News - 7 hours ago

U.S. Defense Secretary Urges Israel to Scale Back Attacks in Beirut Area

Lloyd J. Austin lamented that civilian casualties during Israel’s war in Lebanon were “far too high.”

World - The New York Times - October 20

Evidence of North Korean troops in Russia, Defense Secretary Austin says

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says there is evidence that North Korean troops are in Russia, with lawmakers in South Korea saying 3,000 North Korean troops are supporting the Kremlin's war ...

This Retired General Settled the 9/11 Case. Then the Defense Secretary Took Charge.

Susan Escallier’s approval of a plea deal, one of the most important decisions in the history of Guantánamo Bay’s war court, has drawn attention to her role and the dysfunctional military commissions.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 4

Former defense secretary addresses nominee's claim about women in combat units

Fmr. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who ended the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat units, addressed Hegseth's claim that women shouldn't serve in combat.

Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for attorney general, had been a subject of a sex trafficking investigation

Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department, has previously been investigated over allegations of sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl — a federal probe that ...

Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago

Man charged with drugging, sexually assaulting 9 women at his LA area homes

A man accused of drugging and sexually assaulting nine women at his homes in Hermosa and Redondo Beach, allegedly killing one of the victims when he drugged her, is facing more than a dozen felony ...

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

'You lured him in': Rape myths and what we still get wrong about sexual assault

From being asked what they were wearing to having their bodies critiqued, rape victims are still subjected to old-fashioned myths.

‘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