Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get U.S. residency

A former mayor from Haiti is set to go on trial Monday after authorities say he lied on his visa application about committing rights abuses in his country.

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This story isn’t about the priest who abused me. It’s about my mother

She was a master archivist of lies, enabling my stepfather’s crimes against me and my siblings. Despite everything, I needed to believe she loved me. The church, though aware of our abuser’s ...
The Guardian - 6d
N.J. judge allows use of powerful DNA tool in quadruple murder trial

A New Jersey judge ruled that prosecutors can use evidence from a powerful and increasingly common DNA tool in the upcoming trial of a man charged in the 2018 murder of four relatives.
NBC News - 5d
Family and friends kept abuse by French doctor a secret, but his crimes spanned decades

Joël Le Scouarnec, a once highly respected surgeon, is now standing trial after being charged with raping and sexual abusing 299 people, many of whom were children.
NBC News - Mar. 8
Accused Texas megachurch pastor to surrender in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges

A former pastor of a Texas megachurch is expected to turn himself into Oklahoma authorities Monday on child sexual abuse charges.
NBC News - 7h
Texas embalmer charged with mutilating corpse of registered sex offender

A Texas woman has been charged with abusing a corpse after she allegedly used a scalpel to castrate the body of a registered sex offender last month, officials said.
NBC News - 5d
Gateway Church founding pastor indicted on child sex abuse-related charges

Robert Morris resigned from Gateway Church last year following allegations that he sexual relations with a 12-year-old girl approximately four decades ago.
CBS News - 4d
Abuse would lead me to walk away from Man Utd, says Ratcliffe

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he would walk away if he gets "abused" by fans in the same way the Glazer family have.
BBC News - 2d
Altadena Residents Face High Costs as They Begin to Rebuild Their Homes

The realities of construction costs and insurance payments after the Eaton fire have set in for residents.
The New York Times - Mar. 8
Detained South Korean president is freed to cheers and jeers as he faces insurrection trial

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from detention on Saturday, deepening political division in the key U.S. ally as he faces insurrection charges over his failed attempt to ...
NBC News - Mar. 8
How Oklahoma's AG used a frontier-era law to charge Robert Morris in sex abuse scandal

Megachurch founder Robert Morris was indicted by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond after Cindy Clemishire publicly accused Morris of molesting her in the 1980s
NBC News - 3d
Founder of megachurch indicted on child sexual abuse charges

The Oklahoma attorney general charged Robert Morris with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Morris is the founder of Gateway, one of the largest megachurches in the country. It ...
NBC News - 3d
Russia Begins Assault on Ukrainian-Occupied Town of Sudzha in Kursk Region

Moscow’s military advances on the town of Sudzha may deprive Kyiv of a bargaining chip in peace talks.
The New York Times - 5d
Former Texas Megachurch Pastor Is Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges

Robert Morris, the former senior pastor of the Dallas-based Gateway Church, abused a girl over several years in the 1980s, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said.
The New York Times - 4d
Man accused of killing Hadiya Pendleton to stay in jail as he awaits new trial

Micheail Ward's conviction was thrown out, after an appeals court ruled detectives violated his constitutional rights during his interrogation.
CBS News - 5d
US enforcement unit ended by Trump wins right to auction Russian yacht

Sale of the $300mn Amadea is expected to move forward but cases that were not charged yet are likely to be abandoned
Financial Times - 1d
Hell and high water: flooded-in northern rivers residents grapple with ‘no water, no phone or power’

Houses are starting to smell of damp and mould, food is rotting in fridges and even charging a phone involves ingenuity. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The ...
The Guardian - Mar. 10
US imposes restrictions on Thai officials for deporting Uyghurs to China

Trump administration makes first move to call out human rights abuses by Beijing
Financial Times - 2d
Ollie Bearman: ‘There’s nothing that I wouldn’t have done to get to F1’

Leaving home at 16 to pursue his dream has paid off for Britain’s youngest F1 driver as he begins his first full season. There is an unmistakeable air of steely determination about Ollie Bearman; ...
The Guardian - 5d
Inside the frontlines of Russia as the war with Ukraine continues

NBC News' Keir Simmons gets a rare look inside the frontlines in Russia and talks with residents about the impact of the war with Ukraine as President Trump said he is “strongly considering” ...
NBC News - Mar. 8
Maher denounces Trump ‘lies’ at joint address: ‘Bored with that s---’

Comedian Bill Maher roasted President Trump on his show Friday night, claiming Trump's joint address to Congress was entrenched with "lies." “I’m bored with that s---! OK? This is what he does. ...
The Hill - Mar. 8
Barbarian Director's Resident Evil Reboot Movie Gets A Release Date

Earlier this year, reports emerged that a new Resident Evil movie was in the works from Zach Cregger, the writer and director of Barbarian, a recent breakout horror hit. Now, after a reportedly ...
GameSpot - Mar. 7
Los Angeles Wildfires Leave Residents Worried About Contaminated Soil

Federal agencies are removing topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves.
The New York Times - Mar. 10
He remembers a different kind of baseball, relaxed and chatty. 'Eephus' gets it on film

Director Carson Lund used to play seriously as a kid but caught the film bug. He bridges his two passions with 'Eephus,' a movie that captures a waning pastime.
Los Angeles Times - 2d
Josh Hart says Knicks are ‘moving on’ from Draymond Green’s comments about Karl-Anthony Towns

Ahead of the Knicks-Warriors game on Saturday, Josh Hart was asked about Draymond Green's comments about Karl-Anthony Towns and was civil but insightful.
Yahoo Sports - 2d
What couples need to know about desire: ‘There’s no right or healthy amount of sex’

Desire discrepancy is one of the most common reasons couples come to certified sex and relationship practitioner Georgia Grace . Solving the issue means challenging false assumptions. Get our ...
The Guardian - Mar. 10
Warren Zeiders on his rise in country music and new album "Relapse, Lies & Betrayal"

At just 25, Warren Zeiders has racked up over three billion global streams and eight million monthly listeners on Spotify. Now, he's making waves with his new album, "Relapse, Lies & Betrayal." He ...
CBS News - 17m
Survivor who ignited US Catholic church’s reckoning with abuse killed in Louisiana

Scott Anthony Gastal, who at age 11 had testified in court in the 1980s that his priest had raped him, was beaten to death. The clergy abuse survivor who effectively ignited the US Catholic ...
The Guardian - 3d
Silent Hill f Includes Disclaimer About Gender Discrimination And Child Abuse

Konami is alerting players that Silent Hill f features a range of potentially upsetting topics, including depictions of gender discrimination, child abuse, bullying, drug-induced hallucinations, ...
GameSpot - 3d
Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney

Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted. Laura Spinney is a science journalist and the author of ...
The Guardian - Mar. 9
Yanks' Cole concerned about right elbow soreness

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole had imaging on his right elbow and expects to know more about the situation in the next couple of days.
ESPN - Mar. 8
Author Brendan DuBois sentenced to prison for possession of child sex abuse material

Bestselling mystery writer Brendan DuBois has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison
ABC News - 3d
Trump condemned for using ‘Palestinian’ as slur to attack Schumer

US president said of Senate minority leader: ‘He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian’. Donald Trump has been condemned by a leading US Muslim civil rights group for seeking to use the word ...
The Guardian - 4d
Who is Benjamin St-Juste? 5 things to know about Chargers new cornerback

The Chargers have brought a new cornerback to town in veteran Benjamin St. Juste. He will be expected to compete for a starting role in 2025.
Yahoo Sports - 3d
Woman charged after allegedly holding her stepson captive for more than 20 years

Kimberly Sullivan is accused of cruelty and abusing her stepson for more than 20 years. Police say the victim, a 32-year-old man, said he was kept locked away in a room since he was 11 years old. ...
CBS News - 4d
7 stand trial over cyber death threats against Paris Olympics artistic director

The trial of seven people charged in connection with alleged cyberbullying targeting the artistic director of last summer’s Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ceremonies has started in a Paris court
ABC News - Mar. 5
Cricketer 'victimised' for speaking out on racism, report says

Majid Haq says he has faced abuse in the three years since speaking out about racism in cricket.
BBC News - 4d
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: I would leave United if I was abused as much as Glazers

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said he would leave Manchester United if he was abused as much as the Glazer family.
Yahoo Sports - 2d
Trump: US has 'just about' ended Ukraine intelligence-sharing suspension

President Trump said Sunday the United States had "just about" ended a suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine, adding that he expects "a lot of progress" during the talks with Ukrainian ...
The Hill - Mar. 10
Mahmoud Khalil case 'not about free speech': Rubio

Secretary of State Marco Rubio knocked the notion that Mahmoud Khalil’s federal court case is about First Amendment rights but rather his legal standing to remain in the U.S. after he led ...
The Hill - 4d