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Sorority women across the country say the alleged gang rape at Cornell University has left them frightened but not shocked, describing sexual assault as a persistent, systemic danger woven into Greek life culture. Riley Kate Higgins, 22, president of the…
Two Cornell University fraternity brothers were expelled after a campus disciplinary panel found them responsible for sexual assault in a high-profile case that has drawn scrutiny from the governor’s office. Matthew Ingalls and Jonathan Newell, both members of the Chi…
Usha Vance nearly fell while carrying her infant son down the stairs of Marine Two on Monday. The second lady, 39, was descending from the vice presidential helicopter at Joint Base Andrews with nine-week-old Alec Neel Vance strapped to her…
Caleb Flynn sobbed through his own sentencing while still insisting he did not murder his wife. The former “American Idol” contestant and Ohio church music pastor, found guilty of executing Ashley Flynn, 37, in her bed, received life in prison…
San Francisco’s Ocean Beach erupted in an unauthorized pyrotechnic barrage late Saturday night that jolted residents across surrounding neighborhoods and reignited debate over the city’s persistent illegal fireworks problem. The unsanctioned display ignited around 10:30 p.m., according to KRON4, with…
Katy Inzer, 46, was arrested after allegedly masturbating on an American Airlines flight from Baltimore to Miami last month, according to an incident report filed by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. The lewd act occurred shortly after takeoff on the evening…
Carl Heastie, 59, has broken his silence on social media about a luxury Rio de Janeiro birthday trip that ethics watchdogs are scrutinizing. The powerful Bronx Democrat and New York Assembly Speaker posted multiple Instagram pictures in the past week…
Newly surfaced video reveals the interior of the Chi Phi fraternity bedroom where a 20-year-old Cornell student says she was gang-raped by seven brothers. View this post on Instagram The footage shows a metal bed frame stripped of its mattress…
Ethan Hawke has opened up about the day he accidentally unloaded on a director through a live microphone. The 55-year-old actor recounted the 2000 Hamlet set mishap during a recent conversation with co-star Kyle MacLachlan, 66, to promote MacLachlan’s new…
A British Airways flight bound for Chicago made an emergency return to London after a rapid descent forced oxygen masks to deploy over Ireland. The Boeing 777, operating as Flight BA295, had climbed out of Heathrow Airport last Friday at…
A 35-year-old Bronx woman found badly battered in her apartment Sunday evening died hours later at a hospital, and investigators are probing whether foul play was involved, authorities said. Jasmine Chisolm was discovered with visible injuries to her head and…
Jada Pinkett Smith is demanding that a man suing her for $3 million undergo a five- to six-hour mental health examination. Bilaal Salaam, who claims he was a close friend of Will Smith for roughly four decades, filed suit against…
Christa Pike’s lawyers say she is critically ill on life support after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her. Pike, 50, had been scheduled to die by lethal injection on September 30 at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center northwest of…
A Connecticut judge has ordered Liz Cho and Josh Elliott to proceed with their divorce trial in December regardless of whether their arbitration session produces a settlement. Judge Steven Dembo set firm trial dates of Dec. 14 and Dec. 21…
Carrot Top was photographed grinning during a church service Sunday in his first public appearance since his release from the hospital. The 61-year-old comedian, born Scott Christopher Thompson, attended St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Las Vegas…
Kevin Williamson has broken his silence on his complicated early working relationship with James Van Der Beek. The “Dawson’s Creek” creator, 59, delivered an emotional speech at the Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala in Santa Monica, California, on Saturday, where he…