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More than 1,000 protesters descended on Cornell University’s campus Monday demanding President Michael Kotlikoff resign over his administration’s handling of an alleged fraternity gang rape. The massive crowd of students, faculty, Ithaca locals and outraged visitors gathered at the center…
Kristina Huemann Siedlecki has been convicted of murder in the death of her eight-month-old daughter. Siedlecki, a Sacramento mother, now faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life behind bars after jurors found her responsible for failing to obtain…
Michael Douglas, 82, has opened up about the private bond he shared with Rob Reiner over their sons’ struggles with drug addiction. Douglas details the friendship in his memoir “One Helluva Ride,” which is set for release Tuesday. The “Wall…
A third suspected human smuggling boat was intercepted in Newport Harbor on Saturday, bringing the total to three such incidents in less than a month for the wealthy Orange County enclave. The latest vessel carried 14 people — 11 men,…
A 13-year-old Louisiana boy will be honored posthumously with a national bravery award after dying while shielding his toddler sister from gunfire. Sha’Michael Russel, 13, was killed last week at Olde Salem Village Apartments in Shreveport when he jumped on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Disneyland Paris turned away same-day visitors Saturday after both of its parks hit maximum capacity. The closure on Oct. 3 wiped out reservation calendars for Disneyland Park and the newly renamed Disney Adventure World, according to fan site ED92. Annual…
Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor starting Nov. 1. Leavitt, 29, becomes the second former Trump press secretary to land at the conservative cable network, following Kayleigh McEnany’s path from the White House podium to Fox’s…