Brittney Griner won't travel for next 2 games to focus on her mental health, team says
The Phoenix Mercury say All-Star center Brittney Griner will not travel for the team’s next two games so she can focus on her mental health
2023-07-30 06:26
Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors
2023-07-30 06:18
At least 30 dead and more than 90 malnourished dogs discovered at Ohio animal rescue
Butler County, Ohio, deputies found approximately 30 dead dogs and puppies, in various stages of decomposition, stuffed into fridges and freezers earlier this week at an Ohio animal rescue. According to the Butler County Sheriff's Office, there were more than 90 dogs and puppies removed from what deputies and investigators said were "the most horrible conditions they have ever seen."
2023-07-30 05:56
Morocco wants normal ties with Algeria- king says
RABAT King Mohammed VI said on Saturday Morocco hopes for a return to normality and open borders with
2023-07-30 05:55
Did Kevin Costner's wife move out of his home? Christine Baumgartner was told to vacate $145M mansion by end of July
Christine Baumgartner relocated to a temporary home on July 28 and is 'still looking for another house'
2023-07-30 05:47
Victims of Larry Nassar sue university over alleged ‘secret decisions’ in sex abuser’s case
Victims of convicted sex offender and former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar have sued the college over allegations that officials made “secret decisions” against releasing documents in the case. The women and their relatives have accused MSU of holding secret votes that led to the university’s refusal to hand over more than 6,000 documents to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel‘s office. Ms Nessell led an investigation into what the school knew about the abuse perpetrated by Nassar, but the probe ended in 2021 because the university didn’t provide documents related to the scandal. The victims said they are not seeking money in the suit filed on Thursday. Instead, they said they want accountability from the university and its elected trustee board. “We contend that board members made a behind-closed-doors secret decision not to release the records in blatant violation of the Open Meetings Act,” Azzam Elder, an attorney representing the victims, said in a press release. “They followed that up with violations of the Freedom of Information Act when we requested emails that might show they discussed and made a closed-door decision on the matter in violation of law.” Nassar has admitted to molesting some of the US’s top gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment. The disgraced doctor was convicted in 2018 to 40 to 175 years in prison over ten counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and possession of child sexual abuse images. At the time the accusations against him emerged in 2016, Nassar had been employed by MSU for more than two decades, with some of the athletes who were molested alleging they reported the abuse since the 90s. MSU did not immediately respond to The Independent’s request for comment. In the past, the university has cited attorney-client privilege as the reason they refused to release documents in the case. “This is about who knew what, when at the university,” victim Melissa Brown Hudecz told the Associated Press ahead of Thursday’s lawsuit filing. “We can’t heal as a community until we know that everyone who enabled a predator is accountable. By protecting the 6,000 secret documents and anyone named in them, the board is adding to survivors’ trauma with their lack of institutional accountability.” The lawsuit comes just days after Nassar was stabbed multiple times by another prisoner in a federal prison in Florida. The prisoner who stabbed Nassar said that he responded with violence following alleged comments made by Nassar that “he wanted to see girls play in the Wimbledon women’s tennis match,” according to the AP. Read More Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening Michigan urologist to stand trial on sexual assault charges connected to youth hockey physicals Woman left topless in prison cell accuses police of sexual assault as hours of footage ‘missing’
2023-07-30 05:16
Why did the Gilgo Beach suspect's wife ask for privacy? Asa Ellerup says 'their lives turned upside down'
'I am pleading with you all to give us space so that we may regain some normalcy in our neighborhood,' said Asa Ellerup
2023-07-30 04:52
Who is John Shively? Wisconsin man arrested for killing his 25-year-old son after an argument over 25 cents
John Shively has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide and use of a dangerous weapon
2023-07-30 04:47
Olympic boxer Félix Verdejo found guilty of kidnapping, death of pregnant woman and unborn child
A federal jury on Friday convicted Olympic boxer Félix Verdejo-Sánchez in the deaths of a woman and her unborn child, according to the US Attorney's Office in the District of Puerto Rico.
2023-07-30 04:29
Trump's $475 million 'big lie' defamation lawsuit against CNN dismissed
By Joseph Ax A federal judge has thrown out Donald Trump's $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, in
2023-07-30 04:25
India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple by some Indian expats in the US
Hoping to stave off inflationary pressures on a diet staple, the Indian government is banning exports of non-Basmati white rice varieties
2023-07-30 04:24
Why did fans stop mobbing Jason Alexander? 'Seinfeld' star candidly says 'I’ve aged badly'
'I get recognized and people are very sweet. And it’s generally a salute and a wave and a ‘Hey, Jason!’ kind of thing,' said Jason Alexander
2023-07-30 04:23
