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U of Rochester, ex-professors settle retaliation claims

The University of Rochester will pay $9.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by nine former professors and students who said ...

Kansas massage therapist accused of misconduct with athletes

A massage therapist charged with a sex crime involving a girl also engaged in inappropriate behavior toward at least six ...

University of Michigan hires new law firm in abuse inquiry

The University of Michigan has hired a new law firm to lead the investigation into allegations a deceased doctor molested ...

Plácido Domingo has coronavirus amid Spain outbreak

Plácido Domingo announced Sunday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 79-year-old opera singer's illness ...

Producer, actors lose appeal in Weinstein Co. bankruptcy

A federal judge in Delaware has rejected an appeal by the producer and stars of the film "Silver Linings Playbook" stemming ...

Placido Domingo resigns from opera union, donates $500,000

Superstar Plácido Domingo has resigned from the U.S. union that represents opera singers and will contribute $500,000 to ...

India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape

Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, ...

Accused of abusing 349 children, French surgeon faces trial

A retired surgeon accused of sexually abusing as many as 349 young children over decades – primarily his patients, in their ...

Utah passes new abortion rules as Legislature wraps up

Utah lawmakers passed new regulations on abortion this year, including a measure approved by the Republican-controlled ...

A hospitalized Weinstein 'has not given up,' his lawyer says

A day after receiving a 23-year prison term in his New York City rape case, Harvey Weinstein was in medical and legal limbo ...

Weinstein gets 23 years in sentence hailed by accusers

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison after breaking his courtroom silence with a rambling plea for ...

Judge: Woman defamed Steve Wynn with police report of rape

A Nevada judge has ruled a woman defamed former casino mogul Steve Wynn when she reported to Las Vegas police in 2018 that ...

Scandal-scarred Virginia lawmaker now seeks justice reform

Just a few years ago, Joe Morrissey's political career appeared to be over. The former prosecutor-turned-defense attorney was ...

LA Opera finds harassment reports against Domingo 'credible'

An investigation commissioned by the Los Angeles Opera into sexual harassment allegations against ‪Plácido Domingo has found ...

Weinstein lawyers seek mercy after his 'historic' fall

With prosecutors seeking a severe punishment for Harvey Weinstein in his landmark #MeToo case, his lawyers argued on Monday ...

Review: Using Shakespeare to take the pulse of America

“Shakespeare in a Divided America,” Penguin Press, by James Shapiro America: land of the free, home of the brave, known for ...

UN chief: Gender inequality biggest human rights challenge

Calling himself “a proud feminist,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lashed out at men who abuse power and declared ...

Mormon students protest BYU stance on same-sex behavior

After Brigham Young University two weeks ago dropped a section from its strict code of conduct that had prohibited all ...

R. Kelly pleads not guilty; feds say new charges planned

R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes child pornography charges ...

Harvey Weinstein moved to NYC jail after heart procedure

Harvey Weinstein was moved Thursday to an infirmary unit at New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail complex after ...