How drunk is too drunk? Cornell rape allegations expose 'loopholes' in consent laws
The BBC speaks to experts about current US state sexual assault laws and why some believe changing them will help alleged victims.
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Newsom signs first-in-nation law forcing major companies to reveal slavery-era ties: 'Make it public'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law requiring large companies to disclose slavery-era transactions dating back to 1849.
Lawyers urge watchdogs to examine Reflecting Pool case against ex-Olympian
Lawyers for a former U.S. Olympian cleared of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are asking federal watchdogs to investigate how the Justice Department built a felony case against him before prosecutors concluded he was not responsible. Attorneys for David Hearn on Tuesday sent a letter to the inspectors general at the DOJ and Interior…
Christa Pike is awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyer says
The Tennessee woman who survived an execution last week is conscious, speaking and receiving medical care in a development her attorneys described Tuesday as “unprecedented.”
US lawmakers call on Israel to release imprisoned doctor Hussam Abu Safia
Progressive US representatives seek to bring attention to Israeli abuse and detention of Palestinian medical worker.
David Ellison backs CNN’s Trump lawsuit, pledges editorial independence
CNN’s new owner, David Ellison, says he supports CNN’s legal action against the Trump administration over White House access, and will not interfere in the news organization’s coverage.
A meteor crater in Oklahoma is nearly 100 million years younger than scientists thought; new zircon dating puts the ancient impact at about 370 million years ago
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that a meteor hit Ames, Oklahoma, at a different time than previously believed.