Tag: Sex in society
Publisher pulls Philip Roth bio, cuts ties with author
NEW YORK — The publisher of a highly anticipated biography of Philip Roth is pulling the book and cutting ties with author Blake Bailey,...
$585K to be paid in sex harassment suit against ‘TikTok doc’
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health and Science University said Tuesday it will pay $585,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a social worker...
Intern must publicly testify on rape claim against lawmaker
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho legislative ethics committee will force a 19-year-old intern who says she was raped by a lawmaker to publicly testify...
Cuomo on sex harassment claims: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong’
ALBANY, N.Y. — In his first face-to-face encounter with journalists in months, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday flatly denied he had done anything inappropriate...
Suit: LSU insulated athletes, coaches from victims’ claims
NEW ORLEANS — Seven women have filed a federal class action lawsuit against Louisiana State University, its governing board and several former and current...
Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...
Mormon sex therapist ousted from faith for critiques
SALT LAKE CITY — A sex therapist in Utah who has publicly challenged her faith's policies on sexuality has been kicked out of The...
Texas lawmakers target sexual assault after Fort Hood death
AUSTIN, Texas — A year after a Fort Hood soldier was slain by a fellow member of the Army, Texas lawmakers are poised to...
UN Security Council: ‘Deep concern’ about Ethiopia’s Tigray
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council expressed concern Thursday about humanitarian conditions and human rights in Ethiopia's Tigray region, marking the council's first...
Scientists get creative to carry on research during pandemic
SAN LORENZO, Panama — Biologist Claudio Monteza pushed through thick vegetation to install a camera near a Panamanian highway in a dense tropical rainforest....
