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2d ago

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Charles Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, speaks out about ‘devastating’ abuse at British boarding school

In his first interview about his new book, “A Very Private School,” Spencer detailed what he described as the culture of cruelty at Maidwell Hall in the mid-1970s.
Charles Spencer.
Charles Spencer.
4d ago

New Alabama law is meant to protect IVF. It could have major unintended consequences, experts say.

The bill was intended as a stopgap measure to reassure fertility clinics that had halted operations, but legal experts are concerned about its unintended consequences.
A model of the female reproductive system and an embryo transfer catheter in a doctor office
A model of the female reproductive system and an embryo transfer catheter in a doctor office
5d ago

Iran to blame for violence that killed Mahsa Amini, U.N. finds

The 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman's death in custody in 2022 triggered huge public protests that lasted many months.
A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest.
A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest.
5d ago

Military clears Ospreys to fly again after a series of fatal crashes

Navy officials say they have identified a part that failed in a November crash that killed eight service members, but will not yet announce the finding publicly.
MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, in Okinawa
MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, in Okinawa

Sen. Tester asks Congress to fund installation of border fentanyl scanners that now sit idle

After NBC News reported that fentanyl scanners sit unused due to missing funds, the Montana Democrat sent a letter to Congress blasting Republicans who blocked the money.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., during a Senate hearing on Feb. 16, 2023.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., during a Senate hearing on Feb. 16, 2023.

EXCLUSIVE

7d ago

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Some small towns can't afford the election security prescribed by the federal government

Local officials said that amid baseless claims of stolen and rigged elections, they worry about the physical safety of election workers and the sites where votes are counted.
Harney County Court
Harney County Court
8d ago

Sen. Bob Menendez hit with obstruction of justice charges in bribery case

The new charges allege that the New Jersey Democrat claimed payments made to him and his wife were loans when he “well knew” that they “were not loans, but bribe payments.”
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.,
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.,

U.N. finds 'clear and convincing' information that hostages have been raped in Gaza

A senior U.N. official also found “reasonable grounds to believe” accounts of rape and gang rape during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Image: The site of a music festival near the border with the Gaza Strip
Image: The site of a music festival near the border with the Gaza Strip

Biden admin carefully ramps up criticism of Israel over the Gaza war but stops short of cutting off military aid

The White House has asked the Pentagon for more options to get additional humanitarian aid to Gaza's hungry civilians by air, land and sea.
A battery of Israel's Iron Dome defense missile system
A battery of Israel's Iron Dome defense missile system

Fentanyl scanners at the border sit unused, with no money from Congress to install them

The money to install the screeners was in the supplemental funding request Republicans blocked.
hidden drugs inspection screen
hidden drugs inspection screen

Hustlers, grifters and greed: How Jam Master Jay met his tragic end

The DJ found fame and fortune with the trailblazing rap group Run-DMC. But his close ties to unsavory figures from his old neighborhood led to his 2002 murder.
Jam Master Jay
Jam Master Jay