Nation Oct 20 Woman who accused Cornell students of rape says university president's response made her feel 'unsupported' Her secondhand account of the president's remark, which Cornell disputes, comes as faculty prepare for a potential vote of no confidence in the Ivy League school's leadership.
Nation Oct 14 Cornell president admits he never followed up on gang rape allegation ahead of no-confidence debate Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff knew in 2024 that a student had reported being gang raped at a fraternity house, but never followed up to learn what had happened to her or whether any of the accused students had been…
Nation Oct 13 Cornell suspends fraternity parties, gives state police role in investigating campus assault reports The university also plans to work with New York State Police to allow independent criminal investigators to investigate sexual misconduct allegations and add a case manager to help those who report sexual misconduct navigate the university’s procedures.
Nation Oct 08 Cornell gang-rape accuser was 'misled' about criminal investigation, her lawyer says The university's police department gave her the impression that a criminal investigation was continuing, lawyer Thomas Giuffra told The Associated Press.
Education Oct 04 Cornell president calls alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing,' pledges greater transparency “My heart aches when I think of what she experienced,” Kotlikoff said. “It raises heartbreaking and troubling issues about sexual assault, dehumanization and aspects of party culture, alcohol and drug use.”…
Nation Oct 03 Woman told Cornell investigators she 'felt like bait' during alleged gang rape While heavily redacted, the records offer a fuller but sometimes conflicting timeline of events and a glimpse at how the men responded to the allegations. Some disputed the woman’s account and said they weren’t involved in any assault.
Nation Sep 28 Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England Local officials in New Jersey and New York told residents that high tide late Monday could potentially bring more flooding.
Nation Sep 27 Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast, leaves over 130,000 without power as high tides threaten coast The slow-moving storm, which killed a New York City housing authority worker when a tree fell Saturday, was expected to linger through Sunday with heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous surf from New Jersey to New England.
Nation Sep 26 Persistent nor'easter batters U.S. Northeast, causing coastal flooding, outages and at least 1 death Tens of millions of people were in the path of the nor'easter, which was forecast to affect the Mid-Atlantic area and New England throughout the weekend.
Nation Sep 25 Nor'easter to lash the East Coast with strong winds, flooding and heavy rain Millions of people were under warnings associated with the storm, which has already cancelled concerts and prompted people on islands near Cape Cod to head to the mainland in the days ahead of the nor’easter’s arrival.