Feb 21 At Vatican summit, Pope demands bishops act now on abuse By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis opened a landmark sex abuse prevention summit Thursday by warning senior Catholic figures that the faithful are demanding concrete action against predator priests and not just words of condemnation. Victims then told the bishops of the searing emotional… Continue reading
Feb 18 Sex abuse survivors to meet with Vatican summit organizers By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The organizers of Pope Francis' summit on preventing clergy sex abuse will meet this week with a dozen abuse victims who have descended on Rome to protest the Catholic Church's response to the crisis and demand an end to decades… Continue reading
Feb 13 WATCH: Military service academy officials testify before House hearing on sexual assault By Joshua Barajas The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET today. Watch it here. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 25:01 February 9, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 9,Virginia’s political scandal deepens with demands for the lieutenant governor to step down, Iran marks 40 years since the Islamic Revolution, and excavating for Rome’s subway yields ancient discoveries. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New… Continue watching
Feb 08 Virginia governor Northam says he will not resign over racist photo By Alan Suderman, Associated Press The decision comes as another sexual assault accusation was leveled at Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who would succeed Northam if he stepped down. Continue reading
Feb 07 Democrats speechless as scandal engulfs Virginia's leaders By Alan Suderman, Associated Press With Virginia's top three elected officials engulfed in scandal, fellow Democrats were rendered practically speechless, uncertain of how to thread their way through the racial and sexual allegations and their tangled political implications. Continue reading
Feb 06 Woman details sex accusation roiling Virginia politics By Michael Biesecker, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A California woman went public with her sexual assault accusation against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax on Wednesday, saying in a statement that she repressed the memory for years but came forward in part because of the possibility that Fairfax… Continue reading
Jan 29 Workspaces for women become more popular in #MeToo era By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press Women-focused workspaces are tapping into a desire among many women to build a community that's different from the stereotypical corporate culture. Continue reading
Jan 25 Judge approves changes to Harvey Weinstein's legal team By Michael Sisak, Associated Press Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul, is charged with raping a woman in 2013 and performing a forcible sex act on a different woman in 2006. He denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 7:18 Director Bryan Singer accused of sexual abuse, days after his film receives Oscar nod The Atlantic has published a report detailing multiple allegations of sexual abuse against director Bryan Singer, whose film “Bohemian Rhapsody” received an Oscar nomination for best picture just two days ago. Some victims accuse Singer of misconduct that occurred when… Continue watching