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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the Roman Catholic Church had faced a persistent problem of sexual abuse of nuns by priests and even bishops, the first time he has publicly acknowledged the issue. Catholic nuns have accused clerics of sexual abuse in recent years in India, Africa, Latin America…
ImagePope Francis meeting with nuns last year at the Vatican.CreditCreditVincenzo Pinto/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ROME — The sexual abuse of nuns and religious women by Catholic priests and bishops — and the abortions that have sometimes resulted — has for years been overshadowed by other scandals in the Roman Catholic Church. That seemed to…
Kavanaugh’s accuser is credible. Will it matter? Brett Kavanaugh on the third day of his confirmation hearing.CreditCreditErin Schaff for The New York Times Obviously, I believe Christine Blasey Ford, the psychology professor who says that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school while his friend Mark Judge watched and, at moments, egged him on….
close story-meta Police recruits being sworn in at Madison Square Garden in October. Crime in New York City has declined for 27 straight years, even as police officers use less deadly force and make fewer arrests. Credit Timothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images It would have seemed unbelievable in 1990, when there were 2,245…
close story-meta Israel Horovitz at the Gloucester Stage Company in 2009. Nine women have come forward to accuse the playwright of sexual assault and misconduct. Credit Maisie Crow for The Boston Globe, via Getty Images In 1986, Maddie Corman was a 16-year-old actress performing Off Broadway as her mother lay dying in a hospital bed,…
Women on Friday protesting the Manhattan district attorney’s handling of accusations against Harvey Weinstein. Credit Holly Pickett for The New York Times It is unclear what possessed Woody Allen, of all people, to comment on the accusations of sexual predation against Harvey Weinstein, when he could have just not said anything, not expressed sympathy for…
Advisers who represent what remains of Gawker Media Group in bankruptcy are exploring whether they can bring a viable lawsuit against Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire who helped finance Hulk Hogan’s successful legal battle against the publisher. Gawker on Tuesday asked a bankruptcy judge for permission to subpoena Mr. Thiel to obtain information upon…
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said Sunday that the ride-sharing company will investigate new allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination in its workplace. After former Uber engineer Susan Fowler published a nearly 3,000-word blog post Sunday describing a nightmarish workplace culture in which male superiors solicited her for sex and human resources officers shrugged off her…
Casey Affleck accepting the award for best actor for “Manchester by the Sea” at the Critics’ Choice Awards in December. Credit Chris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated Press LOS ANGELES — This was supposed to be the awards season when Hollywood, having been scorched by consecutive #OscarsSoWhite years, avoided tumult over race. Not so. In heated conversations…
Gus Wenner, 26, head of Wenner Media’s digital operations, with his father, Jann Wenner, 70, Rolling Stone’s editor. Credit Jesse Dittmar for The New York Times With his spiky gray hair and the top few buttons of his shirt undone, Jann S. Wenner looked every bit the aging but still vigorous lion of pop-culture media…