Abuse
California's Foie Gras Fight Ramps Up
California's attorney general will appeal a decision to put foie gras back on menus.
U.S. Government Warned on Withholding Detainee Abuse Photographs
The fight over 2,100 pictures depicting U.S. military abuse of detainees reached "a line in the sand" for the presiding judge.
New Zealand Judge Appointed to Head UK Child Abuse Inquiry
Lowell Goddard is the third person to head the inquiry after the previous two were forced to quit.
Dartmouth College Just Announced a Ban on Hard Liquor
Dartmouth's announcement follows a string of high-profile stories of alcohol abuse and hazing scandals.
ACLU Challenges Latest U.S. Move to Block Release of Detainee Abuse Photos
Civil liberties group argues government claims are insufficient to withhold more than 2,100 images.
Californians Divided Over End of Foie Gras Ban
"It goes on the menu tonight," one chef said Wednesday. "All of my sous chefs are jumping up and down."
U.S. Moves to Block Graphic Photos of Detainee Abuse, Again
After the release of the CIA torture report, the Obama administration says, images are worse than words.
The Operators of America's Largest Immigrant Detention Center Have A History of Inmate Abuse
Corrections Corporation of America has been sued by the ACLU and inmates for its mistreatment of detainees.
British Soldiers Accused of Torture and Abuse During Iraq Occupation
A Newsweek investigation discloses that there are thousands of cases of ill-treatment and torture outstanding against the British army in Iraq
Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier Dies at 63
The former Haitian dictator, who led a terrifying regime for fifteen years, died from a heart attack on Saturday, his lawyer said
Two Phil Spector Mugshots Surface, Nightmares Imminent
The former music producer is serving 19 years to life for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson
Pope Accepts Resignation of Head of Scandal-Plagued Irish Church
Sean Brady's career was plagued by accusations that he kept quiet about the sexual abuse of children by the clergy
The Economist Retracts Its Racist Slavery Book Review
"Almost all the blacks in his book are victims," complained a writer reviewing a book about American slavery.
'Fifty Shades of Grey' Readers More Likely to Be in Abusive Relationships
A new study links abusive relationships and eating disorders to reading the BDSM novel
How the Law Is Standing Up to Cyberstalking
In the hands of strangers the internet has become a lethal weapon, but following landmark legislation, psychological terrorism is about to meet its match
Where American Teens were Abused in the Name of God
An evangelical film student sets out to make her senior thesis, and stumbles into an abusive American Christian academy in the Dominican Republic.