Child sex abuse victims get one-year window to launch New York lawsuits
Hundreds of people in New York state previously barred from filing lawsuits over alleged sexual abuse as children will go to court beginning on Wednesday after a new law temporarily lifted legal time limits.
Women expected to sue Jeffrey Epstein’s estate over sexual abuse claims
Women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein are expected to sue the disgraced financier’s estate as soon as Wednesday, when a New York law goes into effect that makes it easier for people to file civil lawsuits over sexual abuse.
Dayton shooter spent two hours in area before attack, likely acted alone: police
A gunman who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio earlier this month spent two hours in the nightlife neighborhood before unleashing an attack on bar goers and probably carried it out alone, police said on Tuesday.
Victims of child sex abuse expected to launch wave of lawsuits in New York
More than a thousand people are expected to file civil lawsuits in New York courts beginning on Wednesday over sexual abuse they say they suffered as children during a special one-year window for state suits over decades-old allegations.
LA Opera to investigate sexual misconduct accusations against Placido Domingo
The Los Angeles Opera said on Tuesday it will investigate accusations of sexual misconduct against Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, as two organizations canceled planned appearances by him.
Warden at New York jail where financier Epstein died is removed
U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered the removal of the warden at the federal jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, the Justice Department said on Tuesday, afte…
High taxes, fees make Chicago casino ‘not financially feasible’
A high tax and fee structure mandated by an Illinois law for Chicago’s first casino would make the project “generally not financially feasible” regardless of where it was located, according to an analysis released on Tuesday by the state’s gaming board…
Justice Department shakes up staffing at jail where financier Epstein died
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it was shaking up staffing at the federal jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein died over the weekend while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, announcing it had temporarily assigned a new warden and pl…
Trump says he wants full investigation into financier Epstein’s death
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants a “full investigation” into the circumstances surrounding financier Jeffrey Epstein’s death at a federal detention facility in New York City while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
New York courts brace for hundreds of lawsuits by victims of child sex abuse
New York courts have assigned 45 judges to handle the expected lawsuits by hundreds of people who were sexually abused as children when a state law takes effect on Wednesday that temporarily lifts the statute of limitations on decades-old allegations.
