Yesterday, we interviewed Dr. Erin Kimmerle, a forensic anthropologist looking for graves at the notorious Dozier School for Boys. Two survivors from the school are in the comments of that post sharing their own experiences: find them here and here. » 1/20/15 1:55pm 1/20/15 1:55pm

A paper from 1943 unearthed recently in the Canadian national archives reveals that a quack scientist tested children at the Brandon Indian Residential School in Manitoba for psychic abilities. The children were already being used as test subjects in medical "experiments" as well as nutritional ones, which mainly… » 1/16/15 5:20pm 1/16/15 5:20pm

I love football. Love it. It is my biggest distraction from the stress of my daily life, it is my Sunday, and in October, when two of my dearest friends were getting married in a wedding including a full Mass on a Sunday, I was checking scores on my phone. » 1/04/15 4:22pm 1/04/15 4:22pm

At this point, a whopping 23 women have accused former Q host Jian Ghomeshi of sexual assault or harassment. Meanwhile, Ghomeshi's old employer, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, continues to relentlessly flub their handling of the situation. Earlier this week they announced plans to pull down the archived Q … » 12/17/14 2:15pm 12/17/14 2:15pm

I've got to think cases like this happen because old men go bald... and their brain cells escape from their scalps. » 10/23/14 10:55pm 10/23/14 10:55pm

Greg Ginn, guitarist and co-founder of seminal hardcore band Black Flag, has been accused by his ex-wife of child abuse, including food deprivation, threats of physical violence, and sexual harassment, according to an affidavit signed October 10. » 10/14/14 2:50pm 10/14/14 2:50pm

A 32-year-old man in Seymour, Indiana, has been accused of 38 felony counts of battery, strangulation, criminal confinement and rape after his wife of barely over a year alerted police to her extensive abuse. Everything is awful. » 9/06/14 2:30pm 9/06/14 2:30pm

A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty and was sentenced for smothering his girlfriend to death after he tried and failed to kill her by deliberately crashing into a guardrail. » 8/31/14 10:30pm 8/31/14 10:30pm

A woman says she was punched in the face after she stood up to a man groping her in the crowd at a UK carnival. And her injuries — pictured below — are not for the faint-hearted. » 8/28/14 9:40am 8/28/14 9:40am

On this morning's Today Show, Tamron Hall interviewed several women who had survived domestic violence. Following the segment, Hall — whose sister was murdered by her abuser in 2004 — broke down into tears. » 8/18/14 1:20pm 8/18/14 1:20pm

Adult film actress Christy Mack released a statement along with photos documenting the beating she sustained at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, MMA fighter War Machine. » 8/11/14 11:30pm 8/11/14 11:30pm

Earlier this year, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice punched his fiancee so hard she passed out and then dragged her unconscious body out of an elevator. The whole thing was caught on camera and resulted in Rice being charged with aggravated assault. His punishment from the NFL? Two game suspension. » 7/24/14 3:00pm 7/24/14 3:00pm

Earlier this week, the nonprofit group Stop Street Harassment released the results of a survey about the sort of abuse hurled at people who dare leave the house and go out in public in their human bodies. And, to the surprise of no woman, it showed that most women get catcalled or otherwise bothered by strangers… » 6/06/14 6:20pm 6/06/14 6:20pm