A new series of studies published in the Journal of Social Issues suggests that spite—a desire to harm others even at one’s own expense—may help explain why some people are drawn to conspiracy theories. The research, conducted by psychologists at…[Continue Reading...]
Teak Brockbank was sentenced to three years in federal prison for threatening to kill then-Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in 2022. Photo via FBI/Justice Department A Colorado man who wrote online about how he had the right to execute then-Secretary…[Continue Reading...]
A few years ago, hundreds of people religiously followed their pastor into the woods, where they built a village. It had seemed like a no-brainer for many of them, who were offered parcels of land for less than $100. Little…[Continue Reading...]
Warning: Some stories in this post mention mental health struggles, trauma, suicide ideation, child abuse, and abortion. 1."I was at a band rehearsal and dropped to the floor, all but screaming in pain from what turned out to be gallstones,…[Continue Reading...]
Opapo, Kenya – Perched in the grass alongside the Rongo-Homa Bay Road in Kenya’s Migori County, a rusted sign announces the Melkio St Joseph Missions of Messiah Church in Africa. Beyond it, a sandy path meets big blue and purple…[Continue Reading...]
The women arrived with dreams of rebirth, community and climax. Instead, they said, their twenties were ruined by working at OneTaste, a buzzy San Francisco company that billed itself as a health and education start-up promoting female empowerment via “orgasmic…[Continue Reading...]
Philadelphia lawyer Brian Kent has spent his entire career investigating sex crimes and allegations of sexual abuse. Before entering the private sector, he was a Montgomery County prosecutor who focused on sex crimes. At his Center City firm Laffey Bucci…[Continue Reading...]
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in the UK with rape, human trafficking, and other offences, British prosecutors said on Wednesday. The Crown Prosecution Service stated that a European arrest warrant had been issued last year, and…[Continue Reading...]
A victim of domestic abuse has spoken out, a decade after coercive control became a criminal offence in the UK, about how long it took her to realise her ex-husband was abusing her. Alice, which is not her real name,…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX - Just days ahead of her second trial in Arizona, the so-called ‘Doomsday Mom’ has made another move aimed at removing the judge who is presiding over the case. According to legal documents we received, Lori Vallow Daybell has…[Continue Reading...]
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