The University of Zurich invites applications for a professorship in history of the earlier Middle Ages with a focus on material cultures (open rank) starting on 1 August 2028. Depending on the qua…

The district attorney has reopened the criminal case.

As outrage grows over cases​ of sexual violence, activists are demanding a shift from controlling women to confronting men’s behaviour. Plus, Tony Klor’s ‘hella dope’ city vlogs

Campaign broadcast across France encourages people to come forward even if they have little to no memory of attack

Here’s what we know about Jane Doe’s lawsuit, her allegations against seven fraternity members and efforts to investigate the alleged group attack.

5 new works of true crime history and reportage out this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors. * Anand Giridharadas, Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City (Kn…

A new exhibition at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt traces her shifting image over the centuries.

Le souverain pontife, qui était resté jusqu’à présent silencieux sur le sujet depuis son arrivée en France, doit rencontrer sept d’entre elles à huis clos dimanche, avant de conclure une journée marqu...

The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".

The injunction stems from a lawsuit alleging ICE was cramming dozens of immigrants into small cells on the federal building’s 10th floor, often failing to provide adequate food and water.

Roberto Hamidovic, 48, ran network of thieves who targeted tourists in Paris Métro and Disneyland

Mr. Weinstein still faces a lawsuit in New York and a resentencing in a separate case in California.

Podcast Episode · American Medieval · September 23 · 1h 6m

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

The immigration court system has never treated non-English-speakers fairly. The Trump administration has only made things worse.

[The cover image is a page from Jefferson’s “Farm Book” at the Massachusetts Historical Society where he listed enslaved recipients of “Bread” at Monticello in 1810 –including Sally Hemings and four o...

A spellbinding narrative history that defies modern assumptions about women’s lives in the Middle Ages and informs contemporary debates about sexual violence and the limits of justice

In the fifteenth-century, a woman named Jehanne reported a sexual assault to the city authorities of Dijon, setting in motion a detailed criminal investigation that has survived in the records. This w...

Annie Lowrey explains the “ordeal mechanism theory,” the idea that government benefits should be hard to get.

The country has one of the highest femicide rates in the world, and women are yet again being asked to remove themselves from public life to counter it, writes Nolethu Ndude, founder of We Mattah

Jurors didn't buy Luis Uribe's defense: that he was targeted by 'hustlers' for being an immigration officer.

The juror, Michael P. Desronvil, defended his decision not to join other jurors in voting for Ms. Clancy’s acquittal.

We need a legal standard that would prohibit sexism and gender bias in criminal trials.

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It’s a reverse–Robin Hood. Yikes.

They survive on what men discard, and are exploited by them

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In the fifteenth-century, a woman named Jehanne reported a sexual assault to the city authorities of Dijon, setting in motion a detailed criminal investigation that has survived in the records. This…

America gave Rubio’s family a second chance. He gave this family a cage.

Nathan Munn continues his tale of the meteoric rise of an adult film kingpin

In the fifteenth-century, a woman named Jehanne reported a sexual assault to the city authorities of Dijon, setting in motion a detailed criminal investigation that has survived in the records. This w...