Sexual assault stories through hashtag #MeToo inspire Massachusetts woman to share her ordeal 40 years later
The woman alleged that the sexual abuse started in 1979 when she was a student at Winthrop High School.
Twitter user reveals trick that stopped her teacher from pressing his crotch against the desks of female students
Toronto woman, who is on Twitter under the name @JodieJumpsuit, shared the novel trick that put her teacher off his inappropriate behaviour.
Mother, who choked her daughters and shaved their heads for eating ice-cream, charged
Priscilla Zapata had reportedly said she "lost it" when she saw that they had eaten the ice cream on the evening of 18 July.
AFL player Nathan Broad apologises for distributing nude image of a woman without her consent
In a press conference held in Melbourne on Monday, 30 October, Broad said that he took "full responsibility" for his actions.
Woman arrested on Long Island after she robbed a bank while her 6-year-old daughter waited in a taxi
Suffolk County police said Diana Marini, 28, entered a Chase Bank and gave the teller a note demanding cash.
Bloody Hour: Bar in Israel offers 25% discount for women who are on their periods
The women behind the initiative, Moran Barir and Dana Etgar, said they came up with the idea at the Anna Loulou bar itself.
Japan teen sues local government after school policy forced her to colour her brown hair black
The 18-year-old alleged that she was told she would have to leave the school if she did not comply with a rule requiring students' hair to be black.
Detroit man who claims to suffer from 'sexsomnia' sentenced for raping teen
The 17-year-old victim was staying at Najee A'Ve's shared apartment and sleeping on a couch downstairs when she woke up to find him raping her.
Kentucky mother, who allegedly killed her newborn by cutting umbilical cord with scissors, charged
The woman had reportedly given birth to the baby on her own in a home that did not have any electricity or running water.
Long Island man, a serial animal abuse offender, charged for having sex with horses
In December 2013, Steven Errante was arrested for having sex with a female dog and then savagely beating her with a metal baseball bat.
'Sorry, ma'am': Intruder flees after seeing 91-year-old woman stark naked at her Massachusetts home
Patricia Mulkeen was woken up by her 12-year-old dog Wheaten Terrier's barking early Tuesday morning.
Canadian judge under fire for calling sexual assault victim 'little overweight'
Judge Jean-Paul Braun also stated that the 17-year-old girl was a "little flattered" by the attention she received from her assailant.
Ikea pulls TV commercial from mainland China after social media backlash over its "sexist" content
The furniture giant's 30-second advert showed a mother telling her single daughter, "Don't call me your mom if you cannot bring back a boyfriend".
British adventurer recreates 'Up' by flying 15 miles in the air in a chair strapped to 100 helium balloons
Tom Morgan from Bristol reached heights of 8,000ft while taking the two-and-a-half hour flight over South Africa.
Kellogg's to redesign cereal boxes after being called out for racially insensitive artwork
The Michigan-based cereal-maker's move came in response to a Twitter post by Saladin Ahmed, the author of Marvel Comics' Black Bolt series.
Indiana man accused of eating ex-girlfriend's heart and lung ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial
Joseph Oberhansley had allegedly broken into the woman's home and raped and killed her before eating up her body parts.
11-year-old Nigerian boy allegedly sexually assaulted at school in India for years
The Nigerian expat family alleged that Ashok Mishra, who works as a bookseller inside the school, assaulted the child in places like the washroom.
Woman files $1.8m lawsuit against doctors who removed her breasts after nurse 'misread' report
Elisha Cooke-Moore alleged her doctors recommended she go forward with surgeries based on their misinterpretations of her blood report.
Oklahoma mother sentenced to 3 years in jail for faking her daughter's cancer for donations
Jessica Lynn Good was also given two decades of probation when she is released from prison and ordered to pay $69,565 in compensation.
Kim Jong-nam's alleged assassins revisit the murder scene at Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia
Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong had allegedly killed North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's estranged half-brother at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Former Florida teacher arrested over alleged sexual relations with teen student which also gave her STD
Alex Michael Palomino, 27, had allegedly contacted the student through Snapchat and asked her out on a date.
Florida couple receive 65 pounds of marijuana along with plastic bins they ordered from Amazon
A police investigation revealed that the package had been shipped by Amazon's Warehouse Deals via UPS from a facility in Massachusetts.
Pit bull pup found stabbed and stuffed in suitcase dies
The pup named Ollie was found on 10 October after officers traced its cries to a blue suitcase that was left behind in an abandoned building.
Canadian woman heads to court after her live-in partner runs away with winning lottery worth $6.1m
Maurice Thibeault was about to collect the amount but Denise Robertson got a court injunction and prevented him from cashing in.
Man allegedly rapes neighbour, then brazenly asks her to call police only after he has 'downed a couple beers'
Russell L Burd also reportedly told the victim to "pretend to enjoy this or I will kill you in front of your son".
Four men gang rape 20-year-old woman at knifepoint after beating up her boyfriend
Three of the accused have been arrested after the couple registered a police complaint, with the men admitting to the crime.
Topless woman hanging out moving car window dies after hitting head on road sign
Natalia Borodina was on holiday in the Dominican Republic with her eight-year-old son as well as her friend Ivanna Boirachuk when the incident took place.
Ex-Ohio teacher who pleaded guilty to sexual imposition with student faces up to 18 months in jail
The alleged relation came to light when the mother of the victim, an 18-year-old boy, caught him texting with Tiffany Cordes.
Man ordered to stand at traffic signal holding speed awareness placard for 2 hours a week
The judge said that the convict would hold a placard inscribed with the message: "Be careful! Driving negligently and carelessly can kill" every Friday.
Italian woman granted sick pay for taking leave to look after her ill dog
The Rome professor won the case along with an animal rights group by reasoning that the university should count the absence as related to "serious or family personal reasons".