Biden Scolds GOP Ticket for Not Having ‘Moral Courage’ to Condemn Mourdock, Akin
JIM WATSON/AFP/GettyImages(KENOSHA, Wis.) – Vice President Joe Biden commented for the first time Friday on the two Republican Senate candidates who made controversial comments about women and rape. Biden scolded Republican presidential nom…
Obama Rebukes Richard Mourdock for Rape Remarks on "Tonight Show"
Kevin Winter/NBCUniversal/Getty Images(LAS ANGELES) – President Obama weighed in on controversial comments about rape made by Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock of Indiana, calling it an example of why women should vote for him on Nov. …
Indiana Senate Candidate: ‘God Intended’ Pregnancies from Rape
Mourdock for Senate(NEW ALBANY, Ind.) — Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said pregnancies resulting from rape are part of God’s plan, tearfully explaining that he only supports abortions when a mother’s life is in dange…
Murdered Barista Whitney Heichel Was Raped, Shot Several Times
Clint Heichel(GRESHAM, Ore.) — The young Oregon barista Whitney Heichel. who vanished on her way to her job at a Starbucks, was sexually assaulted before she was shot “multiple” times, according to charges filed Monday against the man arrested in her …
US Military Imposes Curfew in Wake of Alleged Rape in Okinawa
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — In the wake of an alleged rape case involving two American sailors in Okinawa this week, the U.S. military on Friday imposed an immediate curfew on all personnel, on and off its bases in Japan.On Tuesday, Seaman Christoph…
US Sailor Allegedly Confesses to Rape in Japan
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — One of the two U.S. sailors arrested in connection to the rape of a woman in Okinawa has confessed to the alleged crime, according to police on Japan’s southernmost island.Seaman Christopher Browning and Petty Officer 3rd…
Two Sailors Arrested for Alleged Rape in Okinawa
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(OKINAWA, Japan) — Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested in Okinawa for the alleged rape of a local woman. The arrests come at a rocky time for the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, which is home to half of the 50,0…
‘Top Ten Ways to Get Away With Rape’ Flier Posted at Miami University in Ohio
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A student at Miami University in Ohio is being investigated for posting a flier titled “Top Ten Ways to Get Away with Rape” on the bathroom wall of his dorm. The tips included such graphic advice as encouraging men t…
Accused Central Park Rapist Has History of Attacking Elderly Women
WABC/ABC News(NEW YORK) — The man accused of raping and robbing a 73-year-old birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park has a lengthy criminal record and a history of attacking elderly women. David Mitchell, 42, was arrested on Thursday evening and charg…
Accused Central Park Rapist Has History of Attacking Elderly Women
WABC/ABC News(NEW YORK) — The man accused of raping and robbing a 73-year-old birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park has a lengthy criminal record and a history of attacking elderly women. David Mitchell, 42, was arrested on Thursday evening and charg…
Accused Central Park Rapist Has History of Attacking Elderly Women
WABC/ABC News(NEW YORK) — The man accused of raping and robbing a 73-year-old birdwatcher in New York’s Central Park has a lengthy criminal record and a history of attacking elderly women. David Mitchell, 42, was arrested on Thursday evening and charg…
Elderly Woman Targeted in Central Park Rape
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police have identified the suspect in the brutal daylight rape of a 73-year-old woman in New York’s Central Park as 42-year-old David Albert Mitchell. Charges are expected to be filed after the victim picked Mitche…
Suspect Identified in New York City Central Park Daytime Rape
WABC/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Police have identified the suspect in the brutal daylight rape of a 73-year-old woman in New York’s Central Park as 42-year-old David Albert Mitchell.Charges are expected to be filed after the victim picked Mitchell out of a …
Todd Akin’s Office ‘Disturbed’ by Karl Rove’s Joke
Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Republican Party may want Todd Akin to disappear, but a dark joke made by GOP strategist Karl Rove has hit a nerve with the congressman’s office.“We should sink Todd Akin,” Rove …
Todd Akin’s Office ‘Disturbed’ by Karl Rove’s Joke
Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Republican Party may want Todd Akin to disappear, but a dark joke made by GOP strategist Karl Rove has hit a nerve with the congressman’s office.“We should sink Todd Akin,” Rove …
Ohio Woman Found Burned with Rope Around Her Neck in Road Dies
WSYX/ABC News(ZANESVILLE, Ohio) — An Ohio woman who was tortured in a wooded area and left abandoned near a remote road has died after being in critical condition for two days, officials said.The 29-year-old woman from Canton was discovered naked Sund…
Todd Akin at News Conference: I’m Staying in the Race
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(ST. LOUIS, M.O.) — Todd Akin’s message to Missouri: I’m staying in the race.Akin, the sixth-term Republican congressman who is running for the U.S. Senate in Missouri, held his first news conference on Thursday afte…
Todd Akin, His Family and Staff Receive Threats
Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Congressman Todd Akin’s office said on Thursday that multiple death and rape threats have been made against the lawmaker, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat in his home state of Missouri.Sp…
Todd Akin Opens Door to Possible Exit from Missouri Senate Race
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Republican Congressman Todd Akin opened the door to a possible exit from Missouri’s Senate race on Wednesday, saying he doesn’t know the future.“Well George, I’m never going to say everything that could possibly happen…
Paul Ryan Refuses to Explain ‘Forcible’ Rape
SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — The comments of Todd Akin are bringing scrutiny — goosed by Democrats and the Obama campaign — to the views on social issues of the GOP ticket.On Tuesday alone, the Obama campaign blasted out an email from wom…