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Has a U.S. College Given Russia Too Friendly a Platform?
WASHINGTON — In 2017, a year before Maria Butina was arrested on charges of acting as a foreign agent, she had breakfast with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Sergey I. Kislyak, at his residence in Washington.
Court Rejects Bill Cosby's Request for Bail Release
A Pennsylvania appeals court Monday rejected Bill Cosby’s request to be released on bail while he tries to overturn his conviction for sexual assault.Bill Cosby, Arguing His Appeal Is Being Delayed, Asks for Bail
Bill Cosby appealed for his release on bail Wednesday, arguing that his efforts to overturn his conviction for sexual assault have been stymied by the trial judge’s delay in issuing an opinion that explains his decisions during the case.Bill Cosby, Arguing His Appeal Is Being Delayed, Asks for Bail
Bill Cosby appealed for his release on bail Wednesday, arguing that his efforts to overturn his conviction for sexual assault have been stymied by the trial judge’s delay in issuing an opinion that explains his decisions during the case.Bill Cosby, Isolated No More, Joins Other Inmates in Prison
As he adjusted to incarceration, Bill Cosby spent his first four months in prison in a special unit, isolated from other inmates, out of concern for his safety at SCI Phoenix, a maximum-security facility outside Philadelphia.Victim of Cosby Sexual Assault Settles Suit with Former Prosecutor
Andrea Constand has settled her defamation lawsuit against Bruce L. Castor Jr., the former Pennsylvania district attorney who declined to prosecute Bill Cosby in 2005 for the sexual assault for which Cosby is now imprisoned.His Art, Their Ideas: Did Robert Indiana Lose Control of His Work?
In the days before artist Robert Indiana died in May at 89, two of his close associates were brainstorming just what sort of art might be sold under the Indiana brand during his last years.David J. Skorton Is Leaving the Smithsonian for a Health Care Nonprofit
David J. Skorton, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, is leaving his position to return to the world of health care and medicine as head of a nonprofit organization, the Smithsonian announced Thursday.Cosby files formal appeal of sexual assault conviction
Bill Cosby on Tuesday filed a formal appeal to his sexual assault conviction, arguing that he had been improperly convicted last year when the judge presiding at his trial allowed into evidence the testimony of five women who, like the victim, said Cosby had drugged and sexually assaulted them.
Smithsonian turns to a visionary
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the museum leader who opened the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to critical applause and huge crowds, will serve as the next secretary of the entire Smithsonian, its most senior position.
Judge in Bill Cosby case disputes grounds for appeal
In a long-awaited opinion released Tuesday, the Pennsylvania judge who presided over Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case rejected Cosby’s arguments that he had received an unfair trial.
Natural History Museum will not host gala for Brazil's president
NEW YORK — The American Museum of Natural History said Monday that it would no longer host an event at the museum by an outside organization that was to have honored President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, whose environmental policies have come under fire.
Gala honoree causes concern at American museum of natural history
NEW YORK — The American Museum of Natural History says it is exploring its options after discovering that the honoree at a gala to which it rented space next month will be President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, whose environmental policies have come under fire.
7 women suing Bill Cosby reach settlement in defamation case
Seven women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, and then sued him for defamation when his representatives accused them of lying, have settled their claims in their long-running case, according to documents filed Friday in federal court in Massachusetts.
