A victim advocate formerly assigned to the Special Forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina was placed on administrative leave, investigated for two years, and ultimately fired after she raised questions about the military’s handling of […]
Elizabeth Holmes Verdict Hangs in the Balance as Jury Deadlocked on 3 Counts
On its seventh day of deliberation, a jury in San Jose, California, has told the judge that they are not able to reach a verdict on three of the 11 counts against Theranos founder Elizabeth […]
Revealed: Jeffrey Epstein’s Secret $500K Payoff to Accuser
Jeffrey Epstein’s secret settlement with accuser Virginia Giuffre was unsealed Monday in New York amid Prince Andrew’s claims the 2009 deal puts him off limits for Giuffre’s lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted her when she […]
How a Supposed Scammer Became Social Media’s Biggest Mystery
Every couple of months, a new TikTok phenomenon takes over, racking up millions of views, along with endless conspiracy theories and half-baked takes. For a brief period in November, that was the #SurvivingSophia hashtag. Based […]
Antonio Brown Booted From Tampa Bay Buccaneers After Mid-Game Meltdown
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown made a wild and abrupt exit during his team’s game Sunday versus the New York Jets when — in a moment that has since gone viral — he […]
‘Winnie the Pooh,’ Hemingway’s ‘The Sun Also Rises’ and 400,000 Sound Recordings Enter the Public Domain
A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, classic novels by Ernest Hemingway and Agatha Christie and hundreds of thousands of pre-1923 sound recordings are among the works that entered that public domain on New Year’s Day 2022. Dorothy Parker’s […]
An OnlyFans Creator Is Facing Jail Time in Singapore for ‘Obscene’ Content
Like many others around the globe, Titus Low, a bisexual Singaporean influencer, sells sexually explicit photos and videos of himself on OnlyFans — the popular subscription-based website, which boasts well over 100 million users. The […]
The Fight Against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sex Ring Is Far From Over
Now that Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of helping procure underage girls for abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, the question remains as to what will happen for the rest of Epstein’s victims as well as his […]
Discovery Is Coming in the Prince Andrew Lawsuit — Including Supposed Proof He Can’t Sweat
Prince Andrew tried to discredit Virginia Giuffre’s allegations he sexually abused her as a minor by claiming her recollection he sweated on her in a London nightclub was a medical impossibility. Now she’s demanding proof. […]
Your 2022 Resolution: Stop Falling for Made-Up TikTok Moral Panics
Unless you’re a celebrity who dies or the author of an incendiary New York Times op-ed, it’s fairly difficult to go viral during the tepid holiday news cycle. Yet one news story managed to break through […]
Rolling Stone’s Most-Read Stories of 2021
BTS. Kurt Cobain’s FBI file. The Doomsday Glacier. Rolling Stone’s most-read stories of 2021 covered a whole lot of ground. Several of the year’s biggest investigations are here: A deep dive into the planning of […]
Her Grandfather Is a Conservative Icon. Her Comedy Is Liberal AF
It’s hard to imagine a more outlandish origin story than Rosebud Baker’s accidental debut as a stand-up comedian. It happened during a White House dinner and, as Baker recalls, it was a disaster. The granddaughter […]