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Boyfriend Pleads Not Guilty in College Dorm Murder

Clayton Whittemore appears in court in Alexandra Kogut slaying

(Newser) - Clayton Whittemore pleaded not guilty today to killing his girlfriend , 18-year-old Alexandra Kogut, in her college dorm room last month, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports. Whittemore, 21, has been charged with second-degree murder in Kogut's death. He previously told police that he "just snapped" in Kogut's...

Flavor Flav Busted for Assault

Rapper allegedly attacked someone in his home

(Newser) - Rapper and reality star Flavor Flav was arrested this morning for alleged assault with a deadly weapon in his Las Vegas home. The former Public Enemy member—real name William Drayton Jr.—reportedly started arguing with his fiancée and a teenager in his house, and ended up allegedly...

Judge to Battered Wife: Stop Whining

Justice Bhaktavatsala stripped of all family cases

(Newser) - A high court judge in India has received a slap on the wrist for telling an allegedly battered wife to keep quiet, go home, and take care of her husband, The Hindu reports. Last month, Justice Bhaktavatsala ruled on a domestic violence case involving a 28-year-old woman who claimed she...

Dolphins Boot Johnson After Headbutting Wife
Dolphins, VH1 Dump
Chad Johnson After Bust
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Aug 13, 2012 2:35 PM CDT

Dolphins, VH1 Dump Chad Johnson After Bust

Johnson charged with domestic battery, released

(Newser) - Chad Johnson's brief run as a Miami Dolphin is over before it started. Just hours after Johnson was arrested for domestic battery , the Dolphins cut the six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver from their team, reports the Washington Post . VH1 similarly wasted little time in canceling the couple's reality...

Chad Johnson Charged With Headbutting Wife

Police say argument caused by receipt for condoms

(Newser) - Miami Dolphin Chad Johnson, previously aka Chad Ochocinco , was arrested last night in an alleged domestic violence, after police say he headbutted his wife during an argument, reports the Sun-Sentinel . The fight broke out after Johnson's new wife, Evelyn Lozada, a star from the reality TV series Basketball Wives,...

Judge Scoffs at Mayweather's 'Withering in Jail' Gripe

No water, bad food threatening his boxing career, attorneys argue

(Newser) - Boxer Floyd Mayweather's "get out of jail early" argument wasn't a TKO with a Las Vegas court. He pleaded with a judge to let him finish his domestic violence sentence at home. Being stuck behind bars is leaving him dehydrated and malnourished, threatening his boxing career, his...

Teen Mom Star Ordered to Prison
 Teen Mom Ordered to Prison 
Jun 6, 2012 12:01 AM CDT

Teen Mom Ordered to Prison

Judge reinstates Amber Portwood's 5-year term in stir

(Newser) - A violent, drug-abusive star of MTV's Teen Mom reality program is about to be sent away to prison for at least two years. Amber Portwood, now 22, dropped out of a drug rehab program last month, and an Indiana judge yesterday reinstated a five-year sentence he imposed after she...

Partisan Showdown Looms Over Domestic Violence Bill

House passes its version of renewal bill despite veto threat

(Newser) - The Violence Against Women Act, which provides funding to protect women from domestic violence and passed Congress easily in its prior two reauthorizations, is headed for Congress' latest partisan showdown. The House passed its version of the bill by a 222-205 vote yesterday over a veto threat from the White...

Violence Can Prematurely Age Children
 Violence Can 
 Prematurely Age 
 Children 
study says
Apr 24, 2012 1:35 PM CDT

Violence Can Prematurely Age Children

It shortens telomeres, new study finds

(Newser) - It goes without saying that violence has a negative impact on children—but a new study suggests that it can actually age their DNA by as much as seven to 10 years. Researchers examined children's telomeres—DNA sequences found at the ends of chromosomes that keep the chromosomes from...

Pakistan Outrage Erupts After Acid Victim Suicide

Fakhra Younas' plight shone light on terrible Pakistani problem

(Newser) - After 38 surgeries in 10 years as doctors battled to rebuild Fakhra Younas' face after an acid attack by a Pakistani man, Younas committed suicide in Rome last month. Her death has ignited a new outrage in a nation simmering with anger over one of Pakistan's most horrid social...

Outrage Over Rihanna-Themed 'Black & Bleu Burger'

Georgia's Chops & Hops restaurant takes heat for its celebrity 'joke'

(Newser) - A Georgia restaurant is being slammed for being tasteless—but it has nothing to do with the flavor of its food. The bad taste in this case surrounds the "Caribbean black and bleu" burger, which it joked was named after Chris Brown and Rihanna, reports the New York Daily ...

Hef's Son Must Stay Away From Playmate Girlfriend

Marston Hefner ordered to attend violence intervention program

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner's son has been ordered to attend a 52-week domestic violence intervention program after he was charged with attacking his Playmate girlfriend . Marston Hefner, 21, pleaded no contest to charges of corporal injury after Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair told police he punched her and kicked her...

SF Sheriff Gets Probation in Domestic Violence

'I'm ashamed and deeply sorry,' says Ross Mirkarimi

(Newser) - San Francisco's top sheriff has been sentenced to a day in jail and three years probation after he was charged with beating his wife black and blue. Ross Mirkarimi, who pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment, must also attend a year-long domestic violence intervention program....

GOP Balks at Renewing Violence Against Women Act

Because Democrats added provisions about immigrants, same-sex couples

(Newser) - Conservative senators are coming out against renewing the Violence Against Women Act, which provides federal funding for domestic violence programs and passed with broad bipartisan support in 1994. Democratic women plan to march to the Senate floor today and demand a quick vote to extend the bill, the New York ...

Chris Brown on Rihanna Song: 'I Miss Your Body'

Brown featured on 'Birthday Cake,' pair exchange birthday tweets

(Newser) - Are Chris Brown and Rihanna getting cringingly close? Evidence is mounting that the relationship between the ex-lovers is percolating. Brown tweeted a happy birthday to Rihanna yesterday (in the wake of possible love tweets late last year), and Rihanna responded, triggering a tidal wave of OMGs and WTFs from startled...

Hugh Hefner&#39;s Son Arrested
Hugh Hefner's Son Arrested
Feb 13, 2012 11:08 AM CST

Hugh Hefner's Son Arrested

Marston Hefner allegedly beat up Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner's son is making headlines, but not for a good reason: Marston, Hef's 21-year-old son, was arrested last night for allegedly attacking last year's Playmate of the Year … who also just so happens to be his girlfriend. Police were called to the California pad where...

Busted Hubby: It Wasn't Me, a Ghost Beat My Wife

Michael West, 41, has been ordered to stay sober

(Newser) - A Wisconsin husband busted for beating his wife in a domestic dispute over finances offered a unique defense: "A ghost did it." Fond du Lac cops arrived at Michael West's home to find his wife, Rebecca, "crying very hard and bleeding from her nose," according...

Argentina Gov. Shot Dead, Cops Quiz Widow

Official calls it 'domestic accident'

(Newser) - An Argentina governor was shot dead in the face, and police are questioning his widow. One government official referred to the death as a "domestic accident." Carlos Soria, 62, has just taken office as governor of Rio Negro, a life-long dream, 21 days ago, reports Reuters . He was...

1 in 5 Women Have Been Victims of Sexual Assault

CDC conducts first study for new annual report

(Newser) - A new CDC study—the first in what will be annual reports on violence between intimate partners—has some rough numbers, as per Bloomberg and the Washington Post :
  • 1 in 4 women have been physically assaulted by a husband or boyfriend
  • 1 in 5 women have been sexually assaulted at
...

Wife: Terrence Howard Threatened to Kill Me

Court grants her restraining order

(Newser) - Michelle Howard was granted a restraining order against estranged husband Terrence Howard yesterday, after claiming that the Oscar-nominated actor began abusing her within a week of their January 2010 marriage. Michelle Howard, who filed for divorce a year later, says Howard has hit her and threatened her repeatedly, causing constant...

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