New details in Ollie Tyler's harrowing abuse story

Shreveport TimesNew details in Ollie Tyler's harrowing abuse storyShreveport TimesThe episode came, Tyler said, as the culmination of nearly a year of abuse -- that police ignored despite her frequent pleas for help. In 1968, there were little resources or recourse for women facing domestic abuse, Tyler noted. "(What) I don't ...

If GOP Loses Next Week, Cue the Crack Up

Daily BeastIf GOP Loses Next Week, Cue the Crack UpDaily BeastIt involves winning in GOP-friendly states like Kentucky and Georgia, and the more advanced Democratic ground game coming through in places like Colorado and Iowa. Frustratingly for ... Namely, the concern that winning a midterm in a slew of white ...

'Real Time' Panel Confronts Maher on Islam

Daily Beast'Real Time' Panel Confronts Maher on IslamDaily BeastThe investigation is ongoing, according to Marysville Police Commander Robb Lamoureux, who provided few details at a news briefing Friday afternoon other than to say, “there was only one shooter and that the shooter is dead.” But students relayed the ...

Untruth and Consequences in Ferguson

Daily BeastUntruth and Consequences in FergusonDaily BeastAdditionally, a forensic pathologist interviewed by the paper noted that “the autopsy did not support witnesses who have claimed Brown was shot while running away from Wilson, or with his hands up.” And there's more: ... First, since they should always ...

Housewife Tycoon Took On Mad Men NYC Real Estate Market and Won

Daily BeastHousewife Tycoon Took On Mad Men NYC Real Estate Market and WonDaily BeastYes, there is a sprinkling of very successful women on the circumference—namely in the broking, banking and legal professions—but the central role of the developer remains dominated by men. .... The investigation is ongoing, according to Marysville ...

Donald E. Westlake Defends the Semicolon

Daily BeastDonald E. Westlake Defends the SemicolonDaily BeastThe investigation is ongoing, according to Marysville Police Commander Robb Lamoureux, who provided few details at a news briefing Friday afternoon other than to say, “there was only one shooter and that the shooter is dead.” ... Jamie Tompkins, an on ...

From Ebola Country to NYCs Subways

Daily BeastFrom Ebola Country to NYCs SubwaysDaily BeastThe front page carried a photo that 33-year-old Dr. Craig Spencer posted on his Facebook page in September of himself in the protective equipment he would wear as a volunteer in the fight against the virus in Guilavogui's home country. “Read about ...

Donald E. Westlake, The Man With The Getaway Face

Daily BeastDonald E. Westlake, The Man With The Getaway FaceDaily BeastThen there were the stand-alone novels, i.e, not part of a series and not necessarily classifiable as crime novels, although they usually contain a crime somewhere in the plot—books like The Ax, about a man who gets fired and then goes around ...

Dark Money Will Decide Which Party Controls the Senate

Daily BeastDark Money Will Decide Which Party Controls the SenateDaily BeastWealthy liberals and conservatives alike are complicit, pumping money into these groups that, by law, may not operate “in concert or cooperation with” the candidates or parties they seek to boost. ... “Everybody wants to have one more nuke than the ...

Marcel the Shell Returns, Potty

Daily BeastMarcel the Shell Returns, Potty-Mouthed Princesses, and More Viral VideosDaily BeastThe discomfort in hearing such young children use profanity pales in comparison to the gender-based pay inequality, objectification and violence that affect girls and women every day. ... According to news reports, Fryberg had just come back to school ...

Look Whos Wearing The Pants: Haute Butchs Gender

Daily BeastLook Whos Wearing The Pants: Haute Butchs Gender-Blending StyleDaily BeastShe drew inspiration from the women and men she'd met in the Bay Area's LGBTQ scene; from designers like Carolina Herrera, in her signature crisp white dress shirt, and the sporty street style of Rick Owens; from the jacket lapels and top hats worn by ...

Ukraines Wild and Wooly Elections

Daily BeastUkraines Wild and Wooly ElectionsDaily BeastLast week, during a Rondin meeting with university faculty and secondary school teachers, two athletic, heavily muscled men attacked the candidate, pushing him down onto the floor, knocking aside empty chairs in the front row. Then they left, mission ...

Americas First Post

Daily BeastAmericas First Post-Gay GovernorDaily BeastEven a few years ago, the prospect of electing the first openly gay chief executive would have been a matter of major importance, with conservatives arguing that it presaged moral ruin, and liberals marking it as major turning point in the fight for ...

Whats Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost Everything

Daily BeastWhats Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost EverythingDaily BeastPatients are terrified to seek treatment in hospitals and parents are refusing to immunize their children out of fear they will be injected with the Ebola virus instead. In countries like Liberia, where 7 ... In 2012, before Ebola reached epidemic ...

Will the GOP Get the Message in Kansas?

Daily BeastWill the GOP Get the Message in Kansas?Daily BeastIn the face of this, both Brownback and Roberts have chosen not to battle for the wide swath of Kansas voters who identify as moderate Republicans (47 percent, versus 38 percent “conservative Republicans”), but to move further to the right. In a just ...

Whip it! Japanese Prime Minister Abes Cabinet Of Horrors

Daily BeastWhip it! Japanese Prime Minister Abes Cabinet Of HorrorsDaily BeastPrior to the scandals involving the three above, two other female cabinet ministers were outed for ties to neo-Nazis, and the Police Commissioner of Japan, Eriko Yamatani, was shown to have long-running ties to a xenophobic hate-speech group ...

If Clinton Runs for President, Cuomos On Board

Daily BeastIf Clinton Runs for President, Cuomos On BoardDaily BeastThe girls told how they had taken the passports and the $2,000 and gone to the Denver airport with their friend and flown to Frankfurt, only to be detained the next day by “some sort of police force in the German airport.” They described being returned ...

Refusing to Marry Same

Daily BeastRefusing to Marry Same-Sex Couples Isnt Religious Freedom, Its Just ...Daily BeastTheir website talks about “the difference between men and women” and says “women respond to love positively because they were created that way” and “men respond to respect because that is the way they are created.” Yeah. And the private ..... A semi ...

Compliments Are Nice, but Enough With the Cormac McCarthy Comparisons

Daily BeastCompliments Are Nice, but Enough With the Cormac McCarthy ComparisonsDaily BeastWhen Vernon Slone returns from a desert war to discover his young boy dead and his wife missing, he cuts a vengeful swath across his frozen homeland, pursued by both Russell Core and a police detective called Donald Marium. The story's violence never ...

Not all cases cited by FBI hinge on access to data

WRAL.comNot all cases cited by FBI hinge on access to dataWRAL.comThe struggle to justify the FBI's complaints about new phone encryption underscores the uphill fight facing the Obama administration in the wake of disclosures by former National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden. ... That encryption likely means ...

Do Cases FBI Cites Support Encryption Worries?

Sci-Tech TodayDo Cases FBI Cites Support Encryption Worries?Sci-Tech TodayThe struggle to justify the FBI's complaints about new phone encryption underscores the uphill fight facing the Obama administration in the wake of disclosures by former National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden. Those revelations ... The FBI ...

Is the Christian Music Industry Softening on Gays?

Daily BeastIs the Christian Music Industry Softening on Gays?Daily BeastPolice used tear gas, rubber bullets, a helicopter and riot gear to try to disperse the crowds, which some estimates put in the thousands, from the neighborhoods surrounding the festival, which takes place primarily on the main drag of the city. For ...

Is the Christian Music Industry Softening on Gays?

Daily BeastIs the Christian Music Industry Softening on Gays?Daily BeastPolice used tear gas, rubber bullets, a helicopter and riot gear to try to disperse the crowds, which some estimates put in the thousands, from the neighborhoods surrounding the festival, which takes place primarily on the main drag of the city. For ...

Do cases FBI cites support encryption worries?

Fort Worth Star TelegramDo cases FBI cites support encryption worries?Fort Worth Star TelegramThe struggle to justify the FBI's complaints about new phone encryption underscores the uphill fight facing the Obama administration in the wake of disclosures by former National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden. Those revelations ... The FBI ...

Decoding The Crime Of The Century

Daily BeastDecoding The Crime Of The CenturyDaily BeastMy case involved a young man I'll call J, who suffered a graze wound to the head. He told me that K ... (A sixth young man was implicated by the others, but he denied responsibility for the rape, and was ultimately allowed to plead to lesser charges ...