Second accuser prompts call for NV congressman’s resignation

FILE - This Nov. 14, 2016 file photo Rep.-elect Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev.,right, speaks with reporters as Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. The chairman of the House Democrats' campaign committee called on Kihuen to step down after a report Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, that he ...

Second accuser prompts call for Nevada congressman to go

Facing a fresh accusation of sexual misconduct in a Congress that has become increasingly less tolerant, a Nevada lawmaker is facing pressure from Democratic leadership to step aside. The Nevada Independent reported new allegations by a lobbyist who said Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen on ...

Bill Cosby accuser may proceed with defamation suit

A California appellate court recently issued a ruling that will be welcome news to sexual assault victims who come forward with their stories. In a case arising from sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby, the California Appeals Court reversed a decision by a trial court dismissing a libel suit brought ...