Ken Shepherd

British government objects to U.N. treaty language about ‘pregnant women’: Report

The British government is asking the United Nations to change treaty language that refers to "pregnant woman" to instead refer to "pregnant people," claiming the term "woman" is exclusionary to transgender men who are now or who have previously borne children.

October 24, 2017

Donald Trump Jr. mocks anti-Trumpers planning to ‘scream’ at the sky on election anniversary

Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, took to Twitter Tuesday to mock liberals planning, literally, to yell at the sky on the anniversary of the 2016 presidential election.

October 24, 2017

Instagram releases ‘Live with a Friend’ feature

Instagram has updated its livestreaming feature to allow users to choose a friend to appear as a guest on the videocast.

October 24, 2017

Kenny Rogers, country music legend, gets his own star on Music City Walk of Fame

The 79-year-old singer will receive the honor before hitting the road for his farewell tour.

October 24, 2017

Srdja Popovic, democracy activist, says ‘safe space’ push promotes Balkanization of society

A Serbian political activist who was recently elected rector of St. Andrews University told the BBC he fears that the politically correct push to silence unpopular and controversial views on university campuses could lead to the Balkanization of society.

October 20, 2017

Scotland to ban parents from spanking their children: Report

Scotland is on its way to become the first nation in the United Kingdom to criminalize spanking as a form of parental discipline.

October 19, 2017

Kumail Nanjiani welcomes Bush’s anti-Trump speech, says it doesn’t excuse Bush’s ‘crimes’

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani took to Twitter Thursday afternoon to offer praise for for George W. Bush, but quickly added the former president's thinly veiled criticisms of Donald Trump shouldn't paper over his "crimes" in office.

October 19, 2017

Tom Jones, Welsh crooner, says he was sexually harassed by recording industry exec early on

Promising favors in exchange for sex is not unusual in the music industry, according to Welsh singer Tom Jones.

October 19, 2017

Ines Rau, French model, becomes Playboy’s first transgender Playmate: Report

French model Ines Rau will be the first transgender woman to become a Playboy Playmate, featured in the November/December issue of the men's magazine hitting newsstands on Halloween, People reported.

October 19, 2017

Kevin Smith, writer/director, will donate residuals from Weinstein movies to women’s charity: Report

Kevin Smith, the filmmaker perhaps best known for the mid-1990s comedies "Clerks," "Mallrats" and "Chasing Amy," has said he will donate the residual checks from movies produced by Harvey Weinstein to a women's charity.

October 18, 2017

Bodyform, U.K. feminine-product maker, debuts ad depicting menstrual blood: Report

A British manufacturer of feminine hygiene products has produced an internet ad using bright-red dye as a stand-in for menstrual blood to illustrate the efficacy of its product.

October 18, 2017

‘Anne Frank’ design pulled from one costume website, still available by different name on Amazon

A controversial "Anne Frank" girls' Halloween costume is no longer available for sale at a major costume website after a social media backlash. But the same design remains available under the listing "World War II Evacuee Girl" via Amazon.com.

October 18, 2017

Amanda Segel, TV showrunner, accuses Bob Weinstein of sexual harassment: Report

A veteran TV showrunner has come forward alleging that Harvey Weinstein's brother and business partner, Bob Weinstein, sexually harassed her.

October 18, 2017

Hollywood agents steering clear of booking clients for Megyn Kelly’s show: Report

Hollywood agents are having their celebrity clients steer clear of Megyn Kelly's hour of NBC's "Today" show, Variety newspaper reported on Friday, although network officials say that claim is nonsense.

October 16, 2017

Muslim school in Birmingham, England, can’t segregate boys and girls: Court

A public coeducational Muslim school was found to have violated U.K. gender discrimination laws by segregating boys and girls in certain classes and activities.

October 13, 2017

Catholic Church catechism may soon condemn death penalty: Report

Pope Francis has hinted that a revision to the official catechism of the Catholic Church could be coming that would essentially declare the death penalty to be, in any instance, unacceptable and sinful.

October 13, 2017

Carrie Stevens, actress and model, says Oliver Stone groped her at party in 1990s

Oliver Stone's condemnation of Harvey Weinstein has been met with the charge of hypocrisy from an actress and model who says the veteran Hollywood director groped her breast at a party in the early 1990s.

October 13, 2017

Kimberlin Brown, ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ actress, to run for Congress as Republican

Kimberlin Brown, who plays Sheila Carter on CBS's "Bold and the Beautiful" is fearlessly taking on a new challenge as she attempts to unseat Rep. Raul Ruiz, a Democrat in a historically safe House seat in California's 36th District.

October 12, 2017

Hurricanes, Las Vegas shooting prompt CMT to rework ‘Artists of the Year’ special: Report

In light of recent devastating events that have rocked the nation, producers for an upcoming country-music TV special say they are reworking the program from its originally planned award-show format to one focused on messages of hope and healing.

October 12, 2017

Katie Ascough, student-body president, faces impeachment for pro-life stance: Report

The student-body president at an Irish university could be removed from office for removing information about how to access an abortion from a student handbook, Ireland's The Independent newspaper reported Wednesday.

October 11, 2017