Assault

Beaten Woman's Husband Speaks Out, Denies Wrongdoing

AP | Posted 05.25.2012

WASHINGTON — A marine biologist and television science commentator whose wife was brutally beaten in Washington last month says police have been...

Girl Tied To Tree, Pelted With Eggs, Beer By Legal Guardians, Cops Say

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.23.2012

A 15-year-old girl's legal guardians and neighbors are in jail after they allegedly tied her to a tree at a Virginia campground and pelted her with eg...

Woman Charged After 4-Year-Old Daughter Found At Half Her Healthy Weight

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

NEW YORK -- A Brooklyn mother accused of starving, drugging and beating her 4-year-old daughter to death says she never harmed the child. Carlotta Br...

Man Used Blood-Filled Syringe To Rob Pharmacy, Cops Say

Posted 05.04.2012

A man used a blood-filled syringe to steal thousands of dollars in prescription pills from a Maryland pharmacy, according to authorities. Police sa...

Charges For Teen Accused Of Setting 13-year-old On Fire

AP | MARIA SUDEKUM | Posted 04.25.2012

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri teenager accused of pouring gasoline on a 13-year-old, setting him on fire and laughing as he burned, has been charged ...

WATCH: Customer Beats McDonald's Manager Over Poor Service

Posted 04.24.2012

A McDonald's manager was beaten with a baseball bat, Lakeland Police report, after a customer became enraged alleging poor customer service. Accord...

CHILLING VIDEO: Assault, Abduction At Long Island Rail Road Station

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.12.2012

Cops are hunting for a man who attacked and possibly abducted a woman last week at a Long Island Rail Road station, new security footage released on S...

Robbery Suspect Calls Victim For Date

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.06.2012

Dating 101: If you've just robbed a girl, don't try calling her for a date. Dating 102: If you still really want a date, don't assault the girl you...

Military Trial Date Set For Soldier's Suicide After Hazing

AP | By PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 02.29.2012

WASHINGTON -- The military has set a date for the first trial in the death of a young private who investigators say shot himself after weeks of hazing...

Protecting Women and Their Children Around the World

Valerie Jarrett | Posted 04.29.2012

Valerie Jarrett

When women are denied the chance to contribute because of domestic violence our entire society suffers. When women have a chance to achieve their dreams, everybody benefits. And when women succeed, society as a whole does better.

Who's More Dangerous: Terrorists Or The TSA?

Christopher Elliott | Posted 04.22.2012

Christopher Elliott

For an agency that claims to have "zero tolerance" for criminal behavior, TSA agents sure spend a lot of time declaring their guilt.

Women's Rejected Flash-For-Beer Offer Leads To Knife Attack: Police

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 02.17.2012

It's not that kind of bar. Authorities in Florida say they arrested two rowdy women on Wednesday after their rejected flash-for-beer money offers l...

Look at Them Now: How the Grammys Failed on the Chris Brown Controversy

Nico Lang | Posted 04.15.2012

Nico Lang

When the Grammys celebrate a space where women are not safe and then bring that space into our homes, we have a duty to do more than shut off our televisions.

Jason Cherkis

Two Occupy DC Activists Remain Jailed After Police Clash

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 02.07.2012

WASHINGTON--Two members of Occupy DC will remain jailed until at least Thursday on charges they assaulted police officers during Saturday's clash with...

Piggyback Punk: Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting High School Athletes

Posted 02.03.2012

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assau...

Cops: Senior Kills Teen After Being Knocked Off Bicycle

Posted 03.27.2012

A 65-year-old man shot and killed a teenager after the boy and his friends knocked the man off his bicycle and tried to assault him, Pennsylvania auth...

Teen Arrested In Beating Of 64-Year-Old Vietnam Vet

Posted 01.20.2012

Authorities arrested a 15-year-old male for the alleged senseless beating of an elderly Vietnam War veteran in the Olny section of Philadelphia. 64...

Helpless Student Attacked on Camera

Naomi Menezes | Posted 03.18.2012

Naomi Menezes

This past weekend a disturbing YouTube video circulated around the Internet. It shows a young, defenseless Asian man being assaulted by seven teens.

Pinkberry Co-Founder Arrested On Assault Warrant

Posted 01.18.2012

Things have taken a turn for the sour for Young Lee, a co-founder of the Pinkberry frozen yogurt chain famous for its tart frozen treats. Lee was ...

Angry Over 'Judge Judy,' Jupiter Woman Assaults Victim With Hammer

Posted 03.11.2012

Judge Judy inspires ire in many, but one 62-year-old woman in Jupiter really took the TV judge's patronizing to heart. According to the probable c...

The Beauty of Positive Revenge

Daylle Deanna Schwartz | Posted 01.04.2012

Daylle Deanna Schwartz

I've learned that using the energy behind your anger to do something positive for yourself is the best revenge, much more satisfying and emotionally healthy than walking around angry.

4th Graders Charged With Attempted Rape

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.29.2011

Three 10-and-11-year-olds turned themselves into the Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit Tuesday, and have been each charged with attempted rape ...

SHOCK VIDEO: Firefighter In Critical Condition After Savage Thanksgiving Assault

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.28.2011

A Bay Area firefighter, single father and former Marine is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being intentionally hit with a car fol...

Amanda M. Fairbanks

Occupy Seattle Protester Alleges Miscarriage After Pepper Spray Incident

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 11.23.2011

NEW YORK -- In recent weeks, the repeated use of pepper spray by police officers against Occupy Wall Street protesters has elicited widespread critici...

Cops Protected Friend From Arrest For Brutal Beating

Posted 01.02.2012

A Bronx man brutally beaten by a paint store owner protected from arrest by a cadre of crooked cops is now suing his attacker, The New york Daily News...