A bill that would have added a legal definition of consent to South Dakota's rape statute died in a Senate committee Tuesday afternoon. House Bill 1150 would have added a definition for "consent," ...

Holly Rider-Milkovich, director of the University’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, announced Sunday that SAPAC updated its website to reflect changes to language used to define ...

Paging anti–campus rape crusaders: It isn’t just college-age Americans who are confused about what it means to consent to sex. It seems pervasive “no means no” messaging might not help boost ...

Senior Assistant District Attorney Ricardo Leal points to defendant Miquel Brown during his closing argument on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Douglas County District Court. From left are attorney Gart ...

Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage, stands outside of the Capitol on Friday. Tarr sponsored legislation to update a 40-year-old definition of consent in state law, which the Legislature passed on the last ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For two months now, as accusations of sexual misconduct have piled up against Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced mogul has responded over and over again: "Any allegations of ...

"This is not about rehashing the past. This is about creating social progress for the future," onetime aspiring actress Dawn Dunning told the press conference in support of New York penal law reforms.

Alaska needs a definition of sexual consent in state law. Sexual violence is a major issue in our state; we have the highest rates of sexual assault and rape in the nation, at more than 3.5 times the ...