Smokey Robinson, accused of rape by ex-staff, files defamation lawsuit – National

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details of sexual assault. Please read at your own discretion. Music legend Smokey Robinson is suing four of his former employees for defamation after they filed a lawsuit against the singer in early May accusing him of sexual assault and rape. Robinson and his wife, Frances Gladney, countersued the…

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MLB invests in AUSL: Everything to know about professional women’s softball league

Major League Baseball is finally backing a professional women’s softball league, putting its backing and influence behind the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, which will debut this summer with four teams touring around the country. MLB announced Thursday morning — which also happened to be, by no coincidence, the start of the NCAA Women’s College World…

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Leprosy was in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans

Leprosy can be caused by two species of bacteria, Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis nobeastsofierce Science/Alamy A form of leprosy affected people in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans, contrary to popular belief. “The narrative around leprosy has been always been that it’s this awful disease that Europeans brought to America,” says Nicolàs…

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