In interviews with The Times, and in a lawsuit filed this year against the university, its founder, former president and others, several former students and employees from Olivet University and its business described a big brother-like atmosphere on multiple campuses where administrators prevented adults from leaving, they said, and forced them to work, sometimes for free. (Shalby, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreMr. Combs’s arrest has also stirred the hopes of activists and survivors of sexual violence that his case may finally lead to lasting change in the music industry. (Sisario, The New York Times)
Read MoreViolent crime — which includes murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, aggravated assault and robbery — decreased by around 3% from 2022 to 2023 nationwide, the report found. (Hubbard, CBS News)
Read MoreFew Americans see the presidential candidates as particularly Christian, according to a new survey conducted Sept. 12-16 by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs. Only 14% of U.S. adults say the word “Christian” describes Harris or Trump “extremely” or “very” well. (Meyer, Smith & Thomsom-Deveaux, AP News)
Read MoreFor the first time in modern American history, young men are now more religious than their female peers. They attend services more often and are more likely to identify as religious. (Graham, The New York Times)
Read MoreRussian diplomats and American conservative activists present themselves as protectors of what they call “traditional African values” from the pressures of a neocolonial, decadent West. Emboldened governments have begun passing sweeping antigay legislation, putting some of America’s closest allies on the continent increasingly at odds with Washington. (Bariyo & Steinhauser, The Wall Street Journal)
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