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Exclusive: IPP prisoner Liam Bennett, now 36, has spent more than half of his life in prison as he pleas for a chance at freedom

Lack of systemic support for body donation, logistical hurdles, and cultural and religious sensitivities force medical students to rely on anatomical models or digital simulations for training. Namita Singh reports

Long-time favorite four-letter-word ‘f***’ has crept more steadily in recent decades into media, society, slang and even politics. As many Americans (and global citizens) exclaimed it around the US presidential race and results, a new edition of lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower’s The F-Word has been published. He shares some ‘f****ing’ factoids…

‘I think that I’m still trying to grapple with the fact that our country dislikes women so much,’ one accuser told Kelly Rissman after the resounding election results

Melissa Montoya disappeared after a night out in Dulce, New Mexico on March 9, 2001. For 23 years, there was no movement in the case but Darlene Gomez, an advocate for MMIW cases, never gave up the search for her friend. She tells Andrea Cavallier how a new tip could…

‘The basic information of most adults in the United States, and in many other parts of the world, is already widely available,’ one identifty theft expert told Justin Rohrlich

The Reform UK leader said he has ‘got a great relationship’ with the president-elect

Fingers are pointing at President Joe Biden after Donald Trump’s sweeping victory — but strategists argue other factors are to blame for Kamala Harris’s loss. Kelly Rissman reports

The Paramount series ‘Yellowstone’ is about to air its final episodes – after series infighting and a prolonged hiatus. The franchise tentacles have crept into American culture in a deeply entrenched, enduring manner; just look more carefully around you, writes Sheila Flynn