New York Gov. Kathy Hochul expands the legal definition of rape

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday. The state’s current limited definition was a factor in writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation case against former President Donald [...]