Gladiators battled lions and other wild animals in the arenas of the Roman Empire. But for all the tales of glorious combat depicted in ancient texts, marble reliefs and mosaics and then retold in movies and other modern media, archaeologists have never found direct physical evidence, like the skeletons of gladiators bearing animal-induced wounds. At…
At least 30 officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, a juvenile detention facility in South Carolina, face charges of child abuse for so-called “gladiator fights” between minors, as per California Attorney General Rob Bonta. According to a grand jury indictment, the officers allowed and sometimes encouraged children to take part in such fights. The number…
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s choice to be director of the FBI, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee (AP Photo) Kash Patel’s rise to the position of FBI director is nothing short of remarkable. With a Senate confirmation that came down to a nail-biting vote of 51-49, Patel now leads an agency…