The son of Norway's crown princess was detained on suspicion of rape on Tuesday, drawing the country's royal family into an ever-deepening crisis. Marius Borg H iby, 27, was taken into custody on Monday on a preliminary charge of engaging in "sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or for other reasons is unable to resist the act," according to a statement released by Oslo police early on Tuesday. According to police on Tuesday, he was also accused of driving without a valid driver's license, breaking a restraining order, and one count of "abuse in close relationships." Prior to filing a formal charge, a preliminary charge enables law enforcement to hold a person while they conduct additional investigation. Borg H. Iby, an Oslo socialite and the eldest child of Norwegian Crown P...

More than 4 million qualified veterans and their caregivers can now access military bases more easily thanks to new processes put in place by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs as of November 1, 2024. These people can now sign up for recurring access, which makes future visits easier. Previously, they had trouble accessing installations to use services like commissaries, exchanges, and some Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) facilities. Who Is Involved? Purple Heart recipients, former POWs, eligible caregivers, and veterans with VA-documented service-connected disability ratings between 0% and 90% are the main beneficiaries of the policy. Although base access was already available to veterans with 100% service-connected disability, this extension, which was started in 2020,...