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For years, members of the Native American community say they were deeply suspicious of Nathan Chasing Horse. “It was, ‘Make sure you never leave a young woman alone with this person,’” Frances Danger, who is Muskogee and Seminole, told The Daily Beast. “It was never an exact allegation of specific things, but we knew. We knew.” Chasing Horse, who gained a modicum of fame as the character Smiles a Lot in the 1990 Kevin Costner blockbuster Dances with Wolves , now stands accused of running a cult through which he raped and trafficked multiple women and girls for two decades. Lingering fears about the former movie star’s behavior appeared to have been validated Tuesday, when police announced they had arrested Chasing Horse, 46, at his home in North Las Vegas. On Thursday, he appeared in court. Prosecutors said they expect to charge Chasing Horse with sex trafficking, sexual assault, and child abuse, among other possible counts. Chasing Horse was ordered held without bail through … [Read more...] about ‘We Knew’: Behind the ‘Dances With Wolves’ Star’s Sickening Sex Cult Arrest

See the article in its original context from February 25, 1984 Section Page Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. When he died last December at the age of 64, Paul de Man left behind a provocative school of literary criticism that will be studied by generations of scholars to come. And even now, two months after his death, his students and colleagues at Yale University say his absence - as teacher, as critic, as inspiration - has left a huge gap. The death of a professor leaves a university … [Read more...] about YALE STILL FEELING LOSS OF REVERED PROFESSOR

close Video Pentagon says Chinese surveillance balloon over US does not pose direct threat The Pentagon recommends the president not to shoot down the balloon as Secretary of State Antony Blinken postpones his first trip to Beijing since COVID, reports Fox News’ Greg Palkot. EXCLUSIVE: House China Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher told Fox News Digital that the Chinese spy balloon flying over the continental United States is "not just an isolated incident," but an intentional violation and threat to American sovereignty. "The important thing that the American people need to understand, and what we are going to try to expose in a bipartisan fashion on this committee, is that the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is not just a distant threat in East Asia, or a threat to Taiwan," Gallagher told Fox News Digital on Friday. CHINA CONFIRMS BALLOON IS THEIRS, AS SPOKESPERSON CLAIMS IT IS CIVILLIAN RESEARCH AIRSHIP … [Read more...] about China spy balloon is a ‘threat’ to American sovereignty and ‘not just an isolated incident,’ Gallagher says

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 3 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The bodies of eight migrants have been recovered by Italy's coast guard during an operation overnight that also rescued 42 survivors in the central Mediterranean off the island of Lampedusa, authorities said Friday. Another two people, a newborn and a man, fell into the sea during the crossing and were presumed dead, the coast guard said in a statement, citing survivor accounts. Survivors reported that the infant died of exposure and that the distraught mother threw the newborn into the sea, according to the news agency ANSA. The man then jumped in attempting to retrieve the body, disappearing in the waves. Video of the rescue shows the survivors packed in a small open fishing boat, which was adrift with a nonfunctioning motor. Rescuers warned them to sit down and not move before throwing a line to … [Read more...] about Bodies of 8 migrants recovered from island off the coast of Italy during operation that rescued 42 survivors

close Video Pentagon: A high altitude Chinese surveillance balloon has penetrated US airspace Retired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis breaks down why the Pentagon would recommend to President Biden against shooting down a Chinese spy balloon hovering over northern U.S. states on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.' The U.S. has detected a Chinese balloon craft currently flying over the United States, potentially sparking a major diplomatic incident ahead of a now-canceled visit by Secretary of State Anyony Blinken to Beijing. Here is what we know so far: When was it detected? The Pentagon announced on Thursday that it had detected the craft flying over the continental U.S. A State Department official said Friday that once it was detected the government acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information. " The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental … [Read more...] about Chinese spy balloon enters US airspace: What we know

South Sudan reported 27 people were killed in battles between cattle herders and insurrectionist militia fighters on Thursday, just one day before the scheduled arrival of Pope Francis during his tour of Africa. South Sudanese officials said fighters from a rebel militia, most likely the National Salvation Front (NAS), attacked a herding community in the Central Equatoria province, killing six people. The herding community also blamed the NAS. The herders retaliated later on Thursday, killing 21 civilians, including five children and a pregnant woman. 27 killed in revenge attack in South Sudan https://t.co/BbqH2CJErw #MonitorUpdates — Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) February 3, 2023 “The attack was a sheer revenge attack after an unknown armed group launched an assault on the camps in a hit-and-run mission. Among those gunned down are 21 farmers and 6 herdsmen while two youths escaped with injuries,” Kajo-Keji County Commissioner Phanuel Dumo told … [Read more...] about 27 Killed in South Sudan on Eve of Pope Francis Visit