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A Rutgers University dean has been charged by police — and banned from campus.
After a warrant was served on his devices, an alleged illicit video was found.
The recording appeared to be a voyeuristic “upskirt” video, recorded without the victim’s knowledge.
Joshua Kohut is facing a charge of invasion or privacy.
He is the dean of research at Rutgers’ School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
On Tuesday, August 25, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General announced that 51-year-old Joshua Kohut of Cranbury, New Jersey is facing a charge of invasion of privacy.
Kohut is the dean of research at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at RU.
His area of research includes the physical processes along coastal oceans.
That is an important field of science with numerous applications.
Unfortunately, he allegedly did not stick to his course of study.
The single charge of invasion of privacy in the fourth degree stems from allegedly filming an “upskirt” video.
Upskirt photos or videos, or “upskirting,” is a form of voyeurism in which someone uses a camera or phone to record up a victim’s skirt — usually without their knowledge — in order to film their legs, underwear, or even their genitals.
This can be a consensual form of voyeurism. The charges indicate that this was not the case here.
Unfortunately, this style of predatory behavior predates phone cameras — or even portable cameras. The use of mirror on one’s shoes to invade someone’s privacy was a more ephemeral tool for voyeurs in past generations.
Kohut is accused of having used his phone while at work to record video without his victim’s knowledge or consent.
‘We will prosecute accordingly’
According to authorities, Kohut still had a video showing the victim’s “undergarment-clad intimate parts” on a phone.
“The defendant is alleged to have used his mobile phone to record ‘upskirt’ videos without his victim’s knowledge,” the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General announced.
“An invasion of privacy like this is not just disturbing, it is also a criminal act,” the statement affirmed.
The AG’s office vowed: “We will prosecute accordingly.”
Rutgers University officials have confirmed that Kohut has been placed on administrative leave — and forbidden from stepping foot on campus.
Obviously, we here at THG do not claim to have any special knowledge regarding this case or Kohut’s alleged guilt or innocence.
No one seems to know whether the victim was a student, a colleague, or someone else.
Similarly, since the recording was apparently made without the victim’s knowledge, it is unclear how authorities learned of it — unless Kohut allegedly distributed the invasive video somehow.
This must be unsettling, for students and faculty at the university and, frankly, for professionals everywhere.
Everyone deserves to go to school, work, and beyond without some alleged pervert filming them. C’mon.
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We have sad news to report out of Hollywood today.
Tim Curry — the beloved actor who starred in such iconic films as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Home Alone 2 — has passed away.
He was 80 years old.
Curry passed away late Tuesday night, according to a report from TMZ.
The site reports that Curry’s body was found after police responded to a call from his house at 11:23 pm.
No cause of death has been disclosed, and despite police involvement, no foul play is suspected.
Curry suffered a severe stroke in July 2012 that left the left side of his body partially paralyzed, but it’s unclear if his older health issues factored into his death.
Though best known for his lead role in Rocky Horror — which remains one of the biggest cult films of all time — Curry racked up hundreds of film and television credits over the course of his lengthy career.
He also turned in memorable performances in such films as Annie, The Hunt for Red October, Muppet Treasure Island, Addams Family Reunion, and Scary Movie 2.
On the small screen, Curry appeared on multiple episodes of Roseanne, and he played the lead in the 1997 sitcom Over the Top, in which he costarred with Annie Potts and Steve Carell.
He also played Pennywise the clown in the popular miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s It.
On stage, Curry earned a Tony Award nomination for portraying Mozart in the original Broadway production of Amadeus, another nomination for My Favorite Year, and later won acclaim as King Arthur in Spamalot.
Curry’s passing follows the deaths of two Home Alone 2 costars. Brenda Fricker, the actress who portrayed “the Pigeon Lady” died in January of this year, while Catherine O’Hara passed just weeks later.
Our thoughts go out to Tim Curry’s loved ones at this enormously difficult time.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
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The U.S. Forest Service filed a proposal to rescind the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule last Tuesday.
The agency is seeking public comment on the rescission and draft of an environmental impact statement until Sept. 21. More information is available on the Forest Service Roadless Areas webpage.
The 2001 Roadless Rule includes 45 million acres of the 193-million-acre National Forest System — about 9.3 million acres of which is the Tongass National Forest.…
Alaskans face chronic health problems that are not yet easing and, in some cases, getting worse, according to a new status report released by the Alaska Department of Health. At the same time, there are signs of improvement in health, health care and the socioeconomic conditions that support well-being, particularly among youth, according to the report.
The 2026 update is part of the long-term Healthy Alaskans program, a collaboration between the state Department of Health and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
The program sets 10-year goals and uses a holistic approach that considers factors like food security, housing security, public safety, education and other indicators. The new report comes at about the midpoint of the period covered by the Healthy Alaskans 2030 State Health Improvement Plan.
“The State Health Assessment is a comprehensive health checkup for the whole state; it represents the health of all of us,” Dr. Robert Lawrence, the Department of Health’s chief medical officer, said in a statement. “Like any checkup, knowing where we are on target and where we can improve helps us be strategic on where we focus our time and attention to the benefit of all Alaskans.”
The report includes some bad news, some of which concerns obesity, poor diets and related ailments.
In 2024, 185,000 Alaska adults were identified as suffering from high blood pressure and 167,00 from high cholesterol, health conditions often tied to excessive weight, the report said.
Those totals represent significant proportions of the state population. As of 2025, Alaska’s population was estimated at 738,737, about three quarters of whom were adults.
Among high school students, 33% were overweight or obese in 2023, the report said. And the vast majority of Alaskans, whether adults or students, failed to consume the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables and failed to engage in the recommended daily levels of exercise, the report said.
Alaskans’ life expectancy has not increased since 2014 and actually showed a slight downward trend through 2024, though there has been recovery since the dip caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Broken down into demographic groups, Alaska’s Asian and Pacific Islander residents had the highest life expectancy in 2024, at 81.0 years, and Indigenous residents the lowest, at 67.6 years. The Alaska Native life expectancy in 2024 was 10 years shorter than the overall U.S. average, the report said.
The statistics on life expectancy are among several examples of health disparities resulting in poorer health for Alaska Natives. Those are related in part to unequal access to health care and other services, the report said. “The current and historical conditions, policies, rules, and power structures in communities underlie whether individuals have the best chance at living a healthy life, including practicing healthy behaviors,” it said.
Rates of infant mortality showed no improvement over the past decade, and a big disparity persists for Alaska Native people. The rate of infant deaths was 13 per 1,000 births among Alaska Native people in the years from 2020 to 2024 — about twice the rate for the state as a whole, according to the report.
Childhood vaccination rates in Alaska continue to lag national rates, the report said.
There is good news in the report, though.
Among those positive signs is a significant increase over time in prenatal care. In 2008, only 39% of women who gave birth in Alaska had received adequate prenatal care starting in the first trimester; by 2024, that measure had risen to 67%
High school graduation rates are up as well. In the 2010-11 school year, 68% of Alaska students graduated high school within four years; by the 2023-24 school year, that rate has risen to 78%. Graduation rates for Alaska Native students lagged the state average, but they also improved during the period, from 51% to 65%, the report said.
That is important because education is linked to better health, the report said
“In Alaska, 35% of adults without a high school degree reported five or more poor physical health days in the last 30 days, compared with 22% of adults with at least some college education,” it said.
Alaska teens are less likely to be exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke, part of an overall trend toward establishment of tobacco-free zones and similar policies, the report said. In 2011, 36% of high school students were exposed to tobacco smoke; the rate fell to 25% in 2024, the report said.
Some health-related metrics showed mixed signals as of 2024, according to the report.
Drug overdoses that spiked amid the national opioid crisis are showing signs of abatement. Alaska’s rate of fatal overdoses more than doubled from 2019 to 2024, from 18.1 per 100,000 people to 45.6 per 100,000 people, the report said. But the 2024 rate represented a 5% decrease from the peak rate hit the year prior. That was not as dramatic as the national drop of nearly 27% from 2023 to 2024, but indications are that the downward trend will continue into 2025, according to Department of Health records.
Climate change poses numerous health challenges, the report said. In rural areas, changes to fish runs, wildlife populations and berry crops have interfered with traditional harvests of wild foods and diminished food security. In various parts of the state, wildfire smoke is a health hazard. Risks of certain diseases have increased with the changing climate, the report added.
As those challenges mount, there are new programs and systems aimed at mitigating those threats, the report said.
Alaska’s extensive and continually improving trail system, which helps people reach sources of wild food, and also supports exercise. Contributes to overall health, the report said. More Alaska-grown food has become available over time. Organizations like the Food Bank of Alaska are reaching residents in need, including the state’s growing population of elderly residents.
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As you’ve likely heard by now, country music icon and humanitarian Dolly Parton passed away this week following a brief battle with cancer.
Parton lived one of the most iconic lives in recent American history, but her final months were marred by loss and grief.
The singer’s longtime husband, Carl Dean, passed away in March of 2025, and according to one new report, the loss devastated Dolly for the rest of her days.
“Carl’s death knocked the wind right out of her. She’s trying to rally herself, but most days she looks lost,” one source told Radar Online at the time.
“Carl was her rock. She depended on him more than people realized.”
“Knowing Carl for decades and being the most important person in her life, now that he is gone, as much as she can take comfort in other family members and fans having her back, it is never the same,” the insider added.
Another source says that in her final months, Dolly “was not eating right, not doing the things she usually would do for her continued health, and she let things slip.”
“When Carl died, that was the first time brakes were applied and reality set in and she didn’t know how to handle it,” the insider continued.
In the days following Carl’s death, Dolly took every opportunity to pay tribute to her loving husband, who famously maintained a low profile throughout her career.
“I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old. We have spent 60 precious and meaningful years together,” she posted on Instagram after his passing.
“Like all great love stories, they never end. They live on in memory and song. He will always be the star of my life story.”
“Oh, you know what, I get very emotional when people bring it up,” Parton told Today‘s Savannah Guthrie, in June of last year, as she struggled to fight back tears.
“Right after I had lost Carl, I was just so bottled up with emotion, and I got in the van and just boo-hooed for the longest time, just feeling all that love and emotion,” she continued, adding:
“It’s a big adjustment just trying to change patterns and habits. I’ll do fine, and I’m very involved in my work, and that’s been the best thing that could happen to me. But I’ll always miss him, of course, and always love him. He was a great partner to me.”
Dolly’s brother, Coy “Denver” Parton also passed away in the months before her death.
As epic as her life may have been, Dolly was human and not immune from the sort of pain that impacts every life at one time or another.
Of course, her vulnerability was one of the things that made her relatable to so many millions of fans.
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Busy Philipps was diagnosed with a rare, malignant brain cancer this year.
She had known that something was off. After a lot of debate, she went in for a screening.
The day after her former co-star James Van Der Beek passed away, doctors discovered a tumor.
47-year-old Busy had to tell her ex, tell her children, and plan an invasive brain surgery.
Busy Philipps feels ‘grateful to be alive’
Speaking to People, Busy revealed that she underwent two brain surgeries following her diagnosis with a malignant brain tumor.
Referring to the “weirdest six months of my life,” she expressed that she feels “grateful to be alive.”
Busy is very conscious of how deadly cancer can be, referring to herself as “the luckiest girl in the world.”
She had a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, which is a slow-growing but malignant tumor. A Prenuvo scan caught it on February 12.
Debate with different doctors — her primary care physician talking her out of a full-body scan in 2025, but a family member who was also a doctor encouraging her — led to her finally getting screened.
Busy recalled texting her ex-husband, Marc Silverstein, “OMG I have a brain tumor.”
She shared: “And he wrote back, ‘Busy, what? What are you saying? What are you talking about?’ I was like, ‘It looks fine. It’s probably benign. I don’t know.’”
It was not, in fact, benign.
“This is a real tumor, and it’s inside your brain,” Busy described a neurologist explaining to her. “And Busy, it’s got to come out.”
When the reality hit home, Busy was “hyperventilating and trying to breathe.” She also had to tell her two children.
The brain surgery to remove the tumor lasted for 5 hours
Fortunately, 18-year-old Birdie and 13-year-old Cricket are both old enough to fully understand what a brain tumor is — and old enough to process their emotions.
Busy recalled her eldest being “kind of beside herself and really, really scared and overwhelmed with emotion.” That makes sense!
“I just kept saying to her, ‘Birdie, you’re just not in the movie where your mom dies your senior year of high school. That’s just not the movie that you’re in. I promise you,’” she shared.
Meanwhile, 13-year-old Cricket “was like, ‘OK. You’re going to be fine?’ And I was like, ‘I’m totally going to be fine.’ And she’s like, ‘OK.’”
These are normal, healthy reactions. It also makes sense that the eldest child would feel more anxiety. Even just 5 years of life experience at that age can make the risk of death feel much more real.
On March 2, surgeons removed the 2.6-centimeter mass during a 5-hour procedure.
It is fortunate that they caught it relatively early.
Had Busy not gone in for a screening, waiting until symptoms became impossible to ignore might have meant finding a tumor significantly larger.
She did have to go in for a follow-up surgery after developing a Staph infection.
It is a relief to know that she survived that harrowing ordeal. Busy knows better than most that many people do not.
Busy Philipps Diagnosed With Rare, Malignant Brain Tumor was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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