Biden: Domestic violence a stain on US character

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says violence against women is the ugliest form of violence there is. He’s calling it a stain on America’s national character that must be exposed and eliminated.

Biden is speaking out at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Woman Act, one day after the Baltimore Ravens let Ray Rice go following a video that emerged showing the running back knocking his then-fiancee unconscious.

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