Around the world, about 12 million child marriages (or marriages of girls less than 18 years of age) occur every year. Child marriage is considered a hallmark of backward societies, but it is also ...

In Texas, a journalist uncovers a "shadow child welfare system that operates outside the purview of state officials, in ...

After a summer listening tour wrapped up in June, the West Virginia Department of Human Services has released its findings.

The new law brings reform to the state's public defense system for the first time in decades. Public defenders play an ...

Wisconsin shutout the RedHawks, holding quarterback Dequan Finn to under 100 passing yards and picking him off twice. The Badgers defense also kept Miami under 60 rushing yards at only 1.5 yards per ...

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WFRV) – A man registered as a sex offender in Wisconsin is now in custody after being arrested for child pornography on Tuesday afternoon. According to a release from the Janesville ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Auditors suggested that the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) make improvements to its child welfare payments system. The audit said some ...

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty’s office says she is reviewing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order for parties involved in a decade-long First Nations child welfare case to resume ...

MADISON, Wis. -- The Diocese of Madison has released a statement on the arrest of a priest who allegedly tried to engage in sexual activity with a child in Waupaca County. The diocese says 37-year-old ...

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (WKOW) — A man has been extradited from South Carolina to Wisconsin Dells to face charges of child sexual assault for crimes police say happened more than 12 years ago. Jeremy ...