Tag: Abuse and neglect of children

Fairness issues loom over trial in Iowa student’s slaying

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DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Mexican national facing trial Monday for the fatal stabbing of a University of Iowa student has been portrayed by former...

US agents encounter more single adults are crossing border

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LA JOYA, Texas — Parents emerge from the brush into a baseball field, carrying exhausted children. Border Patrol agents dictate orders: Families with young...

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill coming back with changes

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PHOENIX — A contentious sex education bill that was vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey last month is being revived, with the sponsor keeping...

Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight

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The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities that The Associated Press has...

Knoxville’s Black community protests after student deaths

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — His final plea was uttered quietly but urgently. ...

Union asks Argentina to fire coach for sexual harassment

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BUENOS AIRES — The international footballer's union has told FIFA that a coach working for the Argentine federation should be fired after being accused...

Families, advocates mark day of awareness for Native victims

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From the nation’s capitol to Indigenous communities across the American Southwest, top government officials, family members and advocates are gathering Wednesday...

Eight women allege sexual abuse at Virginia summer camp

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RICHMOND, Va. — The Association for Research and Enlightenment describes itself as a 90-year-old organization for people to explore meditation, holistic health and the...

EU chief felt ‘hurt,’ ‘alone’ at meeting with Turkish leader

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BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday that she felt hurt and alone during a meeting with Turkey’s president earlier...

Judge tosses lawsuit of man who alleged Jackson molestation

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LOS ANGELES — A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit of a man who alleged that Michael Jackson sexually abused him as a boy....