Tag: Child welfare
Family of boy killed by officer plans home for at-risk teens
CHICAGO — Family members of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer announced plans Wednesday to build a home...
Jolie says judge in Pitt divorce won’t let children testify
LOS ANGELES — Angelina Jolie criticized a judge deciding on custody arrangements for her and Brad Pitt's children during their divorce, saying in a...
Minneapolis mayor: After year of reckoning, time for change
MINNEAPOLIS — From COVID-19 to a budget shortfall, or George Floyd 's death to the recent death of a 6-year-old girl from gun violence,...
Tennessee governor OKs transgender youth treatment ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After signing two bills into law targeting transgender people over the past week, Tennessee's Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation that...
Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The check won't arrive until mid-July, but Katrina Peters already knows what she’ll do with her Child Tax Credit payments. The...
Prosecutor says video, DNA will be key at Iowa slaying trial
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Video evidence, DNA analysis and a partial confession will be critical to proving a farm laborer stabbed a University of...
Mom accused of killing her 2 kids had been under scrutiny
PHOENIX — An Arizona woman accused of killing her two children with a meat cleaver became the subject of a child services investigation two...
Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict
GAZA CITY, Gaza — Suzy Ishkontana hardly speaks or eats. It’s been two days since the 7-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of...
‘So I raped you.’ Facebook message renews fight for justice
MOORESTOWN, New Jersey — Shannon Keeler was enjoying a weekend getaway with her boyfriend last year when she checked her Facebook messages for the...
Fairness issues loom over trial in Iowa student’s slaying
DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Mexican national facing trial Monday for the fatal stabbing of a University of Iowa student has been portrayed by former...