Tag: Abuse and neglect of children
Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief
Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand.
As the co-founder of the Chicago-based...
Germany sees drop in crime during 1st year of pandemic
BERLIN — Germany saw a drop in reported crime last year, partly due to pandemic restrictions that kept people indoors, although there was a...
New Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan could exclude local councils
DOVER, Del. — The Boy Scouts of America have filed a new bankruptcy reorganization plan that increases the proposed contribution of local BSA councils...
Defrocked US priest revered in East Timor accused of abuse
It was the same every night. A list of names was posted on the Rev. Richard Daschbach’s bedroom door. The child at the top...
Albania: Flight control strike triggers political backlash
TIRANA, Albania — Albania's prime minister threatened legal action against air traffic controllers at the country's one international airport, who went on strike Wednesday...
AP Exclusive: Pandemic means far fewer eyes on kids’ welfare
LANSFORD, Penn. — Ava Lerario lived in a home marked by both love and chaos, even before the walls of the pandemic started closing...
UN commission urges equality for women in decision-making
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality called for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in a...
Michigan attorney general ends campus probe tied to Nassar
LANSING, Mich. — The investigation of Michigan State University's handling of disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar is over because the university has refused...
Agency: 1/4 of civilian casualties in Yemen are children
CAIRO — Children constituted a quarter of civilian casualties over the last three years in Yemen's grinding war between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the...
German cardinal sees own mistakes over past abuse cases
BERLIN — The Roman Catholic archbishop of the German city of Cologne said Tuesday that he made mistakes in past cases involving sexual abuse...