Todd Nicely was a wild child. He grew up the third of six children in small towns in Jefferson County. There wasn’t much ...

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Mumbai Police claim to have foiled an alleged plot to target a Muharram procession after seizing 14,900 capsules allegedly ...

A polygamous sect leader has been convicted on child abuse charges in Arizona while already serving a 50-year sentence in ...

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have ...

The Ohio Senate has delayed a vote on a bill that would raise the minimum marriage age to 18 without exception. Current Ohio law permits 17-year-olds to marry with judicial approval under specific ...

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This article was originally published by Wisconsin Watch. Last month deep red Oklahoma became the 17th state to ban child marriage — the practice of allowing minors, typically 16- and 17-year-olds, to ...

Spain meets Iraq at the Estadio de Riazor in La Coruña—a ground where La Roja has never suffered defeat. Reigning European champion Spain will head into this summer’s World Cup in North America with ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bill in the Ohio Senate requiring anyone to be at least 18 years old before getting married has run into unexpected resistance. Current Ohio law allows 17 year olds to get ...

Thirty-six Republican House legislators in Oklahoma recently voted against S.B. 504, a ban on child marriage, with some citing the Bible or “family values” as their justifications. The measure passed ...