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Maryland Fast-Tracks Foster Care Overhaul as Kanaiyah’s Law Clears House Panel

The measure would ban unlicensed placements, require caregiver background checks, plus create an independent ombudsman.

Orange County Mother Charged With Misdemeanor After Toddler Fell From Moving SUV

Michigan Mother Charged With 7 Felonies After Special-Needs Children Found Alone in Filthy Home

Paris Nursery Case Escalates: Nine After‑School Staff Suspended as Intrusion Reported at Saint‑Dominique

National Study Finds Teen Sexting Rising Sharply, With Widespread Sextortion and Image Misuse

Maharashtra Police Pursue Separate Child Sexual Offence Cases in Beed, Nagpur and Bhiwandi

Rimjhim Faces Outcry Over Intimate Scenes Involving 16-Year-Old Lead

Bangkok Police Identify Three Boys in Fire Attack on Homeless Man

DCF Intervenes After Woman Found Unresponsive With Children at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Chaco Baby Treated After Accidental Cocaine Ingestion, Placed With Grandmother

Madras High Court Urges Centre to Weigh Australia-Style Social Media Limits for Under-16s

UAE Enacts Child Digital Safety Law, Creates Council and Tightens Platform Rules

Police Probe Alleged Neglect at Unlicensed Rio Preto Daycare as RS Center Is Temporarily Closed

São Paulo Juvenile Case Records Exposed Online With Source Still Unclear

Police Open Child Abuse Investigation After Newborn Found on Detroit Porch

Italian Court Places Off‑Grid Couple’s Three Children in Protection After Mushroom Poisoning Case

Health Inspectorate Opens Inquiry Into Abuse at Northern Netherlands Foster Home

Punjab Prosecutor General Seeks Mandatory Sex-Offender Checks for All Education Staff

Karnataka High Court Mandates Tech-Enabled SOP for Minor Victims of Sexual Offences

Prosecutor Seeks Foster Placement for Off‑Grid Family’s Three Children in Abruzzo