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Missouri Mother and Boyfriend Charged in Years-Long Abuse of Teens

Bond hearings are set for Jan. 20 after a December child-welfare referral triggered the case.

Family Seeks AG Investigation After ICE Agent in New Year’s Eve Killing Identified as Brian Palacios

Mackey Gets 22 Years, Nieves 11 in Amityville Double Murder Under Domestic Violence Law

Five-Year-Old Gina Found Safe in Italy After Alleged Parental Abduction

Kimberlee Singler Extradited to Colorado to Face Child Murder Charges

Italian ‘Forest Family’ Loses Appeal as Juvenile Court Plans Custody Review

Abducted Rio Baby Found in Minas Gerais, Suspect Arrested as Mother Remains in Serious Condition

Australian Vice Consul Visits as Court Weighs Schooling in ‘Family in the Woods’ Case

Round Rock Mother, Associate Charged After Police Say 8-Year-Old’s Disappearance Was Staged

Court-Appointed Guardian Urges Caution as L'Aquila Judges Weigh Next Steps in 'Forest Family' Case

Michigan Doctor Oumair Aejaz Sentenced to 35–60 Years for Sexual Misconduct

Search for Missing Phoenix Toddler Enters Second Day as Police Seek Public’s Help

Prosecutors Detail Alleged Killing of 14-Year-Old Kylie Toberman in Vandalia

Milwaukee Landlord Charged in Double Homicide After Alleged Courtroom Confession

Mother Arrested on Child Neglect as Search for Missing 10-Year-Old Gabrielle Terrelonge Intensifies

Infant Recovered, Two Arrested After Austin Amber Alert

New Images Show Melodee Buzzard Before Disappearance as Timeline Narrows to Oct. 7–10

Bourne Police Searching for Two Children Taken by Mother Without Custody

FBI Joins Hunt for 9-Year-Old Melodee Buzzard as Evidence Points to Oct. 7 Sighting With Mother

NYPD Releases Sketch in Search for Missing 11-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy