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Ohio Police Rescue 16 Children From Deplorable Hoarded Home; Four Arrested

Urgent medical evacuations followed the discovery of prolonged neglect under criminal investigation.

Michigan Parents Charged With Murder in Death of 7‑Year‑Old Who Weighed 255 Pounds

Michigan Parents Charged After Autopsy Links 7-Year-Old's Death to Extreme Obesity

Three Women Charged After 2-Month-Old Critically Injured by Older Children in Texas

Judge Finds Pontiac Mother Competent and Clears Way for Child‑Abuse Trial

Nine-Year-Old Found Locked in Cupboard in Mérindol

French Mother and Partner Remanded After Two Boys Found Abandoned in Portuguese Woods

Two French Boys Found Abandoned in Portugal as Mother and Partner Are Detained

Oviedo Court Jails German Parents for Child Neglect in 'Horror House' Case

Kentucky Couple Sentenced to 20 Years in Child Abuse Case

Santa Clara Puts 10 Child-Welfare Workers on Leave as State Extends Oversight After Toddler’s Death

Alsace Father Jailed After 9-Year-Old Found Confined in Work Van

Punjab ASI Suspended After Video Shows 5-Year-Old Tied to Gate in Faridkot

Education Ministry Opens Inquiry After 9-Year-Old Found Locked in Van in Alsace

French Father Charged After 9-Year-Old Found Malnourished in Locked Van

Queensland Sets October Inquest Into Elizabeth Struhs' Death After Hospital Warning Disclosed

Detroit Father Charged After Toddler Found Alive in Impounded Car

New Braunfels Caregiver Sentenced to 40 Years for Abusing Adopted Children

National Review Urges Earlier Safeguarding for Unborn Babies After Baby Victoria Case

After Yearlong Probe, Aunt and Uncle Arrested in Aggravated Homicide of Four-Year-Old in Tufino