Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors
By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the country's largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than…
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Arizona saw an increase in child deaths during 2021
PHOENIX (AP) — Drownings, child neglect and firearms contributed to an increase in child deaths in Arizona during 2021, marking the highest rate of child deaths in the last…
Officials: Virginia mom charged in son’s THC gummy death
SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia mother has been charged with felony murder and felony child neglect in the death of her 4-year-old son, who authorities believe ate a…
Hearing delayed for vegan mom in starvation death of son
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son must wait a bit longer to learn her sentence.Sheila O'Leary, 38, whose…
Vegan Florida mom faces sentence in starvation death of son
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A vegan mother who said she and her family followed a strict diet of only raw fruits and vegetables faced sentencing on Monday in the malnutrition…
Parents of child who died from fentanyl charged with murder
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors in Northern California filed murder charges against the parents of a 15-month-old toddler who died in May after she ingested fentanyl…
US child welfare system is falling short because of persistent child poverty
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Although government spending on the child…
Child dies of suspected fentanyl overdose, parents arrested
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The parents of a 15-month-old toddler were arrested for her death after the child was found unresponsive in their Northern…
An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
By SALLY HO and GARANCE BURKE - Associated Press
For family law attorney Robin Frank, defending parents at one of their lowest points — when they risk…
Sheriff: Baby dies of alcohol poisoning, parents arrested
DALLAS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia mother and father have been arrested on murder charges in the death of their 4-week-old baby by alcohol poisoning, authorities said Tuesday.Sydnei Dunn, 24, and…