Kentucky Public Radio investigated more than a dozen cases of illegal child marriages in the state, how it happened and who is trying to stop it.

A bill that would eliminate a legal exception allowing 17-year-olds to marry with a judge’s approval is now moving to the full Senate. Supporters say Senate Bill 156 would close a loophole left behind ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 28—A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge the New Hampshire Legislature to reject a proposal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a child, she dreamt of supporting her family. An only child to parents struggling to make ends meet ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — An age difference of no more than four years was a new requirement amended to a bill that aims to ...

Chief Chikanta of the Tonga people in Kalomo District has backed President Hakainde Hichilema’s call for collaborative efforts to end child ...

Texas legislators are considering a bill that would eliminate the remaining legal pathway for minors to marry in the state. House Bill 168, introduced by Democrat Texas state Representative Jon ...

Across the developing world, ten million girls are married off each year before the age of eighteen, usually against their will. One in seven of those girls is younger than fifteen. In some places ...

Child marriage exists in India amid a web of paradoxes, and it is perhaps this very complexity that has allowed the crime to survive and even thrive for centuries. Even as the country has ...

Punjab is taking a strong step to tackle child marriage. The provincial government is preparing a new ordinance that will make it a crime ...

(CNN) — Since 17-year-old Rehana was a child, she dreamt of supporting her family. An only child to parents struggling to make ends meet in Bangladesh, she says, “I always thought, I have no brother, ...