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Paris Hilton recalls being 'force-fed medications, sexually abused by staff' at school while testifying in front of Congress
The "Paris In Love" star and heiress testified at Capitol Hill Wednesday about the abuse children experience in America's welfare systems.
Ex-NYC Administration for Children's Services director dodges prison after stealing Visa cards from needy kids
Courtney Ramirez, 51, who served as an executive director at ACS, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor official conduct rap -- down from the third-degree grand larceny felony charge she was...
I’m a foster kid who went to Yale —and I think two-parent families are more important than college
In his buzzy new memoir, “Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class," Rob Henderson dispels commonly held beliefs about class and upward mobility.
Teen accused of murdering 33-year-old boyfriend's mom with a rock -- after giving him ultimatum to do it himself
The suspect told her boyfriend “that they needed to do something about his mother because she was preventing them from being together, and she gave him five hours to do...
Teen boy thrilled to be adopted just before 18th birthday
The boy had been bounced around between 19 different homes since entering the system at the age of 11.
New White House proposal will further alienate religious foster parents
The Biden administration's new push to require certain training for foster parents will alienate religious families and leave kids without care.
Judge Erik Pitchal's warped mindset led to baby Ella Vitalis' death
Ella Vitalis, 1, died from cardiac arrest while police said he suffered a blunt force injury to her head while with her parents.
My husband's ex-wife died, so I adopted her baby for a better life
"I did not want him going to foster care," said Christie Werts, who had been in the foster system from the age of 15.
How foster kids are being damaged by a lack of home care facilities
In residential care facilities across the nation, mentally-challenged children are being failed by residential homes ill-equipped to handle their needs.
In 'Blind Side' spat, race-obsessed media went wildly wrong
Former NFL player Michael Oher claims the Tuohys tricked him into signing a conservatorship, paving the way for the family to earn millions by telling his life story through the...
'Absolutely shocked': Catholic couple says they were blocked from fostering child due to LGBTQ beliefs
A Massachusetts couple suing the state's Department of Children and Families (DCF) say they were "shocked" when they were first informed of the reason their foster application was denied.
Protecting foster kids begins with keeping them at home
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently passed bill SB1690 into law in order to better prevent young people from being sex trafficked.
My mom abandoned me because of my rare disorder — my son has it too
Elijah is "strong, determined and resilient, a bit like me actually," Kaddy Thomas said of her son.
Florida boy, 8, allegedly cut child's throat, threatened to 'kill everyone'
The 8-year-old was arrested in Lake County, Florida, for allegedly choking and slashing another boy.
US couple accused of 'torturing' Ugandan foster child with HIV, leaving him 'naked throughout the day'
An American couple is facing the death penalty in Uganda after being charged with child trafficking and torturing a foster child.
Girl, 11, who was allegedly killed by adoptive mom weighed just 48 pounds
An 11-year-old San Diego girl who died after allegedly being tortured and starved by her adoptive mom and grandparents was so emaciated that “her bones protruded from her skin,” a...
Couple in Native American adoption fight says losing child would be an ‘earthquake’
Chad and Jennifer Brackeen, whose fight to adopt Native American children has taken them to the Supreme Court, now fear losing custody of the child who has lived with them...
North Dakota foster mom Tammy Longie sentenced to life in prison for murdering 5-year-old girl
Tammy Longie, 48, from North Dakota, has been sentenced to life in a federal prison after pleading guilty to murder, abuse and neglect charges for the May 2020 killing of...
Phoenix police search for baby taken from foster family by biological mom
Cops in Phoenix are searching for a 5-month-old girl who was taken from her foster family by her biological mother.
'Bachelor' alum Bekah Martinez reveals she's becoming a foster parent
Martinez already has two biological children with her fiancé, Grayston Leonard: daughter Ruth, 3, and son Franklin, 2.