Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is fighting for his political future, amid allegations that he had sex with students attending the university where he taught. Now questions are being raised about what is behind the allegations. Are they true, are they politically motivated, or is there some anti-gay animus at work?…
CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As the academic year begins, a majority of students across the U.S. will be back online as school districts contend with how to teach during a pandemic. Distance learning can introduce troubling cyber security challenges. “Security is always a major concern when conducting online activities,” says Elena Mauer,…
— A Texas doctor locked in a five-year international child custody battle says the arrests of his former in-laws by the FBI for their alleged role in his son’s removal from the United States was his last-ditch effort to bring his 8-year-old son back from Brazil. Dr. Chris Brann…
Edinburgh — Scottish children went back to school for the first time in five months on Tuesday as leaders across Britain try to kickstart a return to education despite a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. Scotland’s devolved government has ordered pupils in different parts of the country to return…
An argument against reopening schools for in-person classes is that there’s not enough data to understand how the virus spreads among kids. Epidemiologists say that’s because they’ve been under-tested, partly due to mild or nonexistent symptoms. It leaves researchers with an unreliable pool of information as they make decisions. Dr….
KEARNS, Utah – A 27-year-old man who previously pleaded guilty to child pornography charges has been charged with human trafficking after allegedly selling homemade child pornography, according to officials with the Utah Attorney General’s Office. Officials said Craig Thomas Defa was sentenced to 364 days in the Salt Lake County Jail…
President Donald Trump has commuted Roger Stone’s sentence just days before his longtime friend and adviser was due to report to prison, it has been announced. Speaking in a statement, the White House said that Roger Stone had “already suffered greatly”. The comment added: “He was treated very unfairly, as…
As the start of the school year quickly approaches, medical professionals are preparing for an influx of questions and concerns about children’s safety. Colorado Children’s Hospital released a guide advising parents, school officials and public health leaders on what to do when a child gets the novel coronavirus. The guide,…
From NBC 7 comes STOLEN; an expansive documentary series about sex trafficking and exploitation of children in San Diego County. Told from the perspective of survivors, victims, pimps and customers, STOLEN dives into the dark underworld of San Diego County’s sex trafficking industry while chronicling the strength of survivors and…
A man accused of being part of a child abduction syndicate let fly on social media calling supreme court officials “wankers” and “pedo pricks” shortly after his bail conditions were relaxed, a court has heard. Patrick Finbar McGarry O’Dea, 64, is one of two Grafton men accused of running…