A former Florida lawmaker and political ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis was arrested Tuesday and accused of allegedly molesting a young boy at the child’s home, on fishing excursions and while on a family cruise, arrest records show. Michael Caruso, a 67-year-old Republican whom DeSantis appointed as Palm Beach County’s clerk of courts and comptroller…
Jenna Ortega is opening up about the pressures she faced growing up in Hollywood, revealing that as a child actor she sometimes went entire days without asking for food or water because she feared being “in the way.” The “Wednesday” star and former Disney Channel actor told Esquire in an interview posted Tuesday that she…
If you’ve followed mental health topics on TikTok or Instagram lately, you have probably heard the term emotional regulation. But emotional regulation isn’t just a trendy buzzword. It’s a nuanced concept that psychologists like me have been studying for decades. At its core, emotional regulation is how well someone can manage their emotions – whether…
At least three people, including a child, have been killed in overnight Russian attacks near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a local official said. In the early hours of Saturday missiles hit east of the capital and witnesses reported hearing powerful explosions just days after strikes across Ukraine killed 21 people. The ballistic missile strikes killed…
Two women and a 9-year-old who disappeared while tubing on a Michigan river earlier this week were found safe Friday afternoon, authorities said. A Michigan State Police K-9 team and state conservation officers found them at 4:36 p.m., nearly a mile away from a boat launch on the Muskegon River, state police said in a…
Nairobi — Kenya has convened investigators from 21 African countries for a major INTERPOL operation aimed at identifying victims of child sexual exploitation and dismantling transnational abuse networks, as authorities intensify efforts to combat crimes against children across the continent. The five-day Fourth INTERPOL Victim Identification Taskforce (VIDTF) Africa, which opened at the Directorate of…
Geneva/Nairobi — The Committee on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF express their deep concern regarding the plight of migrant children in South Africa and the challenges they face while moving across the African continent. As enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and…
For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups – and 2025 set a grim new record for the total number of child victims. The findings come in the annual UN report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) which documents six…
As Uganda joins the rest of Africa to commemorate the 2026 Day of the African Child, child welfare advocates in Kabale District have called on parents, guardians, and communities to strengthen efforts to protect children from abuse, neglect, and harmful environments. The Day of the African Child is commemorated every June 16 in memory of…
Dr Mashilo Boloka, founder and CEO of OS Lab. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) South African digital safety organisation Online Safety Lab (OS Lab) has partnered with US-based ChildSafe.dev to deploy an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered child safeguarding platform across schools and homes. According to a statement, the partnership will see the deployment of RoseShield, a system-level…
