WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Noora Al Shami was just 11 when she was forced to marry her 35-year-old cousin Mohammed Al Ahdam ...

Two Russian daredevil artists climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's towering spire Wednesday in New York City in an apparent proposal stunt.

A polygamous sect leader has been convicted on child abuse charges in Arizona while already serving a 50-year sentence in ...

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have ...

The Ohio Senate has delayed a vote on a bill that would raise the minimum marriage age to 18 without exception. Current Ohio law permits 17-year-olds to marry with judicial approval under specific ...

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This article was originally published by Wisconsin Watch. Last month deep red Oklahoma became the 17th state to ban child marriage — the practice of allowing minors, typically 16- and 17-year-olds, to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bill in the Ohio Senate requiring anyone to be at least 18 years old before getting married has run into unexpected resistance. Current Ohio law allows 17 year olds to get ...

Thirty-six Republican House legislators in Oklahoma recently voted against S.B. 504, a ban on child marriage, with some citing the Bible or “family values” as their justifications. The measure passed ...

A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for women seeking to escape an abusive husband. By Elian Peltier Reporting ...

"All I know is some people in the Republican caucus think it's OK to have child marriage," said state Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, who is co-sponsoring the bill with Sen. Bill Blessing, R-Colerain ...