(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)PROPERTY TAXES ARE A HOT-BUTTON ISSUE in Ohio, where Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is trying to run as a change candidate for governor in a state long run by Republicans. And in his latest campaign ad, he tried to press the button hard. The spot featured a...Read More
Missouri’s Attorney General has given Microsoft 30 days to propose a plan addressing alleged child-safety weaknesses on Xbox Live, including age verification, parental controls and chat safeguards. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has asked Microsoft to address alleged child-safety weaknesses on Xbox Live, following concerns that minors have been targeted by predators through the platform....Read More
NAPLES, Fla. (WINK) — Florida’s attorney general announced the sentencing and conviction of six men in child sexual abuse material cases across Southwest Florida.Two men are from Cape Coral, two from Okechobee, one from Naples and another from Bonita Springs. The shortest sentence is 24 and a half years, while the longest is more than...Read More
At a news conference in Naples, Attorney General James Uthmeier detailed the steep penalties for three men who were convicted on multiple sex-offense charges. “These cases are gut wrenching,” Uthmeier said. “There were six individuals sharing hundreds and hundreds of images.” Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution secured prison sentences totaling 79 and a half years against...Read More
Guthrie Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Simpson provided additional details Monday evening about two separate threats investigated at Guthrie Junior High last week, including the timeline of when parents were notified. Meanwhile, District Attorney Jeremiah Gregory issued a statement addressing recent school threats across Logan and Payne counties. During his superintendent’s comments Monday evening at...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aging Untold) — A father who lost his 2-year-old son to a furniture tip-over has built the only child-safety demonstration house in the United States to prevent similar tragedies. Brett Horn founded Charlie’s House in Kansas City, Missouri, after his son Charlie died when a 30-inch dresser fell on him in 2007....Read More
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, comedian and actor Russell Brand, who publicly embraced Christianity in 2024 and recently released a book about his conversion, appeared in a London courtroom as prosecutors opened their case against him. Brand, 51, has received multiple rape and sexual assault charges. He faces seven counts involving six women, including three counts...Read More
HOUSTON – Camera-equipped smart glasses can look like ordinary eyewear, making it difficult to tell when someone may be recording. As the technology becomes more common, child safety experts are urging parents to talk with their children about privacy, personal safety and what to do if they suspect they are being recorded.The concern is that...Read More
Brand was not deterred when some of the women said no, she said, adding his desire for sex was “indiscriminate and voracious”.He used charm and comic talents when he wanted something but would then be “demanding and entitled … childlike in his expectation that his every desire should be met”, Karmy-Jones told the jury of...Read More
New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned Google for a meeting, taking note of ThePrint’s report that highlighted how AI image and video generation apps hosted on Play Store are able to create non-consensual intimate visuals from anyone’s photo. NCPCR Member-Secretary Sanjeev Sharma said Wednesday the agency has also...Read More
