Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville believes the most important issue of his reelection campaign is the threat to democracy posed by politicians who say things they know aren’t true.

Children and teens — especially those in the care of the foster system — should never be subjected to improper use of ...

Japanese police arrested an Okinawa-based Marine over the weekend on suspicion of assaulting a restaurant employee over an ...

More Massachusetts families with pets would gain the ability to foster children under legislation the Senate is poised to ...

The insurance agency for most of the state’s foster family agencies is pulling out of the market, starting Oct. 1. If these ...

Grace was 15 and had been removed from her father’s care when she first met 17-year-old Destiny at one of Santa Clara ...

Assembly Bill 2906, authored by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, will prevent governing agencies from using benefits owed to ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a measure that would protect foster youth from losing Social Security benefits ...

The Massachusetts Senate will vote on a bill that would have DCF consider a dog's behavioral history instead of breed.

A major insurer says that because of the rising cost of sexual abuse claims, it can no longer cover some agencies.

A bill championed by Paris Hilton requiring state oversight and increased transparency at youth residential treatment ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a California bill into law that would increase protections for youth placed in treatment facilities, ...