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 ...

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

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

It was a home that police alleged in a probable cause statement had “human feces on the floor, walls, stained on mattresses,” ...

Two teenage girls describe their difficult lives inside the Santa Clara County foster system, including at unlicensed homes.

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

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

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.

Designer Neri Oxman has unveiled a studio in Midtown Manhattan designed with architecture studio Foster + Partners that ...

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