tanning rules, other youth laws ALBANY New York health officials are ramping up their regulation of more than 2,000 tanning salons and gyms offering indoor ultraviolet rays even as health advocates push for a law banning exposure by anyone under 18.

Dallas County R-I School District announced its revised free and reduced price policy for school children unable to pay the full price of meals served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

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As employment of summertime youth workers peaks, it is a good time to review compliance with the myriad federal and state laws and regulations governing this segment of your employee pool.

The Utah Supreme Court has reversed Warren Steed Jeffs' two convictions on charges of rape as an accomplice and ordered a new trial, saying that instructions given to jurors were erroneous.

The Utah Supreme Court reversed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs' convictions and ordered a new trial on charges he arranged marriages to underage girls. FULL STORY | VIDEO | RULING

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By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer Monday, July 19, 2010 TAMPA A teacher and head tennis coach at Plant High School has resigned, amid a district investigation into allegations that she carried on an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old female student, officials said Monday. A Tampa police report says Mary Lynn Vu, 31, kissed the student and fondled her through clothing. But she was ...

Somewhere in this country sits a Penan woman wondering why the authorities have not brought the persons who raped her to justice.

It's a scary world in the online ether, especially for parents of teens and 'tweens.'

Human Trafficking is a global industry that transcends borders, regions, and cultures. Within the Western Hemisphere trafficking is an important issue that arguably helps to shape relations between Latin American and the United States. In June 2010, the ...

State laws pertaining to child sexual abuse in schools vary widely -- from the legal age of consensual sex to the definition of the crime. All states have child abuse legislation, but some make it a distinct crime with harsher penalties if educators or others in a position of authority abuse thei... Child abuse - Sexual abuse - Children Youth and Family - Prevention - Crime

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) -- The Cooperative Commission of Malaysia (CCM) on Tuesday warned of a dubious "Death Benefit Assurance Scheme" under a 1Malaysia Life Management Scheme.

A St. Albans man accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl and impregnating her was in court for a preliminary hearing Friday.

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Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office, suggested adopting the experience of European countries and introducing chemical castration of pedophiles.

Filed under: Mel Gibson , Paparazzi Photo , Celebrity Justice For the first time since his scandal broke, Mel Gibson was photographed this weekend -- as he was walking from his Malibu home to his traditionalist Catholic church. Mel has been way under the radar for the last month ... for pretty obvious reasons. Read more

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Filed under: Snooki , Jersey Shore , Party All The Time " J ersey Shore 's" finest Snooki proved what a champion swallower she is in Seaside Heights this weekend by double-teaming a beer bong with another chick ... rumored to be the new cast member on the show. These gals love frothy beer head. Read more