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Andria James, 33, was stopped for questioning after a witness reported seeing nine children in her car as she left a gas station.

When Chicago community activist Andrew Holmes was sent a video of a child smoking marijuana, he quickly notified police.

The mother of baby J'zyra Thompson and her boyfriend have been charged after the unsupervised toddler died from severe burns while playing in an oven with her siblings.

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]

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The Cook County, Chicago medical examiner’s office ruled the death of three-week-old Emonie Beasley-Brown a homicide after an autopsy revealed that she died of suffocation, reports the Chicago Tribune. Police arrived at the family’s residence in the Englewood area of Chicago to investigate a report that Emonie’s 14-year-old mother was missing. Upon their arrival, the police heard an infant’s […]

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Ebony Daniel, 34, and her boyfriend Charlie Martin, 22, have both been charged with possession of cocaine, cruelty to children in the first degree and reckless conduct, after Daniel’s toddler grandson ingested cocaine while in her care, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. SEE ALSO: 5 Ways To Have The Perfect Staycation The 13-month-old child was […]

Two missing girls, Sharron Cherie Bess, 13, and Deony Cherie Goodwin, 9 were found safely Tuesday in Lynwood, California, and their mother, Diondria Cherie Davis, 33, has been arrested on felony child endangerment charges, reports KTLA. The girls had been missing since Wednesday night, when Davis handed them over to a woman named “CC” on […]

LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) — The mother of a toddler killed in New Jersey last week sought help from the state to protect her from the girl’s father, who’s charged with killing the 2-year-old by tossing her into a creek while she was still strapped in her car seat. But the toddler’s maternal grandmother said the […]

JACKSONVILLE, Ark.  — A couple featured on the first season of the MTV reality show “16 and Pregnant” have lost their child to the state and face criminal charges after officers serving a search warrant found their home was filled with feces, flies and maggots, police said Thursday. Young Girls Are Getting Pregnant To Appear […]