While 17 states now completely ban child marriage under age 18, a high-profile Ohio abuse case is fueling new pushes for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Newsweek map shows where child marriage remains legal in the United States, after Oklahoma recently became the 17th state to ...

Advocates are set to lobby California lawmakers to pass legislation to raise the minimum age for marriage to 18 without ...

California is one of 33 states that still allows minors to marry and one of just three with no minimum age restriction.

Courtney Stodden joins other former child brides to lobby for Assembly Bill 1267, California's latest push to end child marriage.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Maine became the fourteenth state to ban child marriage this week after ...

UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause ...

Child marriage overwhelmingly happens to girls being handed to older men. It has nothing to do with love and everything to do with power.” ...

Authored by Assemblymember Pellerin, Assembly Bill 1267 (AB 1267) seeks to prohibit marriage for individuals under the age of eighteen in California. The legislation, which passed the Assembly, ...