"A lot of people come and say, 'Oh, that's all in the past,' " explains Yehuda Shaul, executive director of the group, which has brought 3,000 people on eye-opening trips to Hebron. On the contrary, he adds, he sees abuses as increasingly institutionalized. "The whole point of Breaking the Silence is to understand the moral price tag of a military occupation." picked by DerAlt 2 years ago

Update to dead child discovered in Galveston Bay.

Makes me sick that people could do this to a child. picked by Maven 2 years ago

NY Daily News publishes an article in which anonymous gossip sources are permitted to imply that Rihanna "asked for it" on the night that she was assaulted and seriously wounded by Chris Brown. picked by equinox 9 months ago

Annie Leibovitz took a pic of Hanna covered with draping fabric with her back exposed for the whole world to see. Is it child exploitation?

This was at the same photo shoot she did with her parents, but only asked the girl to take her shirt off after her parents had left. picked by PulsisX 2 years ago

Neil Entwistle sat stone-faced and impassive this morning as he was given the mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his wife and infant daughter in their Hopkinton home.

(This was the guy, a few months ago, who hopped a flight back to London, after 'discovering' his wife and child were murdered...) picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

Michele Cossey, 46, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Norristown to one count of child endangerment. She admitted that she bought him a rifle with a laser scope and gunpowder, which investigators said he was using to build grenades. Assistant District Attorney Christopher Parisi said he thought purchasing the weapons was "an attempt to boost his self-esteem, and in some way help the child, as mispla... read full post picked by tragluk 1 year ago

Or if they aren't confused yet, they're gonna be after playing with this doll. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

This week's "Creepy crawly" entry. picked by moe 2 years ago

Police in south Texas say a 9-year-old girl's letter to Santa may have finally stopped a nightmare of sexual abuse for her and her 10-year-old sister. picked by jhordie 12 months ago

Let your child turn their monster under the bed into a snuggly friend! picked by maven 1 year ago

Wouldn't it be great to have a superpower? As a child I always wanted X-Ray vision so I could see through girls dresses. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Music moves the human body (our feet tap, our bodies sway) and the human heart (our emotions beat in time to a song’s pulse). Every child in every society creates music, defined to include song and dance: it’s a fundamental activity of Homo sapiens. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

A Price Hill father is charged with attacking his son after the child reportedly beat him in a video game.

*and you have to get a license to fish* picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Reserve Sheriffs Deputy O'Neal was present when the wrong house was searched. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A Texas strip club that hired a seventh-grader as an exotic-dancer is suing the child for conning them into hiring her. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

"I hope to never again experience the absolute terror you feel when your child is sick and you know that any trip to the doctor or hospital will bankrupt you. I cannot express to you how awful it was." picked by Doggylives 4 months ago

Hey! He's from Florida! Yeah Florida!! picked by buddha 2 years ago

Jessica Brovitch was relieved when her 7-year-old son was only scraped and bruised after a van collided with his bicycle on Nov. 9. But she was shocked when the child later received a bill for $650. picked by muppet 2 years ago

A newly identified gene called happyhour makes fruit flies sensitive to booze. Drugs that mimic the effects of the gene may offer a new treatment against alcohol abuse, researchers say. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

In response to inquiries from grieving relatives, local officials announced Monday that parents whose only child was killed or grievously injured in the May 12 earthquake would be exempt from the country’s one-child policy. picked by lpoindexter 2 years ago