The Massachusetts Senate has voted to close what advocates call a significant loophole in state law — one they say will better protect children from sexual abuse. For the past three years, 25 ...

The 80s trio set out to protest capitalism and inequality - and ended up making one of the best pop songs in history ...

House Bill 239 includes elements of 10 separate proposals introduced this year and last year, plus a few new elements.

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The Boston Globe’s reporting on age-of-consent laws has made clear what survivors in Massachusetts have long known: Accountability is too often out of reach. Yvonne Abraham’s recent column “Time to ...

A proposal to raise Alaska’s age of consent from 16 to 18 took a step forward on Friday as a key part of an omnibus package of crime legislation proposed by Anchorage Democratic Sen. Matt Claman. The ...

“On the Road Again” by Tad Friend, was originally published in the October 1995 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia newsletter here. In 1984 I went to ...

A rumor that circulated online in August 2025 claimed U.S. President Donald Trump, and the Republican Party, planned to federally act to reduce the age of consent for sexual activity, or the minimum ...

At long last, Matthew Rutledge will be arraigned on three charges of rape. Now let’s make it easier for other alleged abusers to face justice. On Wednesday, the former history teacher at a private ...

A popular boy band once had an “age of consent” guide to every state on tour, according to a new documentary. 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey said someone from the group’s record label gave them an ...

Nick Lachey, former member of boy band 98 Degrees, revealed they were given a book outlining the age of consent in every single state during their early days on tour. Lachey made the confession in the ...