The shift to online banking, digital payments, and smartphone apps has made dealing with financial matters far more convenient, but it's also made it possible for domestic abusers to monitor, ...

Nassau County animal abusers could face jail time and hefty fines, and be prohibited from owning a pet in the future under proposed new legislation. County Legislator John Ferretti introduced the bill ...

We were relaxing when my then-boyfriend pulled up and played a video of one person shooting and killing another. Next, Joel declared that he wanted—needed—to shoot someone, watch the light fade from ...

The Supreme Court upheld the ban that says people subject to domestic violence restraining orders should not own a gun. The ruling draws attention to a patchwork of state laws. The Texas man at the ...

Nassau County residents who leave their pets in hot cars or hoard animals are set to potentially face jail time and a hefty fine thanks to a bill just passed by local legislators. The ...

Domestic abusers "weaponize love" by forging "trauma bonds" with their victims before violence begins, new research reveals. The study outlines the "tactical playbook" deployed by male abusers based ...

A KERA analysis of homicide data from the California Department of Justice found that California had fewer intimate partner homicides than Texas in 2023. Maury Danielle says her ex regularly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands after Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) asked who of them has been unable to meet with the ...

Violent and controlling relationships may begin with overwhelming attention, sweet words, and gifts that make future victims close their eyes to the red flags indicating potential abuse. Abusers Often ...

Let’s start with a definition: Emotional abuse is deliberately making partners or children feel frightened or bad about themselves. Though admittedly a broad definition, it eliminates pointless ...

Legislators in Suffolk County, New York, strengthened an animal cruelty law by making it a crime for convicted animal abusers to own pets. The county legislature voted last week to establish a Class A ...