According to CBS 8, California Department of Public Health records show 73 marriages involving minors between 2019 and 2024. San Diego County officials also reported issuing 102 marriage licenses ...

The vision of a child bride is a deeply foreign concept to most Americans. Underage marriage is regarded by most as an abroad problem, or the type of detestable horror committed by isolated malcontent ...

HARTFORD — Pledging to end the last vestiges of child marriage in Connecticut, state lawmakers voted to raise the minimum age to marry to 18 on Friday, sending the legislation to Gov. Ned Lamont to be ...

(CNN) — Since 17-year-old Rehana was a child, she dreamt of supporting her family. An only child to parents struggling to make ends meet in Bangladesh, she says, “I always thought, I have no brother, ...

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Wisconsin could become the latest state in the U.S. to ban child marriage. A group of Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation, Senate Bill 634 and Assembly Bill 656, to eliminate child marriage ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a ...