The age at which a person can legally consent to sexual activity varies widely around the world, even within Europe. But after the Iraqi government last year changed its laws to lower the age of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A bill to raise ...

Alabama’s age of medical consent is rising from 14 to 16 beginning October 1, following the passage of amendments and additions to existing age of consent state laws in the 2025 legislative session.

Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, speaks in favor of House Bill 62 on Friday, May 16, 2025. The Alaska Legislature is on pace to raise the state’s age of sexual consent to 18 next year, after the state ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images In August 2025, online users shared a rumor that said U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican politicians sought ...

BOSTON — When Melissa Fares reported sexual abuse at the hands of her former teacher at Miss Hall’s School years ago, authorities claimed they were hamstrung by the law, she said. “I had reported rape ...