Deirdre Bowen News Today

As the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered casting studios, the film industry shifted almost entirely from in-person auditions to actors submitting recordings of themselves to casting directors, a process known as self-taping. While it offers a number of benefits, performers say it also introduces a host of challenges.

When her stepfather moved across the street from her in late summer 2021, Skylar Faith Crowe got scared. She said she had endured years of sexual abuse from Richard Higheagle starting in grade …

After 21-year-old Angelina Tran was killed trying to protect her mother in Seattle Aug. 7, a Seattle University professor talks about domestic violence statistics.

A conservative non-profit group is suing Gov. Jay Inslee over a recently passed state law that allows minors seeking gender-affirming care in Washington will be protected from the intervention of estranged parents.

It has been just days since Utah leaders enacted a bill that requires law enforcement agencies to conduct a 12-question assessment in response to domestic violence calls, to help determine how lethal a threat might be. At the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition, Public Policy Director Erin Jemison said she thinks the new law will enable police to better identify high-risk situations and get people connected with services. Officers will also have real-time access to more information about those ...

In 2021, Marie worried that her son was unsafe at her ex-husband’s home. She went into the county courthouse in Pasco, Washington, and filed a restraining order, thinking she had

In 2021, Marie worried her son was unsafe at her ex-husband’s home. She went into the county courthouse in Pasco and filed a restraining order, thinking she had a good

In 2021, Marie worried her son was unsafe at her ex-husband’s home. She went into the county courthouse in Pasco and filed a restraining order, thinking she had a good

Attorneys say there’s little accountability for judges who may show bias against victims.

A Virginia group is working to ensure abusers cant use the courts to keep harming their victims. Commonly called "abusive litigation," these come in the form of lawsuits aimed at drawing a victim back into contact with their abuser. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence finds in 2020, almost 34% of women and around 29% of men in Virginia experience domestic violence. ...