The movie “It Ends with Us,” starring Blake Lively, has stirred up quite a bit of controversy for its portrayal of intimate partner abuse. But for one local woman, it did more than that — it inspired her to take action in her community.

Cambodian authorities are investigating the abuse of monkeys at the famous Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site.

An event geared towards getting students ready for the upcoming school year and helping job seekers was also a chance for a teen on the road to recovery to share about her new project to help others dealing with domestic abuse.

The family of Joshua Swann say his death was the result of neglect and abuse while inside the Clay County jail.

An investigation by Maryland’s attorney general has identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years.

ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando woman’s quick-thinking is being praised for helping an 11-year-old stranger she had never met. (WKMG)The boy also said he didn’t get to eat on a regular basis as a form of punishment, according to police. The man was arrested on one count of third-degree child abuse. Days later, the man was arrested again on multiple counts of aggravated child abuse and child neglect. (WKMG)The Orlando Police Department said it regularly encourages people who see something to say something.

“Lowell has a long history of tolerance for sexual abuse and harassment, which continues to the present,” the report said. “In interviews with the department prisoners spoke of sex between staff and prisoners as a regular event, suggesting a normalization of sexual abuse by staff. The report included graphic details of sexual abuse by staff at the prison. The investigation also revealed a pattern in which prisoners who report sexual abuse are placed in confinement or threatened with other retaliation. “It is particularly disturbing that supervisors are among the repeat perpetrators of sexual abuse at Lowell.