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Kentucky State Police have charged a 29-year-old man with promoting child trafficking, accusing him of trying to sell a 4-year-old boy for $2,500 at a gas station...State troopers found the boy at his mother’s house along with methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. She was identified as Gertrude Henson, 26...On a federal level, the Justice Department secured convictions against 475 human traffickers in 2019, according to the State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Of those, 454 involved sex trafficking, and only 21 involved labor.

In a devastating loss for one of California’s most venerable parks, the historic park headquarters, the nature center, campgrounds and other structures at Big Basin Redwoods State Park were destroyed in the raging wildfires currently burning through the Santa Cruz Mountains. The status of the ancient redwoods in the park, some of which tower more than 300 feet tall and date back nearly 2,000 years, was unclear Thursday afternoon. Redwood trees’ bark is heavily fire-resistant, but in intense fire storms the trees can be damaged, and some of the large trees near park headquarters were scorched by the flames, according...

Lyft will suspend service in California at 11:59 Pacific Time Thursday after a court granted a preliminary injunction last week requiring it to reclassify drivers as employees, the company said in a blog post. The injunction was stayed for ten days while the companies appealed, but is set to go into effect Friday.

Steuben County Legislator Steven Maio was arrested for patronizing a prostitute on August 12, according to New York State Police. Maio, a Democrat representing the City of Corning, was given an appearance ticket returnable on August 27th at 4:30 p.m. to the town of Hornellsville Court. 18 News first learned of the allegations through a viewer tip. 18 News reached out to Maio on Thursday morning, who referred us to his attorney, Chris Tunney, who declined to comment at this time.

EDMONTON — A man who was convicted of manslaughter in his young son's death was sentenced Tuesday to 9 1/2 years in prison after apologizing to the rest of the boy's family. Joey Crier and his then-girlfriend, Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack, were each charged with second-degree murder in the death of 19-month-old Anthony Joseph Raine. The toddler's lifeless body was found outside Edmonton's Good Shepherd Anglican Church in 2017. SNIP A passerby noticed the boy and ran into the church distraught and crying. Women in the church who then ran outside to help testified about finding Anthony covered in a blue...

The Reno office of the National Weather Service warned Northern California of a fiery tornado Saturday afternoon that had sprung up near a large, fast-moving wildfire in the Sierra. That’s right: A firenado. It is the first known issuance of a tornado warning for the climate phenomenon since it burst into California’s consciousness during the deadly Carr Fire in 2018. Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/weather-news/article244993335.html#storylink=cpy

An Illinois community is rallying behind two 13-year-old boys after their lemonade stand was robbed at gunpoint. Jude and Tristan were selling lemonade in Peoria on August 7 when they were approached by two men, one who was holding a gun, said Officer Amy Dotson of the Peoria Police Department. CNN is identifying the boys by their first names to protect their privacy. The men stole their cash box, which contained around $30, and fled on foot. The incident is still under investigation and no arrests have been made, according to police. "The boys were just shocked, they couldn't process...

<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Authorities say a man in Virginia fatally shot himself when he fired multiple gunshots during a struggle with troopers attempting to take him into custody.</p> <p>Virginia State Police said the incident happened Wednesday night in Virginia Beach after a trooper attempted to stop the man while he was driving recklessly on a highway.</p>

Federal agents in Bend, Ore., clashed with hundreds of protesters late Wednesday night after an hourslong standoff sparked by the arrest of two men by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, who said they were a "threat to the public." Bend's episode, which is about a three-hour drive from Portland, was the latest in tensions among protesters, local police and federal agents.The protest spanned hours, as two unmarked ICE buses were blocked by protesters who apparently witnessed the arrests. Shortly before midnight, federal agents removed the two detained men from a bus and left the scene. The protesters also dispersed,...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A day after one of the best nights of their lives, newlywed couple Brayden and Macy Beardall woke up to find a swastika scratched into the side of their car in Salt Lake City, Utah. The couple was married on Saturday in Sandy, and as per tradition, their vehicle was decorated with balloons, marker paint and other wedding gag decorations. One of the groomsmen wrote "Trump 2020" on the driver's side window as a joke, Macy Beardall explained. The couple woke up on Sunday morning to see their car scratched up, mostly under where "Trump...

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Just woke up to an earthquake in Raleigh, NC. My Earthquake3D app says it was a 5.1 magnitude near Sparta. Friends on Facebook reporting it from mountains to sea. No news on it yet... so here you go!

TikTok said on Thursday that it will set up its first European data center in Ireland. The announcement comes amid increasing scrutiny over the video app’s privacy and security risks. U.S. President Donald Trump, citing national security concerns, on July 31 gave TikTok’s owner, Beijing-based internet giant Bytedance Technology, an ultimatum: either sell TikTok’s U.S. operations to Microsoft or any other U.S. company by Sept. 15, or get banned in the United States. Until recently, TikTok Inc., the company’s U.S. entity, was the official data controller of TikTok. After July 29, the service provider for European Economic Area (EEA)-Swiss users...

Federal agents recovered a cache of firearms from controversial YouTube star Jake Paul’s Los Angeles mansion following a raid there Wednesday, according to a report. Authorities were seen seizing several firearms, including a long gun propped up against a hot tub in the back yard, from 23-year-old Paul’s property in Calabasas early Wednesday, news station KABC-TV reported.

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Nearly one week after city police sought the public’s help in identifying a woman who viciously shoved a 54-year-old woman inside a Staples who previously underwent liver transplant surgery and asked the assailant to wear her facial mask properly, police have made an arrest. Today, City Detectives arrested Terri Thomas, a 25-year-old Hackensack resident, and charged her with aggravated assault, a second-degree crime. She is due in Central Judicial Municipal Court in Hackensack at the end of the month. "Detectives Demetrius Carroll, Ioannis Papanikolaou, and James Han, in particular, all did a fantastic job," said Detective Captain...

Having already left her previous job running the Ohio Department of Health, Dr. Amy Acton is now leaving state government altogether, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday. Minutes after DeWine announced the news during his twice-weekly coronavirus briefing, the Columbus Foundation announced it has hired Acton to run Kind Columbus, which the nonprofit describes as being “dedicated to spreading the words and actions of kindness as a defining value for our region.” The program, through community partners, helps fund programs for people in need, according to Columbus Foundation spokeswoman Natalie Parscher. This could involve providing direct support to someone dealing with...

A woman who was upset that her Burger King order took too long got a man to come to the restaurant and shoot one of the employees, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. -snip A witness said the restaurant was busy that night and the drive-thru was backed up, which caused customers to have to wait longer than usual. One woman who was in line was mad about the delay so she got out of her vehicle and began yelling that she was going to have “her man” come to the restaurant, so an employee refunded her $40 and...

A middle-aged couple is under fire after they berated a group of teenagers and punched one of the boys because they were not wearing face masks inside a Walmart in Post Falls, Idaho. "You guys are abusing your freedom. Stop it," the woman said just before hitting one of the boys in the shoulder.The North Idaho News reports that police were contacted and the victim intends to press charges."You think this is cute not wearing a mask," the man said. "Get a damn mask and put it on your face."The woman was literally screaming to anyone who would listen, "Their...

The community is mourning tonight after a man was shot dead at a Davenport Funeral Home. 24- year-old Nuemonei Laster is now behind bars, he’s being charged with first degree murder and felon possession of a firearm among other charges. The victim is 26-year-old Jeremy Shorter of Davenport. Police say Shorter was gunned down while attending his son’s visitation at Weerts Funeral Home in Davenport on Saturday morning. Jamie Delaney Shorter is Jeremy’s father and he said he will be strong for the 17 children his son left behind. “That grandpa is going to be there for them and their...

The mother of a 4-year-old boy and her girlfriend have been arrested on capital murder charges in the child's beating death, Fort Worth police said Friday. Shannon Gray, 23, and her girlfriend Reyna Marie Sanchez, 24, each faces a capital murder charge in connection with the death of Gray’s son, Stetson Blackburn.