Sex trafficking victims found at illicit Texas social sites, report finds
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 1,000 women and girls have been apparent victims of sex trafficking in illicit cantinas in the United States that largely operate beyond the reach of law enforcement, the anti-slavery group Polaris said…
Oakland moves to fire four officers, suspend seven over sex scandal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The mayor of Oakland, California, said on Wednesday she had moved to fire four police officers and suspend seven more in connection with a sex scandal that has roiled the department in recent months.
Seeking escape from home, Kansas man robs bank, goes straight to jail
(Reuters) – A Kansas man robbed a bank last week in order to go to jail and avoid his wife, court documents showed.
Colorado couple accused of abusing emaciated, blind, autistic son
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado couple has been jailed on suspicion of abusing their 17-year-old, blind and autistic son, who was hospitalized weighing just 88 pounds (40 kg) and whose condition a doctor likened to that of a concentration camp survivor, …
Rabbi arrested in New York divorce scheme involving kidnapping, murder
(Reuters) – A rabbi and another Orthodox Jewish man were arrested in New York in connection with a plot to kidnap and murder a man whose wife wanted to divorce him, federal officials said on Wednesday.
Oklahoma Sept. 3 earthquake was strongest recorded in state -USGS
(Reuters) – An earthquake in Oklahoma on Sept. 3 was the strongest on record in the state and had a magnitude of 5.8, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday.
U.S. judge halts fracking plan for federal lands in California
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday halted a plan to allow fracking on public lands in central California, saying a federal agency’s environmental plan should have taken a “hard look” at the potential impact of the process.
Oklahoma teen gets life in prison for killing five family members
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering his parents and three siblings with weapons including knives and a hatchet, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a court official said.
Florida politicians urge use of Intrexon GM mosquitoes for Zika
(Reuters) – Intrexon Corp said on Wednesday a bipartisan coalition of Florida politicians had urged the U.S. government to step up efforts to fight Zika, including sanctioning the emergency use of the company’s genetically engineered mosquitoes.
Jury selection opens in Bundy brothers takeover case in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Wednesday in the case of ranchers Ammon and Ryan Bundy and five other anti-government activists who led an armed 41-day takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said….
